De Dolle Lichtervelds Blond

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diksmuide, Belgium

Perfect 5 on appearance. Enormous frothy white head. Nice continued lacing on the glass. Light spicy peppery flavors along with a little bitterness. Drinkability is great. The 9% is hidden extremely well. I could put many of these away.

(on bottle)Light metallic/medical sent, like gaze right out of the packet. Plus some fat yeast esters, allmost weissen-like. Has an overwhelming alcoholic warmth and a burning hoppyness, along with a very hihg carbonation. Sweet, cloying finish; a very unbalanced beer. Bad bottle?

(33cl bottle) Sampled at Lubiere’s on August 11, 2005. F*cking huge, foamy, white head with an amber, highly carbonated body filled with sediment chunks. White pepper and hops. Very tart hoppiness and redlicorice tones.

Bottle. Nice fruity aroma leads to a spicy flavor with lots of sweet malt, fruit and firm bitterness. The bitterness becomes a bit distracting, as you drink the beer, as it begins to remind me more of the bitterness in dandelion or Campari. The mouth feel is fine, but the overpowering co2 tends to detract, as it steals some of the flavor. The looks are, as always, with De Dolle, excellent, with a hazy golden color and a wonderful rocky head, that seems to last forever.

(Bottle 33 cl) 5% ABV in my version. Pale golden, slightly hazy with a dense and very white head with some sediment at the bottom. Fresh and fruity character with a way too dominating bitterness that overturns the balance. Pity in an otherwise interesting beer. 230699

Hazy orange beer with a big dense white head. Malty, straw like aroma with a hoppy note. Spicy, yeasty flavor with a light alcohol touch in a peppery finish.

Bottled Sample @ sick_boy282’s Post-Real Ale Fest Mini Tasting
Yellow/bronze color, nice creamy pale white head. Nose of light banana and yeast, strong fruit esters with a well rounded character. The terroir isn’t as pronounced as usual with Belgian beers. Thanks Alex!

Bottled. Hazy golden coloured with a huge and lacing white head. Fruity aroma with notes of pepper, spices, yeast and alcohol. Peppery flavour of fruits, yeast, spices and hops. Peppery finish.