Antiek Blond
Brouwerij Deca Services NV

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From:
Brouwerij Deca Services NV
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 7.14%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
13
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 29, 2020
Added:
Aug 14, 2004
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.27/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
L- Quite dark amber, very slight haze with most sediment left in bottle. Pours with 5mm fine white head.
S- A slightly sour note, sour apple or something akin.
T- The sour note is mild and is quickly lost into a wall of quite pungent ABV%/richness. In fact here, some of the 'richness' comes thro as outright sweetness and it risks getting more strident as it warms.
F- It feels every bit of it's 8% ABV and there are the beginnings of an alcohol fuelled ABV-zing happening on my palate. The other thing that was striking was I took my first swig and closed my mouth and just let it sit and unfold on my palate and the carbonation from it was that high and fast I had to swallow with 3-4 seconds, that's a first!
O- Interesting to try and I'm mostly enjoying it. I wish it had a broader Taste to consider and was perhaps a touch less sweet.
Bought from BeersOfEurope(UK). 330ml bottle BB: 16/04/22.
Mar 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jun 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by desint from Belgium

Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by mattfancett from England

Aug 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by pixieskid from Germany

Jan 16, 2013
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Reviewed by SmokinSmyth from Belgium

3.52/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a chimay glass, medium sized head and lacing.

Good smell, strong of yeast.

Tastes of honey and citrus, with little aftertaste. Also a hint of nuts.

Feels good in the mouth, with an agreeable "thickness" to it.

Overall a good solid beer.
Jun 08, 2011
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Reviewed by PapaEugene from Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Another one from the last beertasting with fellow BA member rvdoorn.

A: A hazy golden/yellow color with a white head.

S: YEAST up front. Coriander and orange zest. Some sourness and almonds.

T: Cherries, honey, citrus and coriander. Hop bitterness and almonds in the aftertaste.

M: Low carbonation and a thin body.

D: To sour for my taste. Not bad if that's your style.
Nov 04, 2009
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Reviewed by rvdoorn from Netherlands

3.39/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy golden-yellow color, with a huge long lasting white head and a nice sticky lacing.

Smell: Strong yeast, coriander, bit sour (cherries), orange zest and some hints of almond.

Taste: Honey, lemon, coriander. Cherries are present, but not too sour. Nice bitter hops and strong almond in the aftertaste. Alcohol is present and not hidden at all.

Mouthfeel: Medium-low carbonation, thin-bodied.

Overall: Decent beer, resembles a bit a lightly sour triple. Alcohol too much present. Drinkable, but will not buy it again.
Nov 01, 2009
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Reviewed by thierrynantes from France

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Beer bottle (33cl.), tasted in 2008.

Appearance : pale amber color, with white creamy head.
Smell : yeasty with fruity notes.
Taste and mouthfeel : malty and hop flavours, spicy finish, with alcohol presence.
Drinkability : a good beer in the style Belgian strong ale.
Oct 16, 2008
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain

3.42/5  rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle, 330 ml. Hazy golden orange colour, fainted almost non existent head. Sweet aroma of fruits, peach, with vanilla, clove and coriander. Medium to strong body, it feels good in the mouth, with citrusy notes, alongside with the vanilla, and fruits, specially peach. Some honey hints and marzipan. A good one.
Jun 30, 2008
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Reviewed by roblowther from Texas

3.21/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Hazy golden with a thin lacy head. Sounds like I'm writing a bad haiku. The smell is...odd. Sour cherries, malt. Not what I would have thought. No hops in evidence. The taste is very malty, with the cherries again but sweet rather than sour. Very sweet. The finish is a bit dry, which balances it nicely. The mouthfeel is a bit flat and cloying. Makes me claustrophobic somehow. The drinkability is OK. Too sweet to have many of them. Certainly an experience to have. Not sure how many times I'd have it.
Jun 19, 2007
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Reviewed by Gusler from Arizona

4.04/5  rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The beer after its removal from the 330ml brown bottle resides in the glass a bemused yellow-orange color with a modest and creamy bright white head that erodes quickly leaving a thin velum like sheet upon the glass. Nose is sweet malt, sweet and fruity with a tart crispness, start is sweet and the malt pleasing, top is light in feel to the palate. Finish is stern in its acidity with the hops pleasingly spicy and a quite dry aftertaste, nice and refreshing beer.
Aug 14, 2004
Antiek Blond from Brouwerij Deca Services NV
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 13 ratings