Via Cordis Abbey Blonde
Two Roads Brewing Company

Via Cordis Abbey BlondeVia Cordis Abbey Blonde
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From:
Two Roads Brewing Company
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
Belgian Blonde Ale
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 10.54%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
85
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 10, 2018
Added:
Oct 21, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  16
Catholic monasteries were historically major centers of brewing and learning, and their educational model eveolved into the modern university. Two Roads brewers and some beer-loving professors in Sacred Heart University’s biology department collaborated to brew this beer in celebration of that history. It is fermented with a yeast strain from a centuries-old monastic brewery currently operating in Belgium. This Abbey Single is brewed to be distinctive in flavor, yet approachable and refreshing.
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Ratings by VelvetExtract:
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

3.67/5  rDev -0.8%
Via Cordis, Road to the Heart has a cool label. It does remind me of creepy priests, though. The beer itself pours a hazy, yet bright orange color. It also sports a prim, white head. Head leaves clouds of lace. It smells of Belgian yeast! that isn't too heavy on the spice and phenol. Some fruit esters. Sourdough bread. A bit of band-aid. Flavor is more juicy and fruity. Also, the Belgian phenols pop up more here. Green apples and cloves. Straw and slight spice. A bit of honey and bread. Medium bodied with a somewhat slick element to the mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Flavors don't linger for too long, save for the clove. It's a pretty approachable Belgian Pale Ale. The flavor and aroma elements are well balanced but it is a bit forgettable as a whole.

From a bottle.
Aug 16, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.58 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 10, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was poured into a chalice. The appearance was a transparent yellow color with a slim white level cap of a head that hung around for a good minute. A gentle clingy rim of white lacing sticks around in the wake of the head. The smell starts off with Belgian spices, light coriander, some citrus, and then some apples, pears and delicate sweet grass. The taste copies the aroma for the most part, balanced sweet and spicy. There’s a light spicy aftertaste running into a wet sweet to spicy finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation moves slyly over my tongue in a nice way. Overall, I’d say this was a nice Belgian pale ale that I could have again.
Jun 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.48 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Jan 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by grahuba from Connecticut

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.11 by swierczt from Connecticut

Jul 09, 2016
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.09/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Two Roads "Via Cordis Abbey Blonde Ale"
22 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$4.47 @ Beverage Warehouse, Winooski, VT

Appearance: Hazy yellow gold body beneath a thick head of creamy white froth. Excellent head retention, and very good lacing.

Aroma: Chalky yeast, apple, phenols (subtle spice, plastic), Pilsner malt, bread crumb, grass, lemon, some other citrus or tropical fruit.

Flavor: As the aroma suggests with an additional note of candy sugar, yet it remains dry with spiciness, mineral, and yeast. The less than clear fruity note from the aroma seems a bit like a pineapple and apricot blend. It's not particularly bitter (@ 25 IBUs) but the spiciness makes up for it and it finishes dry with some lingering herbs, mineral, and tea-like or leafy hops.

Mouthfeel: Light-medium in body and crisp with a lively, fine-bubbled carbonation.

Overall: The back label probably says it best: "This Abbey Single is brewed to be distinctive in flavor, yet approachable and refreshing." There are no flaws and it's almost perfectly balanced - a touch more sweet malt or candy sugar sweetness would be nice; and perhaps some more alcohol - yet there's somehow something lacking, that certain "je ne sais quoi".
Jun 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.37 by tregan_20 from Connecticut

Apr 27, 2016
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut

3.44/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: crystal clear; golden in color; 1 finger pillowy white head that receded to a ring around the edge of the glass; nice lacing;

S: yeast, lemon, coriander;

T: follows the nose with a little orange added in; a bit of lemon tartness in the finish contrasting a touch of bitterness;

M: light bodied; moderate carbonation; dry and crisp;

O: refreshing;
Apr 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by PatrickCT from Connecticut

Mar 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by Bonesaw1127 from Connecticut

Dec 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by Clamzo from Connecticut

Dec 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by Dewback4 from Pennsylvania

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by SlainteAlbanyNY from New York

Nov 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

Oct 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by abcdefghijkyle from New Jersey

Oct 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Sep 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.35 by larbush from Illinois

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Phigg1102 from New York

Sep 05, 2015
Via Cordis Abbey Blonde from Two Roads Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 85 ratings