Jean-Claude Van Blond
Wit's End Brewing Company
- From:
- Wit's End Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 7.75%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 08, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
What?
Jean-Claude Van Blond is inspired by the action hero in all of us. It features a Belgian yeast strain and is built on a lighter malt profile with just a touch of oats for a silky body and some additional depth. You will find this beer intriguing and hard to define—which is just the way we like it.
Why?
The yeast provides some fresh dough, banana, pineapple and clove aromas to dazzle the senses. The lighter malts give this beer its color and soft grainy flavors. It is mashed longer and at lower temperatures to produce a dry yet complex beer. Although easy drinking, there is soft and surprising intensity just like the ancient Dim Mak technique!
Jean-Claude Van Blond is inspired by the action hero in all of us. It features a Belgian yeast strain and is built on a lighter malt profile with just a touch of oats for a silky body and some additional depth. You will find this beer intriguing and hard to define—which is just the way we like it.
Why?
The yeast provides some fresh dough, banana, pineapple and clove aromas to dazzle the senses. The lighter malts give this beer its color and soft grainy flavors. It is mashed longer and at lower temperatures to produce a dry yet complex beer. Although easy drinking, there is soft and surprising intensity just like the ancient Dim Mak technique!
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.13/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On-draught @ Two Penguins, Centennial, CO. $6 USD per 16 FL oz.
Silky and creamy emphasizing Belgian golden malts/clean 2-row.
A bit simplistic for a Belgian blond, but enjoyable.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Oct 25, 2018Silky and creamy emphasizing Belgian golden malts/clean 2-row.
A bit simplistic for a Belgian blond, but enjoyable.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Reviewed by inthedeets from Colorado
4.49/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A very clean tasty blond. There are plenty of blonds out there but this beer has an almost farmhouse feel to it. I really dig the belgian character coming from the yeast. Really well done
Aug 27, 2015
Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado
3.73/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Funny name, decent beer. I've had better blondes, but this one wasn't bad at all. I'll try other offerings from this brewer when I see them around town. I did get a faint oat taste, as advertised, but certainly not like in an oatmeal stout or something more intense. That's fine for a beer this light.
Jan 05, 2015
Reviewed by bfields4 from Colorado
4.15/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cloudy yellow haze. Nice white head, but doesn't hold.
Smells of lemon zest, bananas and maybe even a bit of apricot. Very Belgian yeasty.
Crisp citrus bite. Banana yeast tones. Nice oat mellowness. Not a complexity of flavors but hits all the right notes.
Good easy drinker. Nice warm weather/lighter beer to enjoy a few of. The oat provides a good smoothness throughout.
Apr 02, 2012Smells of lemon zest, bananas and maybe even a bit of apricot. Very Belgian yeasty.
Crisp citrus bite. Banana yeast tones. Nice oat mellowness. Not a complexity of flavors but hits all the right notes.
Good easy drinker. Nice warm weather/lighter beer to enjoy a few of. The oat provides a good smoothness throughout.
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