Westvleteren Blond

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

Bottle: Pours a hazy golden yellow with a frothy white head that laces my trappist glass very good after diminishing. Aroma is pear with a complex yeast flavor that leaves a light bitter finish. Smooth and delicious!

Courtesy of Tom at Monk’s Cafe. <P> I told him I hadn’t had this Westy and he brought a bottle up. Aroma is very yeasty with lots of spice notes. Cloudy light yellow/orange with a huge frothed up head. Flavor is fruity (pear and apple) and yeasty with just a kiss of bitterness in the finish.

Pours a hazy yellow, slightly orange, with a bright white creamy head. Aroma is sweet malt, coconut, spearmint, and pomes. A huge yeasty undertone. Flavor is light candy sweet malt, some light fruits, pear, and a gentle crisp hop bitterness. Finishes with a slight lemon tinge. Lively carbonation, soft in the mouth.

Bottled from Madsberg! Pours a very clidy oraneg color with an active bright white head. Lots of bubbles ensue. Nose is coconut, spearmint, thyme, lightly yeasty. Taste is a nice malt up front, with some light citrus notes following, more of the pineapple and lemon notes, as well as some very fresh outdoorsy and floral notes.

2 bottles shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry and me. Pours a hazy gold with a huge foamy white head. Lovely aroma of yeast, fruit, spices and some hops. Belgian Blondes are not my favourite style of beer so I was quite pleased with the flavour, it’s quite complex and delicious. It starts yeasty followed by some citrus, malt and spices and ends with a nice hoppy bitterness. As with all Westy beers, each sip is slightly different then the last and a treat for the mouth. Very smooth and creamy. Medium bodied. Fantastic!

Bottles shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, tupalev & jerc - courtesy of blankboy & HogTownHarry. Many, many thanks to Paul and Harry for sharing two bottles of this rare treat with us. Hazy gold with a medium white head and lots of chunky floaties. Aroma is funky and fruity, with some fermented peach & apricot notes, and a surprising bit of hoppiness. Flavour is very nice - subtle, but very well constructed, with notes of spice, yeast, orange and malt, leading to a dry, refreshing finish. As much as I like the Trappist beers, I generally can’t imagine drinking more than one in a sitting, but this would be a killer patio beer!

Pours cloudy yellow hay, straw with a tall foamy, creamy white head and thick creamy lacing. Banana and light malt and yeast (wheat) aroma, faint citrus hop nose, lemony. Yeasty wheat and sour hop, light malt flavor, bananas with a metallic finish. Light bodied and creamy palate.

Bottle at Bier Cirkus. Hazy blond ale with a ultra resilient white head, and beuatiful lacings. Wonderful sweet vanilla, hops and candy in aroma. Wonderfully creamy mouthfeel, with hops and sweet candy sugar coming out beutifully, and perfumey hops covering all the inside of my mouth. Complex bodied. mmmmm...delicious.