Grimbergen Blonde

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

Can Fakta dkr 12,- Golden almost clear colour with a nice head. Aroma and taste of sweet fruit, banana and hop. Nice and well balanced but a bit boring. And to servants and waitresses at café and pubs: Blonde doesn´t mean weiss or wit!

Can.50cl. Faint aroma, nice head, but non lasting, very sweet and also a bit sour? the alc is a bit over the top,,,to the price it is a fine beer.

Pours a clear gold color with a soapy white head and no visible carbonation. Nose is honey, fruit, malt, and yeast. Feel is fizzy and medium bodied. Flavors are fruit, caramel, and sugar. This comes across as sub premium.

Pours with a yellow golden color and a large, frothy head that lasts well. Aroma smells clean, but resembles more of a Pale Lager, not a Belgian blond. Flavor is very sweet, fruity, malt liquor-like. Watery texture. It’s not like it’s Marten low carb, but this beer basically sucks.

Bottle. Mild malty aroma with a slight touch of fruit. Clear golden body, small white head. The flavor is oddly muted, without the expected ripe fruits of the style. There is some malt, and then the finish has some bitterness. Refreshing, but nothing like what was expected.

11.2 oz pry-top brown glass. No freshness date, but code on back label. Appearance: Poured in a Duvel goblet. Clear and bright, golden yellow. Thin white head, small bubbles. Nose: Lot’s of banana and spice. A slight toasty-yeasty background. Palate: A little watery on the body, with most of the flavor following what seems to be a quick hop note. A little bitterness out on the finish. Flavors are simple and focused on banana/yeast spice. Notes: The palate is really loose and watery, making for a seemingly cheap mouthfeel. Could see this being better right from the bottle. Might retain more carbonation and therefore mouthfeel.

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.

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.