Ciney Blonde

Brewed by Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Heineken)
Style: Belgian Ale
Jumet, Belgium

25cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink beer, clear, small head, nice brew

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty moderate hoppy very fruity aroma. Nice. Light bitter flavor. Lots of fruity esters. Average finsih. Oily nice palate. OK belgian.

25 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Mild cornish and sweet aroma. Flavour starts cornish sweet and with a mild fruity note: apple/orange. Shows a mild yeasty touch following this. Light bitterness into the finish mixed with a light yeasty flavour - sadly also autolysed yeast it seems - I pick up notes of metal and bubblegum/rubber.

Thanks for sharing, xnoxhatex. The body was gold with a white head. The aroma was funky with some pears and body sweat. The taste was sweet pears and donuts. There was also a cinnamon spice note. Decent and interesting, this was a little fruity.

25cl bottle from Belgium. Clear yellow color with small to medium white head. A lot of noble hops aroma with dry malt and a little corn. Sweet red fruit flavor that is a little raspberry or a little red fruit, a little malt presence as well. Medium body and nice carbonation. Pretty cloying but not that bad at the same time.

Bottle at Cambrinus in Brugge. Copper amber color with little head. Sweet almost apple aroma. Reminds of a "good" cider. Medium body with fizzy/creamy carbonation. Flavor is fresh fruit with enough hop (herbal) to balance. It is very refreshing, and continues to make me think of a superb cider. Very good.

Brown bottle, 25 cl, best before 12-03-08, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on April 16 2008; eye: golden with a reddish hue, voluminous white head that turns into a creamy carpet, lacing, clear, slight effervescence; nose: sugar, light fruity, light grain, slight hops, slight malt; mouth: low savour profile, a bit of malt, lots of sugar, light fruitiness, light grain, finale in sugary malt, average carbonation, mildly sweet, sticky and slightly syrupy texture; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 25 cl, meilleure avant 12-03-08, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 16 avril 2008; œil : dorée avec une teinte rougeâtre, mousse blanche abondante qui tombe rapidement et se transforme en un petit tapis crémeux, dentelle, claire, légère effervescence; nez : sucre, léger fruité, léger grain, très léger houblon et malt en rétro-olfaction; bouche : profil de saveurs bas, un peu de malt, beaucoup de sucre, léger fruité, léger grain, finale en malt sucrée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture collante et légèrement sirupeuse; en résumé : décevant

Bottle from La Roche. Unclear nice orange fluid with sweety, alcofruitnotes and a similar flavor. Better than Leffe Blonde and one I’ll buy on my next belgotour.