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Westvleteren Blond

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Ale

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6423.88/5.03.87/5.05.8%99.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Westvleteren Blond is the basic beer for the monks’ own consumption, since 1999, when the former 6° dark ale (red cap) was finally discarded, after the 4° had already gone that path.
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 GMCC2181 (867), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottle from brad! Golden yellow/orange. Good head, good lacing. Aroma is floral. Taste is a dry light hop flavor, not that complex but still a good beer. Thanks brad.


 Derek881 (495), Frederick, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/516/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Very exciting to have my first Westvleteren, and eagerly anticipating the next two after this one. The aroma was a lively blend of citrus hops, particularly grapefruit and some orange, with a touch of candy, and some yeast and wheaty scents too; maybe even a bit floral. The beer had a cloudy straw color with a huge, foamy white head that head unending retention and a lot of cling. A nice and sweet citrus-candy taste with some sour effects too; plenty of flavor in this beer. There was good fizzyness and ample carbonation, but a somewhat lighter body and feel. Smooth and on the thinner side, slightly wet. The beer exceeded my expectations, and leaves me eager to try more.


 nightrider (380), encinitas, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Pour from a bottle revealed golden yellow. Robust white head. Smooth on the palate. Somewhat dry with hop profiles. not terribly complex. Solid blonde.


 Rune (2834), Tromsø, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 6, 2008  
330ml bottle. Airy, white head, slowly fading. Light yellow body colour with a slight haze. Fresh fruity to the nose with hints of cloves. Refreshing taste of fruits with spiced hops mixed in. Dry bitter endnotes. Soft carbonated. Gentle in the mouth. Served comfortably chilled (eating and drinking upstairs at Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen (19.09.2008).


 sebletitje (1925), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Courtesy of Tony @ OTH. Pours golden with white head. Aroma, hoppy, floral with some citrus notes. Taste, hoppy, close to medicinal herbs, sweet with good carbonation.


 lithy (1725), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Very pale yellow as the slight sediment sneaks in a few small particles cloud but do not darken this brew. Faint white head retains only a ring with lacing clinging the glass. Nose like a tripel, spicy, musty notes. Lightly carbonated feel on the palate. Very light spicy palate is pleasant. Must and citrus notes finish a yeasty and hoppy spicy beer. More tripel than blond in my opinion but great nonetheless.


 Palidor19 (1780), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 21, 2008  
decent, its got some nice malts and some really tropical fruit for the hops flavors. its highly carbonation with many bubbling pricking the beer. its not bad.


 nick76 (2665), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/513/20
Sep 21, 2008  
The aroma is malty with a corn like element and the hops are grassy, basically simple. The appearance is hazy gold with a large head. The flavor is like the aroma with a nice malt hop balance. The palate is thin. Overall it’s pretty good despite being simple.



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