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Grimbergen Blonde

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6023.25/5.03.25/5.06.7%73.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Ochre coloured top fermented Abbey Beer with an abv of 6.7%. The use of Gatinais barley combined with carefully selected hops creates a perfectly balanced, relatively light tasting beer with a fruity malty taste.
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 OldMrCrow (1192), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Bottle at a friend’s house.

Banana and cut apple, estery nose. Plenty of yeast character, pushing toward wit territory with honey sweetness that reveals its tripel styling. I’m not overwhelmed here.


 joeyplush (337), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Gold pour with a thinnish white head that lightens further but doesn’t disappear. Moderate lacing. Aroma of bananas, some spices, yeast, and hops. Flavor has bananas and is slightly sweet. Very solid, drinkable beer, the banana aroma and taste reminds me of a hefeweizen.


 Beer2000 (1803), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Jan 24, 2009  
330 ml bottle. Clear golden body with a foamy off-white head that disappears. Aroma of light, sweet malt, spices, yeast and fruity. Flavor is balanced, sweet malt, fruit and yeast. Relatively plain but extremely smooth and easy drinkable. Quite nice when you are in the mood for this.


 sdriessen (208), Dunedin, New Zealand
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Pours the tiniest bit cloudy, golden with a thin white head. Sweet malt and citrus nose with grassy/floral hops. Some candy like sweetness in there, perhaps bubblegum. The candy sweetness is big in the flavours, some vanilla and caramel as well. No bitterness... Some lemon-like flavours and sweet malt. Finishes clean, but overall a bit too sweet.


 Grossecaisse (108), France
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Jan 20, 2009  


 Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 19, 2009    Updated: Jan 23, 2009
Ive got a 12 pack of this in the fridge, though now an 11: Yeah, this beer has most of the Triple vibes, but with less booze to enjoy. Spicy,dry and a bit overly sweet at times:Very fruity. .i get greeen apple esters and some orange: Easy to swill.


 Jsawyer (286), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 14, 2009  
Poured translucent gold, slight white head. Aroma of yeast spice, citric, flora, and candi - overall sweet. Flavor is sweet mellifluous malt, hay, and apple-citrus which i would assume is the hops. Palate was decent, smooth but not viscous, and not overly carbonated. Nothing offensive or bland in the flavor, could session it.


 MrRain (431), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/59/20
Jan 9, 2009  
11.2oz bottle poured into a mug. GB pours just like a macro brew, corn yellow with a mediumj-sized head. It does leave some nice lacing though. Just judging by the appearance and the low alcohol for the style, I have low expectations though. The aroma is quite sweet like mild pineapple or acidic peaches. There might be a touch of raisin as well. The body is light to medium. The taste is sweet and very unlike a tripel. It tastes like it smells with pineapple being predominate. There is a touch of honey taste to counter the pineapple. I am not impressed with this beer to be honest.



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