Andelot Cuvee Euphorique
De Proefbrouwerij

Caged & corked 750. Poured into 10oz goblet. Poured a dark gold color (much deeper than most blondes) with less than 1/4 inch of off-white head that had OK retention and lacing.

The aroma was sweet, almost honeyish, with just a very light yeast scent. Just the slightest bit of grain showed through. The flavor profile was the same, without any feature taking the lead. Even though nothing really stood out, I wouldn't call the beer balanced either. There was just a slight bit of (I think) unintentional funk at the back of the beer.

The body was the typical medium of the style and was slightly sticky. In an odd note, while at first the finish was sweet after a few seconds it was so dry it was like the beer had never been there. Interesting.

Drinkability was OK, but with the beer being as non-descript as it was, a 750 was too much for one sitting, I would liked to have moved on. Overall, an OK brew, nothing really wrong, but not really worth the $9 I paid for it either. Try it if you want, or skip it. Either way.

Poured from 750mL corked & caged bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: nice golden-amber hue with plenty of effervescence and a haze-free body. Head poured two fingers of frothy ivory foam and leaves a rocky lace as it dissipates.

Smell: sweet and cidery with lots of apple and a hint of pear. Not bad, but this smells more like apple juice than dry cider does.

Taste: light malt with lots of cidery and yeasty, bready character. It's not bad, per se, but not really what I'm looking for in the style.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a satisfying carbonation and light creaminess.

Overall: this beer has so much cider-like quality that it's hard to imagine this was done on purpose. Not bad to drink but not really a very beer-like experience.

 

 

Sunny peachy color, kind of has a coppery glow as well. Certainly not as blonde as one would think, considering the label itself calls this a "blonde ale." The head is fluffy and blinding white, but thins to a skim and a thicker crown pretty quickly. Lots of lace hanging onto the glass.

Seriously fruity and sweet nose, and I love it. Plenty of pear and apple on display, and the yeast seems to be the factor that brings in some banana vibes. Even though the alcohol is a mild 6.5%, there seems to be a kind of warmth to the aroma that alcohol usually provides. Whatever the case, whatever's going on here to produce this aroma, it's very, very nice. Finishes clean as a whistle, with all the flavor elements fading very slowly...

Fruity on the tongue too...mostly peach, pear, and candied apple, with the yeast dressing it all up nicely with its earthy flair. A little bit of cinnamon elbows in. Sweet, but definitely not overboard. Had the alcohol been stronger, it might have been a mess, but Euphorique very much remains a balanced beer. And, as with the nose, I'm getting a little more alcohol in the taste than expected from the very reasonable 6.5% ABV. And that's fine, it lights a small fire under the fruity succulence and gives more shape to the beer.

Soft, slick, round, and gets very fluffy if held in the mouth even a few second longer than you normally might. Carbonation makes sure it never gets too chewy. Lively and luscious at the same time.

I'm sure some will find this too sweet, and the sweetness dominant...and yes, the sweetness is dominant, but it's a pleasure to sip and the experience is one that is wholly Belgian. That's a good thing, and so is this. Maybe not Belgian beer euphoria, but no complaints either. Would pair insanely well with apple pie with a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a chilled pint glass (I know not ideal but it's what I had handy and looked less ghetto than drinking from the bottle.

Color is pleasingly dirty golden brown and there was about 3/4 finger worth of head.

Smell was fruity with nothing too off, just not very strong.

Taste was pretty average at first but the mouthfeel was much more pleasant for it's fullness.

Overall, worth $5 or so (I believe what I paid at Total Wine in Union, NJ) but nothing spectacular. I suppose better than some of the bigger names.

I'll preface this by saying that I've got no prior experience with this beer and that I have nothing to compare it to, nor do I know how old this one is.
It's got a murky, low carbonated and amber look to it.
The aroma is inviting, hoppy and somewhat nutty.
The flavor is the big let down. It's non-descript, being over powered with a boozy, acrid, sour mouthfeel.
I am not sure if I'm sampling a bottle that truly represents what this beer could taste like, or if this sample is a victim of the perils of being an import that has outlived it's shelf life.
In any event, I won't likely try it again, there are too many other ways to spend my money on good beer.

750ml brown synthetic corked and caged bottle.

It pours an amberish/brownish/red rather than a blonde. It has a thick white head that leaves a lot of lacing.

The smell is fruity, there are some slight herbal hops over that, and a bit of sweetness, it is simple but effective.

The flavor has a hint of vegetal, herbal, earthiness, it isn't all that good. It is yeasty with some fruit, slight hop flavors, and some caramel.

A supremely average Belgian Pale.

Got lucky and found a bottle of this for $4.99 on sale at Jewel on Broadway the other day! Half off beer is my friend...

Appearance- Pours a light hazy orange with a quick to rise quick to fall soapy bone white head. Thin ring with some patchy foam resides leaving some lacing behind. Heavy sediment in bottom of bottle. Not much for a "pfffft" when I popped the cork...

Aroma- Candy-like sweetness with pithy orange, soft belgian spice, and overripe apples. Very soft and approachable.

Flavor- Bright lemon and orange citrus to start with a honey sweetness. The sweetness is quickly tempered by a yeasty spiciness and breeze of warming alcohol. Everything melds together into a slightly dry finish with a delicate herbal, almost grassy hop balance that is both thirst quenching and leaves you thirsty for more. Soft candied orange peel flavor lingers with herbal hops.

Mouthfeel- Lower CO2 than anticipated for this brew but thats not necessarily a bad thing. Smells sweet but low residual sugars, higher hop balance, belgian spice, and some warming alcohol cut the sweetness leaving a slightly dry finish. Relatively good balance, light-medium bodied. Slight astringency in finish. Decent drinkability.

Overall- Pretty good, but not my favorite. Loads of complexity from the aroma to the finish, but I feel like this brew is missing something. I do like that the belgian spiciness is a bit muted, and the complexity from the other fermentation characters really shine. I will be buying this again to give it another try.

Poured into a large tulip glass a slight hazed burnt orange with a fluffy two finger white head that settles very,very slowly into a creamy-like mass.A bit of sour in the nose along with a leafy hop presence.To me this beer is made to quaff on a nice spring day,not overly complex but highly drinkable,and somewhat light.A bit of green apple and funk on the palate,a slight white pepper note comes through as well.Again its a quaffer,not overly complex but flavorful.

Pours a clear light orange with a bubbly head that dissipates quite quickly into a decent lace.
Aroma s slightly sweet and bready like croissants
Complex flavor with fruitlike hints of banana pear, malty backbone and a nice tart dry finish.
Easy drinker, refreshing
Bravo!

The 75cl bottle is simple - brown glass with a cork and basket. It has a simple yellow label with the name, the country of origin (Belgium), and a subscript declaring it an "Abbey Style Blond Ale." No mention of the brew or bottle date. The beer itself is perfectly clear, a pale copper-gold with moderate carbonation; you can see just how clear it is, even in the dark bottle. It pours thin, with some head which dissipates into a thin white ring.
It smells of bananas, cloves, and perhaps some wheat? Very fruity, very aromatic.

Tasting it, it is sweet and simple. A bit of a carbonated bite, more than one would predict from the head. A very spicy body as it lingers in the mouth. Oddly, my mind keeps going to apples, but not enough to make me feel comfortable putting it down on paper. Others disagree with me, so I include this fact for your consideration. It's a little heavy on the pepper, and for such a mild beer (merely 6.5% ABV), it seems to leave your mouth dry like you've drank vodka.

If you let yourself drink it casually, not letting it linger on the tongue, past when it starts to impart the spices, I imagine it is like drinking thinned honey. This makes it easy to drink for extended periods, for long sessions. A good beer for dinner with chicken or mild seafood.

Great beer! I got this out of a bomber with an excellent presentation. Plastic cork with the metal cap that you need to twist to release. I like these things because it always make you feel like you are getting into something special. The beer has the golden color you'd expect from a belgian blonde. Don't confuse this with an american blond you might find at an average brewery. Those beers are always bud light tasting beers that have blond in the name to attact the ladies. I get frustrated every time I fall for that trap. This is blonde in the style of leffe blonde. A much more serious beer with some flavor. Very rich malts with a light hop balance and an overall very drinkable beer. This beer doesn't hold up to Leffe in my mind but it is an above average beer that I would get again. With that said, Leffe Blonde was my favorite beer at one point and it's been a while since I had a Belgian blonde. The style on beer advocate reads Belgian Pale Ale, but the bottle reads Belgian Blonde. Maybe, they're the same, but anyway, don't think american pale ale when you drink one of these. It's much sweeter with less hops. Think more Belgian Tripel Light.

pour is a semi-hazy golden orange with a medium size off-white fluffy head, and good lacing.

smell is faint, wheat, citrus, fruit, little bit of spice, and some malt.

taste has lots of carbonation, yeast, apple, pear, peaches, citrus, a little banana, some spice, and some pepper, ends a little dry.

Pours a quick white head with no lacing and bad bubbling for this style. The aromais a fluffy barely husk and some powdery candi sugar. But theres a little too much chalk in this aroma. Dry taste of faint caramel with crystal mlats. A littl sweet and dry with some faint earthy hops in the middle to balance things. The finish has some dried fruit notes, but also a gypsum-like palate. And maybe a little tin. Not a bad Belgian pale ale, would like to see in twelve ounce bottles to make for a more sessionable drink.

Another summer night class, another summer night beer. Served cold from the fridge the spice was strong for a blonde ale but not in a bad way. The head poured a crisp strong white and the smell was faintly yeast. As it warmed the spice surprisingly became lessened and a little lemon hit the back of the throat. Not the best blonde i've had, but tasty all the same.

From Total Wine in River Edge, NJ... this will be served beginning at fridge temperature and sampled over the course of one hour. The Troubadour large tulip glass will be my vessel of choice.

Appearance- Fiery orange, this beer carries a very beautiful four finger head that stays put for several minutes. It gently, softly billows and begins to pop away without causing much disturbance. A classic, impressive appearance.

Smell- First and foremost is the aroma of Belgian candi sugar, with its fat, sweet presence. Later the fruity spiciness comes through.

Taste- The crisp, whip-like zing of the hops are balanced effectively by the malt and residual sugars. Interesting and very enjoyable... it's packed with flavor but doesn't feel weighed down at all. Terrific with food, I'll highly recommend this for Thanksgiving dinner as a possible alternative to the usual Saisons, Tripels, or dare I say Hennepin? *ooohs and aaaahs*

Mouthfeel/Drinkability- Each sip is a joyous event... no kidding. The entry is crisp and effervescent, dancing on the tongue with microscopic precision... then it immediately swells and blossoms like seafoam in the mouth. Stunning, considering the other (more well-known and available) BPAs...

Light golden in color and slightly hazy, with a two finger white foamy head which turned into a thin film and left good lacing.

Smelled of sweet malts and honey, along with some yeastiness.

Tasted sweet as well. Mainly honey along with some lemon, and the alcohol is present as well. Still, there was something about the taste that didn't sit well with me and I just can't describe it.

Mouthfeel was good, with plenty of carbonation and a nice smoothness to it. It had somewhat of a dry finish.

All in all I was slightly disappointed in the taste of this beer. Perhaps a bit too sweet, it just didn't tickle my tastebuds. I'll pass on this beer in the future.

Golden body with an exquisite thick foamy head. Excellent retention as the head stays for the duration. Full lace throughout the glass.

Aroma is sweet and very spicy. Apple and other fruits mingle with spices of clove, pepper... coriander perhaps?

Great spice profile in the flavor. Crisp fresh and tart fruits layer over white pepper, clove, Belgian candy sugar, and possibly very faint hops. As it warms a bit it seems some darker fruit flavors develop.

Andelot is giving Chimay a run for their money! These beers are pretty tasty. So I poured this one into my Chimay goblet (he he) and admired the glowing golden sunset color. Smell was pleasent with apples and some hop spiceness. Taste was similar with some banana and yeast in the mix. Nice and creamy drinkable, great going down.