Struise Dangerous Blonde

Formerly brewed at De Struise Brouwers
Style: Abbey Tripel
Oostvleteren, Belgium

Draught. Pours a very nice hazy orange colour with a good well lasting white creamish head leaving a good lacing. Sweet fruity, bit yeasty orange aroma. Very good mouthfeel. The flavour has a pleasant soft sweetness with a good fruitiness, orange, bit yeasty, some citrus and bits of spice. warming sweet fruity finish.

[Draught @ Ølbaren] Hazy golden with large head. Aroma is sweet fruity with yeast, floral and orange peel notes. Sweet yeasty flavor with spices grapefruit and orange peel. Very soft and nicely balanced. Alcohol well hidden.

1500ml. bottle. 2005 vintage. Bottle nr. 88. Bought at Olbutikken, CPH summer 2007: Pours cloudy orange with a sprinkly off egg white head. Aroma is sweet & vinous/champaigne & of grapes & orange. Soft, lively & warm mouthfeel dominated by alcohol, spices, yeast & fruits. True sipper. A bit heavy - but very Complex. This has matured well. Very well.

2005 1.5L bottle at the RBSG grand tasting on 6/23/07 thanks to yespr: Pours a hazy pale golden with a frothy white head. Aroma of sweet pale light caramel malt and bready biscuity yeast with light floral hops and good complexity. Body starts full and viscous with nice sweet, lightly floral grassy complexity and bready doughy yeast. A very nice Belgian tripel.

RBSG 07 Minneapolis Grand Tasting: Hazy yellow, nice head and lacing. Nose of tart sour yeast and dry fruit, some lemon and grassy old hops. The flavor is very intense. Tart, yeasty fermented. Nice and complex, a bit too tart and dry for me.

(1.5L Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of floral, buttery, pear, and honey. Flavor of honey, floral hops, saltines, coriander, and light lemon.

Name: Dangerous Blonde
Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RBSG 2007
Vintage: 2005

opaque yellow, fine white head, drippy lace, sweet fruity spicy aroma with a complex array of esters and phenols and lightlemon tartness, rich creamy body, lots of rich lemon flavor with both sweet and tart like a lemon pie, lots of nice spicyness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 10/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***4

2005. A dense, clouded yellow opaque pour dutifully supports a tall, rocky, creamy white head with awesome retention. I can sense yeast from afar, so I draw the glass slowly to my nose. The closer it gets, the more sweet fruit and elegant yeast surround the space around me. Prominently featured are ornage pith, gingerbread, doughy and almost berry-like yeast esters, fresh sunbaked grain, grassy noble hops, honey, phenols, pear soda. The most interesting part of the aroma is the way each little nuance makes itself momentarily available, peeking out from under the guise of sweet malt and copious yeast, then quickly dissapearing again. In its entirety the nose has a country, lemony feel to it. The flavor is very spicy, full of vibrancy and very good. Spice counteracts pungency of yeast and levels the playing field. Bitterness is mild but steadt and grows with each sip. Sweetness is medium , steady, never cloying at all. Acidity is lemony and everpresent and cuts through waves of malt. Yeastiness is ancient in taste, a resounding cry to tradition and caring brewing; it’s very heavy but lends so much to the character of this beer. This tastes great. The finish is sweet and spicy, eventually drying and only now showing signs of alcoholic warmth. Dryness eventually follows and results in a clean, crisp spice bite to seal the deal. The mouthfell is medium-full, very well balanced and exceptionally well and lightly carbonated. Another awesome beer, no surprise, from one kick ass brewer.