La Binchoise Blonde Tradition

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

I bought this beer expecting it to suck. As I poured a pale transparent liquid with white foam that looks like lager into my glass. I know it. Then i notice the tons of really fine particles in there that look like someone scrubbed their dandruff into it. Gak! I am really surprised by the high ratings here! Smells of lemon and yeast. Originally it seems skunky but luckily that has fallen off somewhat. Still seems astringent and yucky. Mouth is slightly prickly, medium bodied with a touch of oilyness. Sweet. Hmm just not to my palate at all!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

It pours a light golden-yellow with traces of sediment in the body. The head is white and fulffy with some lacing hanging around. An fresh aroma of spicy malts, apples, oranges, grapes, flowers, and some yeast and spiciness. The mouthfeel is smooth and rich. Flavors of fresh malts, light hops, green apples, citrus and oranges, grapes, yeast and spiciness. Delicious!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Bottle: Poured a deep cloudy golden color ale with a huge pure white foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma consists of medium sweet typical Belgian malt (not that this is a bad thing) with some interesting floral notes. Taste is also dominated by some medium sweet malt with some notes floral and a lightly spice and great refreshing yeast strain. Body is quite full with some great carbonation and no discernable alcohol. Not extremely complex but really well done and refreshing for the style.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottled. Orange colour with small particles floating around, mediumsized off-white head, which disappears into a thin layer in a while. Nicely lacing. Aroma is grass, citrus fruits, some yeast and some very mild rubbery notes. Flavour is citrusfruits, some grass, mild hay and earth. Mouthdrying palate, as well as a quite crisp carbonation.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

330 ml bottle. Pale straw coloured, slightly hazy, very large head. Interesting and complex yeasty, flowery and spicy aroma, some citrus and oak too. Flavour is zesty and spritzy with spices and decent hops, not too sweet. A very enjoyable Belgian blonde!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Poured a hazy medium copper in colour, with a tremendously large white foamy head; some slight lacing involved here. Aroma was sweetish like malt but more fruity. Taste was most complex and intriguing, being of spices and fruit. Great stuff!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Poured from a 750 mL botttle. Light, slightly cloudy gold color. The head is white and thin. Aroma has bitrus, flowers and a slight sourness of lemons. The taste has a sweet tangerine hint. It also reminds me of emon bread with a hint of corriander at the end. A very solid and subtle entry that is nicely balanced. Very smooth.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Cloudy yellow with a nice fluffy white head. Full bodied beer. Smooth. Very malty. A little yeast. Pretty good beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Bottle. Slightly cloudy, golden colour with large white head. Aroma is oranges and floral, some coriander. Taste is citrus and coriander with a crisp, slightly sweet yeasty finish. Nice

Aroma: 0 | Appearance: 0 | Mouthfeel: 0 | Flavor: 0 | Overall: 0