Kasteel Blond - Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.

QXSTER1

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Just a monster triple on tap! Pours a luxurious gold with a wisp of a head and minimal lace. First taste is of intense Belgian earthiness and some barnyard mustiness with a warming alcoholic wallop. Then comes the pear skin and some apple fruitiness in an ultra full bodied mouthfeel. Hop bitterness is there but in a old, stale Belgian sort of way which is different but good. Everything about this beer screams Belgium. Other triples I've tried on tap have been a bit cleaner than the bottled version but not this one. The refermentation complexities come through it spades. Finishes with a mouth coating dryness and absolutely gets better as it warms. Another Belgium triple that expands the parameters of the style.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2003 16:35:58 | More by QXSTER1

shanny1981

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

06-01-2013 20:11:28 | More by shanny1981

desint

Belgium

3/5  rDev -23.1%

05-24-2013 11:10:36 | More by desint

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 17:44:40 | More by johntfox

korene84

California

3/5  rDev -23.1%

04-04-2013 23:08:10 | More by korene84

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

03-23-2013 07:08:04 | More by grahamboudreaux

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-11-2013 05:50:34 | More by spycow

gwydno

Spain

4/5  rDev +2.6%

02-17-2013 22:37:35 | More by gwydno

ErwinGS

Belgium

2.75/5  rDev -29.5%

11-24-2012 14:58:16 | More by ErwinGS

nico_freespirit

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

11-19-2012 21:45:54 | More by nico_freespirit

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

2.78/5  rDev -28.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

33cl Bottle poured into the correct (lovely) glass on a sun terrace of a bar in Valkenburg, Holland, 23 Oct 2012. The bottle had a BBD of Oct 2013.

As the name might suggest to you, the beer is golden blonde in colour, on top sat a full white crown of bubbles. It's glass helps to make it look special in my eyes.

The nose is a bit sweeter and grainer than I like: seemed wheaty and sugary even before the first sip and I wasn't looking forward to trying it.

Luckily it wasn't as sickly and weak as the aroma first indicated: still had a sweet front, but it calmed down mid-sip and got even a little hop bitter and dry towards the end of each mouth full.

Can't say it was great, but it was OK I suppose: not very well balanced, almost dis-jointed in that the flavours didn't blend or mix. I'll not be having another by choice.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2012 09:50:00 | More by BlackHaddock

peagasus

Belgium

4/5  rDev +2.6%

11-02-2012 15:19:17 | More by peagasus

FLima

Brazil

3.85/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Golden colour, not completely clear. Smells apple, citrus, some banana and vanilla based on bread. Low carbonation with small bubbles. Very smooth flavour, more than expected from belgians, though with a superior drinkability (maybe this was the idea). Alcohol (7%) is surprisingly well hidden, just sensed in the aroma. Taste is pretty consistent, it does not change much over time. Liked the proposal.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2012 02:17:01 | More by FLima

beerpadawan

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

08-27-2012 07:03:25 | More by beerpadawan

ceetee26

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +2.6%

07-21-2012 20:44:39 | More by ceetee26

bckayaalp

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9%

03-03-2012 02:32:35 | More by bckayaalp

phaedrusovchaos

Romania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

02-20-2012 12:37:00 | More by phaedrusovchaos

Beertracker

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev +2.6%

01-27-2012 16:08:14 | More by Beertracker

karait95

Mexico

3.98/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Nice golden clear color, body seems light due to the transparency even it is not, head is white in color but very compact formed of small bubbles it was not really large but dissipates not too fast and leaves some traces on the glass.

A: Clear malty aroma, maybe some dust - woods forest like on the back but basically intense barley aroma.

T: Also very clear simple but intense flavor, barley malts with also some

M: The sensation while drinking this beer is quite nice, nothing to regret with slow easy starting and getting a little more complex as time passes by for a nice balanced ending not sweet not bitter.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2012 03:48:54 | More by karait95

supermeniscus

Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

01-20-2012 19:50:47 | More by supermeniscus

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

You Had this beer. Consider writing a full review.

01-15-2012 23:05:16 | More by

jophish17

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

12-24-2011 07:07:36 | More by jophish17

rekel

Netherlands

4/5  rDev +2.6%

12-01-2011 23:50:32 | More by rekel

akinsja

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +2.6%

11-27-2011 22:02:46 | More by akinsja

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +2.6%

11-25-2011 14:38:20 | More by Rochefort10nh