Westvleteren Blond

Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Ale
Westvleteren, Belgium

(bottle) pours a lightly hazy golden colour with a frothy white head. somewhat simple aroma of grain, grassy hops and medium spice. flavour is sweet and all mellow, with notes of candied sugar, honey and some hop spices. light to medium body with lively carbonation.

Rating number 200!!! Hell yeah bitches. Thanks Butters for the hook up on the bottle. Light yellow in color. Cream of lemon. Aroma reminds me of a saison or farmhouse ale. Very clean. Not the sweet blonde I was expecting. This is the kind of beer that you could drink all day. Super clean. Flavors are very elegant, feminine, and relaxed. Rich yeast and bread. It’s great. Like a light saison beer meant for everyday consumption. thank you munks.

11.2oz sampled at Butters’ 1500 / MmmcKay’s 200 tasting. For MmmcKay’s 200th rating. Pours a small particulate filled gold with thin layer of white head. Nose is suprisingly tart citrus lemon urinal cake, preparing me for a saison. Flavor is subtle and elegant vanilla, hops, lemon zest, yeast. I thought this beer would be overrated, but it is not. Very good.

Pours a light cloudy straw with wispy white head. Aroma of hay, farmhouse, spice, citrus, grass. Very crisp taste of wheat, lemon, earthiness, yeast, light hops. Really enjoyed this, glad I had the opportunity to taste this extremely rare beer.

Pours a lasting, fizzy, white head with a hazy, straw color body. Aromas of yeast, dough, anise, zest, vanilla, and grass. Repeat aroma for flavor, doesn’t quite live up tho. Fizzy, malty body with a dry finish.

Bottle. Nice yellow gold pour with pretty thick head. Straw sweetness, light fruit, and earthy yeast. Flavor is the same, with lemony freshness, a small amount of dark sugar, and same pleasant earthiness. It was substantially better when it warmed.

Tasted alongside the 8 and the 12 at KC beer blogger’s Brew Day 3.0. Poured into a chalice with enormous, wild head. Pours a hazy straw yellow with white small-bubbled foam. This is a very light summery Belgian - light fruits, slightly sweet aroma, and just a touch of witbier spices layered in. Flavor is very smooth, not too wild on the hops, smooth grain malts, and a bit of yeasty goodness.

At the Vrede. Drank it next to the 12 (and the 8). You can’t compare it with the other two. This hints towards Orval, but less fruity: blond, small head, bitter, hoppy, not much alcohol, a little bit fruity at the finish. Nicely refreshing beer.