Brugge Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij Palm
Style: Belgian Ale
Steenhuffel, Belgium

330ml bottle at Belgian Beer Café, Sydney. Nose mainly consists of light fruity flavours and some citrusy hops. Pours a clean pale golden body with a fluffy white head. Flavour has some spicey banana like yeast character to it topped off with a dry citrus tang. Body is reasonably thin for the strength, quite spritzy. A reasonably nice Belgium blonde, plenty better out there though.

0.33l bottle purchased here in Split
Clear golden colour with lots of lazy carbonationand a med-big white fluffy but thick head that went away med-slow pace. Yeasty-spicey, somewhat stale and bready nose with just a touch of malt. Light spicy-sourish taste, coriander, mild lemony-bitter hopiness in the finish-aftertaste, weak cardboard, a bit biting yet a bit smooth. Pleasant, simple yet complex in its way, but far from great. Ok.

Bottled at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Clear deep golden, firm head. Evident almondy yeast aroma. Sweet with clean mouthfeel. and medium body. Slim flavours with dextrose and yeast in the front seat. Low bitterness. Very basic Belgian ale.

A Mes rate: 33cl freebie bottle from Lowlander. Great clear amber blonde looks with a dense white head. Yeasty aroma with some biscuit. Metallic flavour with some sweet malt and slight fruit. Finish is almost a vanish. Not great.

Draught at the brewery. Soft, fruity beer, rather sweet, but with a sour edge. Duvel-like, probably not by coincidence. Nice, but not great.

Bottle. White high creamy and lasting head. Clear golden body. Sweet banana pear peach aroma. Fruity watery flavor with little hops bitterness and low carbonation.

Bottle. Golden colour with a medium white head. Aroma and flavour of caramel, fruit and malt

Bottle. Gold with a small head. Aromas are sweet malts with fruits, especially apricot. Some brown sugar and caramel. Flavours are fruity with tea. Dry and peppery with some sweet malts. Hoppy on the finish. A bit lacking in character.