Val-Dieu Blonde

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Belgian Ale
Aubel, Belgium

Bottle. Pours hazy golden under a big white head. Nice fruity and grassy hop nose. Sweet malts, yeast and balancing fruity bitterness. Hint of citrus. A refreshing blond beer without too much complexity.

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink, not complex, hazy, small head, simpel brew, nothing special

Bottle. Not surprisingly, this was a light golden pour with a nice one finger white head that settles in to a nice gauzy top. A bit of yeast chunkage floating throughout, but otherwise relatively transparent. Bananas, ester, grape bubble gum, and some lemony tastes on the nose and palate, with a more doughy taste and light feel on the tongue. Nothing special about this beer, but it’s nice to have a sessionable Belgian.

No 244
Rated: 07.11.2007
Bottle brown, 330 ml
Appearance: Head is snowy white, frothy, regular in structure, not big but lasting till the end of the beer , carbonation of body is quite vivid, bubbles are initially going up. Body is opaque, murky, some minimal elements are visible floating in the content of the body like some yeasts or fruits sediments. The sediments are slowly going down the trapist glass and the carbonation is getting in touch with the walls of the glass what creates a nice visual impression, gives very nice, thick lacing.
Aroma: First impression is fruits, citruses like lime and lemon, a hint of orange skin, whaet, powder sugar, banana in the background, wine grapes, grains, cereal, flakes (of course not corn flakes), wholemeal bread, toast bread, crisps, bisquits, honey, very mellow, a hint of yeasts and whipped cream, pineapple, grapefruits, seeds, very well balanced and rounded aroma, not strong though. Alcohol is very well hidden as for 6% vol.
Flavour: Flavour is also not pronounced and intensive in the first impression, you can feel some grains, carbonatio is present on palate, whipped cream, accidic, some citrus, exotic fruits - pinapple, lemon, lime, very drinkable, yeasty, but nothing surprising in it, grainy, malted barley, wheat, a bit braday but somehow without real bread - like character, mellow but surprisingly something is lacking as for Abbey Beer, seems a bit wattery somehow. I was expecting something better for such a prize.
Palate: Texture is smooth, creamy, accidic and lively carbonation on palate, grainy and citrusy, average to long finish duration.

33 cl bottle. Hazy yellow golden color. Extremely frothy (came out form the bottle by itself), big white head. Aromais sweet with malt and yeast. Flavor has a nice sweetness, with fruit, malt, yeast and citrus. Nice, refreshing - sadly it´s very overpriced in Norway.

Bottle, bought @ YNWA, Kolding.
Pours hazy yellow-golden with a fine creamy white head. Lots of floaties. Aroma is mildly sweet, light citric and yeast. Okay light mouthfeel. Flavour is fresh, citric, oranges and yeast. Very refreshing.

Bottled(330ml). -Cloudy yellow/golden coloured, small airy white head, lots of yeast sediment floating in the glass. Malty, fruity and very spicy taste with something that I don’t like (someone said curacao???). Sweet finish.

Bottle purchased at ABC liquor (Carrollwood, FL). Pours a hazy golden yellow with a white head. Foamy lingers nicely along the side of the glass. Aroma is fairly sweet and includes white grapes, yeast, and mild spices. More of the same with the flavor with tastes of fruit (mostly gapes) and spices. Lively carbonation that dances on the tongue. Dry, slightly bitter finish.