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Val-Dieu Blonde 3.21 249

Val-Dieu Blonde

Percentile
67
overall
Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Belgian Ale

Aubel, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2493.22/5.03.21/5.06%66.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
This authentic Abbey Ale is based on the recipe perfected centuries ago by the monks of Abbey du Val-Dieu.
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 MoritzF (5096), Bochum, Germany
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
May 4, 2005  
(bottle) Pale and hazy yellow colour with small creamy white head. Citrus-fruity, yeasty and malty aroma. Soft sweet flavour, the high carbonation complemented with strong wheaty taste brings this brew close to a Witbeer. This one lacks taste and is not very remarkable.


 maeib (4775), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 27, 2005  
Bottled. A blonde beer with a slim white head. The aroma is sweet perfumed and floral. The taste starts over sweet then mellows a little. I was a bit disappointed at the depth of character of this beer, feeling it wasn’t grown up.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 26, 2005  
Pours canary with frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, some barnyard. Tastes citrusy, with hops, yeast, coriander, and some spices. Somewhat light palate, with uninspiring complexity or finish. A lightweight among the Belgian heavyweights.


 MiP (9162), Sønderborg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 19, 2005  
Golden colour. Yeasty, boring flavour. Tannin aftertaste.


 sayravai (3787), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 13, 2005  
(Bottled) Hazy orange color with a medium, lacy head. White-wineous aroma with sweetish honey and lemon. Sweetish but also sour, somewhat fruity flavor with yeast and dryish, bitter hops towards the finish. Medium-bodied palate with foamy carbonation. Plain, but reasonably refreshing and balanced blonde without any serious faults.


 jefcon (1009), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/514/20
Apr 12, 2005  
Banana yellow and opaque, with a half-inch head and good lacing. Aromas of sourdough and spice, with a slight hoppy background. Tasting offers an initial sweetness, followed by woodsy notes of wild yeast and hops. Light finish. A smooth beer that is overwhelmed by its carbonation, so low marks on palate. Overall, a somewhat medieval beer with a unique profile. The yeast stands out.


 LoveCaissa (873), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Apr 12, 2005  
Sampled on tap at "Den Tatoverede Enke", Copenhagen. Allegedly the only malts used for this beer is plain "pilsener malt", so here you can really appreciate the two radically different yeasts. Definitely more interesting than a pilsener, but nonetheless a fairly simple Belgian blonde.


 PorterPounder (3148), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 10, 2005  
750 ml bottle - Habersham Beverage Warehouse, Savannah, Ga. Pours a murky light golden with a thick, frothy, sticky white head and lacing. Aroma is floral fresh and lemony. Flavor has some faint bubblegum notes with an underlying lemony essence. Some spices make there way in there as well - coriander perhaps. Very refreshing after woring in the yared. Mouthfeel is slighlty spritzy, but not overdone. Overall, very pleasant.



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