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Grimbergen Blonde

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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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 dmac (1466), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 7, 2008  
11.2 oz bottle purchased at some store on Rt 18 in the Brunswicks and drank at the Giants Thursday night opening game against the Redskins. Pours a hazy straw yellow with a large bubbly fomay white head. Aroma was fruity, lots of lemon, sour and grainy. Flavor followed suit and was dominated by a sour lemon, lemon rind flavor. I wasn’t impressed with this at all but one of my nonbeergeek buddies who tried it really liked it, go figure.


 Lubiere (4529), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2008  
A golden ale with a thick creamy white head. In aroma, a nice classy coriander and curacao, with light alcohol. In mouth, a warming sweet malt with more bubblegum, and curacao , very classy. Medium bodied. BB 30-06-07 Bottle bought at Supersol, Vall d’Hebron, and tasted mid Nov. 2006.


 wheresthepath (547), Buckinghamshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2008  
[Bottle from Sainsbury’s, Reading] I mus admit, I only chose this beer bedause Sainsbury’s were selling it off at half price - just 73p. Pours a mid-gold with a moderate, lasting head, which left lots of lacing on the glass. Smells pleasantly of sweet malt and honey. Prickly carbonation. Tastes initially of malt, with some pineapple and lemon. Some grass comes through, followed disconcertingly by some honey roast ham, which reminded me of Leffe Blond. More grass and malt in the aftertaste, a very slight bitterness and a chalky mouthfeel. Overall impression is a rather light, but refreshing and enjoyable beer. If you like Leffe Blonde, you’ll probably enjoy this even more; in fact, I’m not sure why this is classed on here as an Abbey Tripel when the very similar Leffe Blonde is classed as a Belgian Ale...?


 ucusty (1887), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Gold pour with fluffy white head. Fruits and malts on the nose. Malty flavor with hints of apples. Slightly dry finish


 Beth101 (317), West Yorkshire, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/58/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Smell of sweet hops. Pale yellow colour with a very thin head. Strong taste of apples very much like cider. Fizzy.


 Borresteijn (1419), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottle. Golden yellow, white head. Aroma of malts, fruits. Flavour is malty sweet, fruity and slightly metallic. Dry finish. Smooth mouthfeel.


 RuneStumo (521), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/514/20
Aug 15, 2008  
15.08.2008, 0,33l Bottle. Golden yellow colour. Firm head. The aroma is dominated by malt and fruit. Very nice bitter aftertaste.


 ska (129), Italy
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 14, 2008    Updated: Sep 16, 2009
33cl bottle, amber colour, soft persistent white head, sweet fruits aroma with citrus and hops, light bitter finish with metallic notes



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