St. Stefanus Blonde
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

St. Stefanus BlondeSt. Stefanus Blonde
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From:
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #70
ABV:
7%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,526
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 10.71%
Reviews:
94
Ratings:
331
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 11, 2024
Added:
Mar 08, 2012
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  77
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Ratings by Strix:
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Reviewed by Strix from Wisconsin

3.72/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear dark-yellow with lots of tiny bubbles, huge lingering head.

Aroma of light fruit, mild bready yeast

Sweet grains punctuated by green apple, coriander, black pepper. Crisp, but not flavorful.

Delightful bubbly mouthfeel.

Certainly pleasant, but seemed to lose flavor the longer it sat. Didn't quite live up to my expectations.
Apr 07, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Rated by Aladdino

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good beer. Quite ordinary Belgian beer. Wouldn’t compare it to top triple beers from Belgium but still a good one.
Jan 11, 2024
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey

4.42/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Hazy gold pour with an immense dense head that lasts and laces. All the best aspects of a blonde ale and more. Spicy with clove flavor and a cereal/grain malt backbone. Blondes are often light. This one has heft--it is substantial--with a well-disguised 7% ABV. Thoroughly Belgian, deliciously enjoyable.
Jun 30, 2023
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Rated by ivanbrew

5/5  rDev +27.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I have tried it on tap golden color honey aroma crisp sweet finish
Apr 22, 2023
 
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.57/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Larger two-finger head into a small glass. It settles with a brief dome. Thicker streaky lace on the glass. The liquid is dirty gold with a mild chill haze.

The smell is a blend of alcohol and semi-dry caramel. Throw in some Belgian yeast and you get 99% of the picture. I also detect some banana in the background.

Fairly highly carbonated and a bit thinner for my tastes. The taste begins with a candied caramel (sweeter than the smell) with strong alcohol back kick. No notable hop--no bitterness detected at all. Shorter aftertaste consisting of alcohol.
Sep 03, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
330 ml stubby bottle, bought at Voldby Købmandsgård, Denmark. ABV is now 7% - seems to vary quite a bit. Pale yellow colour, slightly hazy, huge and white head lasts "forever". Fairly nice aroma of spices and Belgian ale yeast. The flavour is mildly spicy with moderate notes of white candi sugar, not too sweet, quite nice. Moderate hops. Light bodied for its strength, alcohol is well hidden, pleasant to drink.
Jul 08, 2022
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Reviewed by Beersnake from California

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured at just under fridge temp. Pours an opaque orange with white orange. The nose is orange, wheat, apricot, candy, and grapes. The taste is fantastic. Sweet, but not too sweet. Toffee, wheat, orange, leather, apricot, and green grapes. Lovely and easy to drink. Mouthfeel is fairly light. Alcohol not detectable. Overall, a wonderful beer.
Jul 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.15 by Popponesset from New York

May 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.14 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 07, 2022
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Rated by MattBarnhouse from California

4.2/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Love this beer. Strong Ale that has a somewhat sweet taste. I'm trying to hunt down more.
Aug 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.98 by bad_poetry from England

Aug 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.1 by rale from France

Mar 08, 2021
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.11/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Can't remember who brought the big bottle of this out. Cellar release 7-2012.

Pours a dark golden color, 3/5" white head resulting in an attractive looking beer. Aroma was hot alcohol and cereal grain. Getcha one of those gasoline fueled breakfast cereals like this one.

Taste was bitter hot. Not hoppy, but bitter, boozy. Yeast of an obvious belgian source, but seems to amp the abv sensation in the mouth feel to around 24%. Reminds me of a tripel but for the banana note. Some green apple soaked in gasoline notes. I tend to find Gulden Draak and Piraat pretty hot stuff too.

Take my review with a grain of salt, this was just too pungent of a yeast for me. But give me a pungent ass lager yeast and I'm usually all good. For whatever reason, this just tasted hot all the way down.
Sep 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.35 by dubadw from Switzerland

Jul 20, 2020
 
Rated: 3.97 by Eltrandos from France

Jul 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by OrdinaryManDrinks from England

Jul 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Richard-Appleyard

4.04/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Lovely strong pale ale (blonde) weighing in a 7%. Deep golden color, dry on the palate (not as sweet as other strong ales.) Slightly bitter after taste. Refreshing with a full body.
Dec 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by Jbk81 from Massachusetts

Dec 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.2 by marcrech from Brazil

Jul 18, 2019
St. Stefanus Blonde from Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 331 ratings