Swaf Blonde (formerly Vervifontaine)

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Aubel, Belgium

Bottled. An unclear orange beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet spicy and malty, and the flavor is sweet with notes of malt, spices, and medicin.

(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, fully golden with a dense and very white head. Vaguely perfumy aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet malt and notes of yeast and sulphur. No real trace of the ginseng though. A rather harmless Blonde. Courtesy of Beerole. 040307

[Bottled, Val-Dieu version] Clear golden, small head. Aroma of ginger and orange. Sweet with medium body and sparkling mouthfeel. Notes of fruit, almond and marmelade. No bitterness.

Bottle, 6%. Cookie aroma, not sweet but spicy. Clear golden colour, small white head. The flavour is less spicy than aroma, more like a standard blonde. Clove aftertaste.

Bottled. Hazy yellowish (brown notes) colour, huge foamy head. Fruity aroma with some dishwatery hints. Sweet flavour of fruit along with yeast and soap or "skincare" notes. Weird sweetness in all three La Swaf!s most likely the ginseng.

Bottle. Clear yellow coloured with a huge white head. Aroma of fruits and spices with notes of berries and grain. Flavour of fruits and spices with notes of berries and hops.

Bottled
Hazy yellow color with huge creamy/foamy head. Sweet berry-like (strawberry, cherry) aroma, also lemony hops. Harsh spicey-peppery, licorice flavors - propably because of ginseng. Long harsh-bitter aftertaste. Not very enjoayble.

Golden color, with a touch of pink, creamy head. Spicy aroma, just like mint, that must be the ginseng root, I suppose. Spicy, minty, malty flavor. Not unpleasant.