Trappist Achel 8° Blond - Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse

clvand0

Kentucky

2.5/5  rDev -38%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This beer pours a very bright, but cloudy yellow with lots and lots of floaties hovering about. It has a very sweet aroma hinting of fruits. The taste is very full and reminds me of a weiss beer. I really didn't enjoy the taste much because the wheaty flavor is not something that I have ever grown accustomed to. I couldn't drink very much of this just because I really don't like the flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2003 20:35:31 | More by clvand0

HollyHops

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-22-2013 04:50:30 | More by HollyHops

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-15-2013 01:14:20 | More by hotsudge

JackOfAll

United Kingdom (Wales)

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-12-2013 08:46:51 | More by JackOfAll

SStein

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-09-2013 09:48:46 | More by SStein

TallSaint

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-07-2013 23:35:08 | More by TallSaint

Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-04-2013 00:31:31 | More by Noyt

bump8628

Oklahoma

4.31/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Nearly clear gold with a creamy white head that remains dense throughout the session. Excellent balance between fruity esters, hop spice, and a slightly rustic but crisp malt. Faint banana, coriander, nutmeg, pear, black pepper, with a slightly chalky bitterness. Dry and airy in the mouth. Goes down way too easy. An excellent Trappist ale.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 00:30:45 | More by bump8628

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-26-2013 23:33:25 | More by randylangford

alex_hart

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

appearance: a translucent orangey yellow with a half finger snow, white head that quickly dissipates to a thin layer. Extremely high carbonation visible.

Smell: Pretty simple. Belgian yeast, a bit of sweetness, and a slight wheatiness.

Taste: Much of the same. Pretty simple in flavor, but it is successful in its subtleties.

Mouthfeel: Great carbonation upon the tongue with little to no residue left in the mouth upon the swallow.

Overall: This is a good tripel, not great, but good. Not sure it is worth the $5 per 12oz price tag, but if you have the extra cash, go for it.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 03:15:39 | More by alex_hart

ZethOfTheNorth

Louisiana

3.48/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle, $4.

This was matched against Chimay White in the first round of my all-triple bracket.

A: Opaque gold, a shade lighter than the Chimay. Extremely clumpy, cloudlike head and a swirling sediment cloud just below it. No visible carbonation, but it's a storm in there.

S: Sweet bread, honey, red bean paste, and an unappealing plastic flavor.

T: Initial prominent sweet bun taste, unpleasant to this reviewer. It spreads out and improves somewhat, but remains problematically sweet even through the multiple layers. A tick of booze at the end.

M: Nice and full, appropriate carbonation.

O: A disappointment for a Trappist tripel and the resounding loser to Chimay White, which I scored 4.23. The unappealing plasticky sweetness is the memorable feature, and that's a drag,

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 16:02:54 | More by ZethOfTheNorth

JeffTheJuice

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-17-2013 16:08:07 | More by JeffTheJuice

jroberts8811

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-14-2013 00:45:49 | More by jroberts8811

Parrotshake

Australia

2.68/5  rDev -33.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Aside from Westvleteren I thought I'd tried at least one beer from every Trappist brewery until I saw this in the store this evening and realised I've never had an Achel beer either. Off we go, then.

Pours a clear... golden colour. Cripes. For some reason I thought I'd bought the Brune. Huge marshmallowy head and lots of little bubbles, looks good at any rate. Smells nice too. Candi sugar, underripe peach, sweet spices, something a bit vinuous.

Taste is a bit of a shock at first. Boy this is sweet. Hard candy, cantaloupe, wet grain and entirely too little spice. A bit of bready pale malt presence but not enough to stop it from being super cloying. Not really noticing the alcohol but in this case it might have given it a bit of sharpness that it seems to want for. Nice finish of medicinal herbs takes your mind off the sweetness until the next sip, which is admirable.

Mouthfeel is a bit sluggish, could use a bit more carbonation, but not bad for the style. Overall a bit of a sweet mess. I wouldn't know what to do with another bottle of this. The kind of thing that that gives Tripels a bad name.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 16:45:52 | More by Parrotshake

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-11-2013 00:46:40 | More by cbnz

matthewweippert

Virginia

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-08-2013 14:50:41 | More by matthewweippert

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-07-2013 11:35:14 | More by Ciocanelu

RD1163

California

3/5  rDev -25.6%

04-06-2013 03:45:55 | More by RD1163

korene84

California

3/5  rDev -25.6%

04-04-2013 23:09:06 | More by korene84

jbertsch

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

03-30-2013 21:21:49 | More by jbertsch

JosefSabl

Czech Republic

4/5  rDev -0.7%

03-30-2013 11:45:51 | More by JosefSabl

BAsbill

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

03-30-2013 04:08:42 | More by BAsbill

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

03-11-2013 04:36:40 | More by spycow

Will12

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

03-03-2013 20:09:14 | More by Will12

brbrocc

New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

03-03-2013 19:16:32 | More by brbrocc