Kasteel Blond
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.

Kasteel BlondKasteel Blond
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From:
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Blonde Ale
Ranked #16
ABV:
7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 12.37%
Reviews:
160
Ratings:
256
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 17, 2023
Added:
Oct 21, 2001
Wants:
  31
Gots:
  44
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Ratings by MrMonkey:
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Reviewed by MrMonkey from Maine

4.22/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap at Ebenezer's in Lovell, ME.

Pours a clear bright gold with a one finger off-white head that faded rather quickly to a skim coat and then a sticky ring, leaving spotty lacing.

Smell is Belgian yeast and candied sugar, a touch of caramel, fresh citrus fruits, and a peppery spice.

Taste is mostly candied sugar and caramel with peppery notes. There's some honey and yeast and some spices in there that I can't quite pinpoint. Lots of sweet malt hiding the alcohol quite well.

Full-bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Very smooth.

A very good tripel that is very drinkable, especially since the alcohol is well-hidden.
Jun 15, 2008
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Reviewed by kdd230 from England

3.28/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
330ml. bottle in Vientiane, Laos. Pours a mid-gold with a small white head. Aroma of malt, lemon. Taste of citrus, yeast, some malt. Medium carbonation. Good, but a little lacking in interest for a 7% ABV.
May 17, 2023
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

3.55/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This has good flavor and a great feel on tap but it tastes way too much like an American Blonde to me so I feel like it has to be knocked down a peg because of that but it still tastes and feels pretty good
Jul 31, 2022
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia

3.44/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Purchased from Purvis Beer in Melbourne, Australia, in November 2021. Drunk in July 2022.

Appearance is a super clear, light golden yellow. An archetypally beer appearance.

Aroma is very strongly yeasty with some wine and sweetness thrown in.

Taste is dominated by sweet spices, coriander and yeast. Not much malt body detectable to me. The finish is quite sweet, and the sweetness lingers.

Mouthfeel is fairly neutral. Carbonation is mild, the beer smooth but there's nothing particularly outstanding or worthy of comment.

Overall this is a pleasant beer. It's eminently drinkable, but its sweetness might limit consumption after the first one.

Cheers!
Jul 02, 2022
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled in a odd little glass affair & purchased from The Epicurean in West Didsbury
Pours a fairly clear golden body with thick white head
Aroma is candied peel and very subtle sweet spice
Flavour is lemon drop but right back of the palate
Jan 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.75 by Tenebris

Dec 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Oct 02, 2021
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Rated by Captain68 from Russian Federation

3.99/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
89,5
Aug 20, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L- Pale gold, very slight haze (some sediment left in bottle). Pours with 1Cm fine-bubble snow white head. (ps. late note - head holding very well 10mins later).
S- It reminds me of German weissbrau, quite wheaty with a hint of spicing. (ps. I later checked the ingredients, it contains spices but the only grain is barley).
T- The taste has parallels with weissbrau too, though it's notably more pungent.
F- It has some richness, enough to support the quite pungent Taste profile. Hence overall it comes over as a pretty solid profile; moreso than I'd anticipate from a 7%ABV beer.
O- It's very nice, with zero out of place or balance for me. Bought from BelgiumInABox Antwerp/BE for home delivery to me in London/UK. 330ml bottle. BB: 04-2021.
May 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.16 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania

Mar 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.94 by imnodoctorbut from Texas

Feb 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.12 by steverx8 from England

Jun 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jun 09, 2019
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Rated by Mclusal from Colombia

4.14/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
N32
Jun 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Quafftastic from Virginia

May 15, 2019
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Rated by ghawener from El Salvador

4.68/5  rDev +20.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle: nice, solid belgian blond. Malty with note of dough, fruit, vanilla, banana, pineapple.
Apr 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by Epiktetos from Czech Republic

Dec 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.51 by Darkstar8142 from Pennsylvania

Aug 18, 2018
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
7 Aug 2018. From cervezas belgas, Almuñecar. In Grimbergen cup. Playing Avadon 3. Boring and nearly tasteless, slightly more interesting than an industrial. Not much else to say. Totally forgettable. Avg 2.85

30 Marzo 2020. En copa Kasteel. Nueva etiqueta. De Hipercor. Jugando a Roblox con Rodrigo: Piggy. Belgian blonde bastante correcta pero sin nada que destacar salvo que se sube bastante a la cabeza para el abv que tiene
Aug 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.33 by sraufstok from Slovenia

Jun 21, 2018
Kasteel Blond from Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
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