Bavik Pilaarbijter Blond

Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Abbey Tripel
Harelbeke, Belgium

Clear golden body with a white foamy head, lots of lacing. Citrusy and herby aroma. Fruity, spicey and hoppy flavour with hazy and berry notes. Finishes dry.

330ml bottle. Almost clear yellow body with a decent white head. The little aroma it has (not much) is your average generic Belgian Ale fruity/yeasty scent. The mouthfeel was sandy and again very generic (fruity/yeasty). Decent beer but nothing to write home to your mother about…. provided that you write home to your mother about beer… in which case you really need to get a life…

I’m giving this a "4" rating for presentation & entertainment value, since it’s such a ridiculously difficult beer to pour. The head explodes into a HUGE rocky mass that leaves me waiting an appreciable time before I can attempt the smell, let alone the taste. Nice clear golden body. After that, it’s a fairly sad representation of the tripel style. Very weak aroma of light malts, raw bread dough, and a light citric scent. (I can’t figure out which fruit, it’s so light.) Light malt flavor with a touch of citric tartness and black pepper and a slightly sour finish. My bottle lists the abv as 7.5% rather than the 7.2% on the beer’s page, but it’s virtually undetectable. Uninspired, but drinkable.

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Cloudy yellow color, with a nice rocky white head, with lacing, yeasty nose, with floral hops, pale malt, citrus fruitiness aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a zesty and tingling fruitiness on the tongue, good citrus floral hops character, with a grassy note, leading towards a hint of sweetness and a hops bittering finish.

Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et d’épices. Apparence: Couleur blonde pâle légèrement voilée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un large col sculpté et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de clou de Girofle avec une légère pointe de poires (?). La durée de l’arrière goût est moyenne. Palette: Le corps est moyen et la texture est vineuse. L’effervescence en bouche est moyenne. Présence de poivre en arrière goût. (Rating #442)

Aroma:Citrus,lemon,light spicy... Apearance:clear yelloe,huge white head... Flavor:citrus,lemon,watery......

Pours a slightly hazy, lemony yellow color with a very tall, soapy head. Aroma of lemon, hay, and dishsoap. Tastes like soap too, with a hint of spicy pepper and sour lemon. Quick, sharp, disappointing finish .

(Bottle) Pours a clear yellow body with a huge foamy white head. Aroma of sweet malt, lemon, plastic, straw, and grass. Flavor of malt, soap, grass, and a hint of lemon with a dry finish.