t Smisje Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Scattering, cottony white head on a hazy straw-banana colored body. Unique and complex herbal aroma with notes of grapefruit, leather, overripe limes, subtle bandaid and electrical fire, plus some funk. Flavor suggests white wine and grapefruit with eucalyptus and mustard phenols that meld with leathery brett and herbal characters. Very dry with moderate tartness and bitterness. Dry and numbing mouthfeel. Pleasant and very distinct.

11.2 oz bottle. Poured a somewhat hazy golden color. Moderate amount of foamy head. Hops are very present in aroma, as well as a fair amount of citrus (lime) and yeast. Flavors are much the same with a good amount of bitterness. A good blond for a hot summer day.

Bottled. Hazy, golden orange beer with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma has yeast, banana, fruits, coriander and some acidity. Hops, fruity esters, banana and coriander in the flavor. Medium body and a long bitterness in the end. A refreshing blond. (060519)

at t’brugs beertje. Salty honey aroma. gold, lacy beer. herbal, salty foamy. dry.

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours hazy gold with a thin white head. Aroma of yeast, spices, and citrus. Flavor is citrus, yeast, and a bitter finish i didn’t care for.

33cl bottle poured a hazy gold with a large lasting white head. Aromas of straw, light citrus and yeast. Palate was light bodied. Flavors of straw, citrus and yeast with lingering mildly bitter finish.

(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a hazy golden with a handsome and stable, off-white head. Distinct aroma of yeast. Medium-bodied and quite malty, notes of yeast before a bitter, hoppy finish. Actually markedly hoppy - rather atypical for Belgium. 190506

(33cl bottle) Medium white head atop a bubbly hazy straw body. Aroma is moderately sweet, yeast, lime, orange, light herbal. Taste is medium sweet, orange, some yeast, herbal, light lime. Light-medium body.