Vedett - Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV

mdagnew

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

3.93/5  rDev +18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

330ml bottle in Paris, March 2006...

Poured a clear light golden colour... White head poured very big and foamy and faded to nice thick layer...

Aroma - Spicy hops, grainy, light vanilla, zesty, grassy, slight fruitiness...

Taste – Lemony, slight earthiness, some honey creaminess, slight hop bitterness...

Feel - Quite smooth and dry. Light body. Pretty drinkable...

Overall - A pretty good beer... very drinkable... recommended...

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2006 10:40:04 | More by mdagnew

mzwolinski

California

4.2/5  rDev +26.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This turned out to be one of the better Euro-lagers I've had. The lightest of golds in color, it is crystal clear with ampl carbonation and a decently-sized white very white head. Aroma is enticing -- grainy malts and hints of herbal hops. More of the same in the flavor, with a mostly grainy start and a flavorful, if mild, hop finish. Medium-bodied and quite drinkable. I'm not a big fan of the style, but if anyone can do it well, I guess it's Duvel.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2005 22:04:01 | More by mzwolinski

Bierschenker

Belgium

4.72/5  rDev +42.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I love this pilsner, it’s a great achievement for the brewery. Much better than their regular pilsner, the Bel-pils. It has an incredibly cool retro logo. And it is a beer that really appeals to young people. It is also commercialised this way. If you go to the website www.vedett.com, you will see that it is filled with a lot of crazy nonsense. Like the picture on the back of the bottle. I have noticed that the beer is also a stepstone for later duvel drinkers.

The beer has a lovely strong sweet hop odour. I served it in a large pilsner glass. It has a very clear golden yellow colour. When it poured out, it gave a huge magnificent fluffy white head. It diminishes as you go. But it leaves a complex lace structure on the glass.
When it is poured in, the carbonation shows a tremendous vividness. When in rest, it’s bubbling calmly.
The taste is refreshingly bitter hop like with some alcohol and slight traces of malts and grains.
The aftertaste is dry, with the same elements as the initial taste and some sugar traces at the end.

Great beer, one of my favourites.

Ut Vivat, Crescat, Floreat!

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2005 22:25:41 | More by Bierschenker

TheLongBeachBum

California

3.45/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: Sampled at De Met in Halle (see BeerFly) on Easter Monday 28th April, 2005. Stubby “Duvelian” brown glass bottle with a black, red and white rather retro- looking label, as shown in the BA Avatar. Sampled from the correct Vedett glassware, which is a curved sided flute with an oval version of the main bottle label. Described as an “Extra Blond” and listed at 5.0%. Smudged Best Before Date but it finished in 06 so I guess I got a fresh-ish bottle!?!

Appearance: Pale straw colored body with the merest hint of a golden hue when held to the light. Nice looking bleached white head. Slaked foamy white lacing clings to the side of the curved glass and thanks to the geometric design, slides easily back down onto the surface of the brew to form a consistently thick looking ½” head at all times. Good levels of carbonation are boosted by many streamers.

Nose: Cut grass with fresh wheat tones and some meadow like freshness race out of the glass. Light in strength, but very inviting in character. Some grainy malts in the finish.

Taste: The tastes were almost a 180° reversal of the nose. Grainy malts break through at first; a delicate bitterness fills the middle whilst it finishes with some wheat, herbal tea and a light grain sweetness in the finish which all balances out extremely well.

Mouthfeel: Average body, Vedett lacks the usual “watery” feel of many Blonds; it retains a middle-of-the-road session feel.

Drinkability: An all round easy drinking brew, after a large meal earlier in Triangel in Halle, this brew was a perfect starter beer for the afternoon session. Slipped down easily, even on a full stomach.

Overall: Nothing earth shattering, and certainly not worth seeking out, but it is a tasty enough blond beer cum Euro lager that is a cut above many of its better known and more widely available Belgo-Macro counter-parts. It is a shame it is not more accessible; this is only the second time I have ever see this brew on 12 annual trips to Belgium. Worth trying if seen.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2005 03:41:56 | More by TheLongBeachBum

stcules

Italy

3.28/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Golden and limpid appearance, straw-coloured. Creamy foam, compact.
Smell of field's flower, and grass.
Drinkable and easy, some hop and hints of honey.
A pleasant beer, with a light body, and an aftertaste very light, with some herbs and hops.
A good "all-day" beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2003 11:48:45 | More by stcules