Blonde Fatale - Peace Tree Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.39
pDev: 20.65%
Reviews: 28
Hads: 41

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Brewed by:
Peace Tree Brewing Co.

Iowa, United States

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Pale Ale | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (26), on-tap (1), growler (1).

Notes:
This is an unfiltered Belgian Style Blonde Ale. The beer is blonde in color from the pale malted barley varieties. It is delicately hopped with Styrian Golding and Celeia for medium bitterness and aroma. Sugars are added for higher attenuation, following the practices of some Belgian brewers. Belgian ale yeast is used to add complex flavor esters. This beer is unfiltered and yeast is left in for additional conditioning. The beer is named Fatale because it is 8.5% alcohol by volume and will catch up with you if you’re not careful.

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Reviews by daledeee:

daledeee

Iowa

3.6/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

At long last I have some of the elusive Blonde Fatale.

This one pours a dull dark gold with minimal head that did not stay.

I poured this and got a strong whiff of sour or vinegar. That went away quickly, but made me wonder if we had a sour ale here. The nose ended up being spicy, funky and a little sour.

Taste has orange, spice, Belgian hops. Not enough funk or fruit for me.

Mouth feel could use more bite as well if you want to follow the farmhouse or Belgian Pale Ale style. Alcohol made this beer pretty warm and it had a very thick mouth feel.

Overall, not a bad beer but I would like more of several things: carbonation, fruit and funk.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2011 22:58:00 | More by daledeee

More User Reviews:

schoon

Iowa

3.25/5 rDev -4.1%

05-24-2013 03:51:40 | More by schoon

yankinwis

Wisconsin

3.25/5 rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 03:48:42 | More by yankinwis

gatornation

Minnesota

3.25/5 rDev -4.1%

05-17-2013 22:00:28 | More by gatornation

darvinlikemarvin

Iowa

3.5/5 rDev +3.2%

05-17-2013 19:49:58 | More by darvinlikemarvin

powerss13

Kansas

2.63/5 rDev -22.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75

ST: In bottle, poured into glass.

A: Light golden hue with straight pour; once mix in the yeast from bottom of bottle gives it a nice cloudiness. (Spelling)

S: Light settling aroma, giving off a hint of fruit. Small hint of hops smell.

T: Crisp taste, is refreshing in hot weather. Little fruity taste from the Belgian yeast. Faint hop flavor, considering it is a blonde. It definitely hides the 8.5% alcohol well.

MF: Very light body, Sticks around, and dissipates slowly

O: Decent beer coming out of Iowa. For a smaller brewery going at the Belgian blonde its worth a try. Pending on their cost for it, it is a bit pricey (where I am located at least), going at $13 for a 6pk. But, then again, it is 8.5%.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 15:45:27 | More by powerss13

mattafett

Iowa

3.75/5 rDev +10.6%

04-21-2013 23:09:44 | More by mattafett

Hellpop65

Kansas

2.75/5 rDev -18.9%

04-14-2013 17:26:39 | More by Hellpop65

skyisland

Missouri

1.25/5 rDev -63.1%

04-09-2013 16:23:32 | More by skyisland

zeff80

Missouri

3.75/5 rDev +10.6%

03-30-2013 21:15:03 | More by zeff80

sneth019

Maryland

3.5/5 rDev +3.2%

03-23-2013 18:28:33 | More by sneth019

EROCK75

Illinois

4/5 rDev +18%

03-18-2013 14:47:42 | More by EROCK75

RadfordBrewing

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +25.4%

03-18-2013 12:48:59 | More by RadfordBrewing

yankhawk

Iowa

3.75/5 rDev +10.6%

03-02-2013 17:25:23 | More by yankhawk

chickenflea

Florida

4.18/5 rDev +23.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12oz stubby bottle bought at Hyvee liguors in Cedar Rapids. Poured a crystal clear yellow gold body with a very small foamy white head. (Recommend leaving the yeast in the bottle on this one. Did not find that it improved the taste or texture.) Aroma is very yeasty, lots of esters, ripe banana, slight white pepper, bready, and apricot. Thick body with chewy texture. Soft carbonation with a consistent uncomplicated taste and finish. Flavor is not as complex as the aroma, yeast, straw, bread crusts, lemon drop, slight bubble gum, some white pepper, and paper napkin. A very pleasant beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 23:57:24 | More by chickenflea