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Kasteel Blond
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Blonde Ale
Ranked #16 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,432 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 12.37%
- Reviews:
- 160
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 17, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 21, 2001
- Wants:
- 31
- Gots:
- 44
No description / notes.
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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
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, 2023Reviewed 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
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, 2022Reviewed 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
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, 2022Appearance 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!
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
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, 2022Pours 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
Rated by Captain68 from Russian Federation
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
89,5
Aug 20, 2020Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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, 2020S- 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.
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
4.14/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
N32
Jun 01, 2019Rated 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
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, 2019Reviewed 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
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, 201830 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
Reviewed by OlaB from Norway
3.74/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear golden color with medium top of white head that dissolves rapidly and leaves some lacings. Aroma is of banana,citrus, spices,grass and bread. The taste start of sweet with notes of yeast spiciness and fruits. It gets more dry in the middle and has a slight hoppy bitterness in the finish. Decent lenght in the aftertaste as well. Medium body with a full carbonation. Mouthfeel is soft and smooth. Lacks a little character to be a top beer, but a decent enough belgian blonde ale.
May 16, 2018
Kasteel Blond from Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
256 ratings
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