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Tongerlo Blond
Brouwerij Haacht NV
- From:
- Brouwerij Haacht NV
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Blonde Ale
Ranked #71 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,318 - Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 12.93%
- Reviews:
- 48
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 09, 2005
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 29
Formerly known as Tongerlo 6 Dubbel Blond
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Ratings by mvanaskie13:
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.46/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a chalice, color is dark copper/amber, head is huge and bright white. Bottle did open and gush lightly, but the best by date just past.
Smell is light spice, pepper, then crackers, biscuit, light toast. A sweet flavor presents as well, subtle caramel/toffee like note.
Taste is light, pleasant, a bit sweet but also a little dry; I'm assuming this beer is truly fits its name than the style identified - it tastes like a dubbel blond blend, with maybe a bit more dubbel proportion-wise.
Mouthfeel is dryer than the aroma and flavor might lead to believe, tongue dries out on the top with sweeter flavors on the sides of the mouth.
Overall, this beer is very drinkable, and has pleasant flavors even if it is approaching expiration.
Jun 10, 2015Smell is light spice, pepper, then crackers, biscuit, light toast. A sweet flavor presents as well, subtle caramel/toffee like note.
Taste is light, pleasant, a bit sweet but also a little dry; I'm assuming this beer is truly fits its name than the style identified - it tastes like a dubbel blond blend, with maybe a bit more dubbel proportion-wise.
Mouthfeel is dryer than the aroma and flavor might lead to believe, tongue dries out on the top with sweeter flavors on the sides of the mouth.
Overall, this beer is very drinkable, and has pleasant flavors even if it is approaching expiration.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.74/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Small sample from 330 ml bottle, as Tongerlo Blond, at Vectura-messe. Pale blonde colour. Light and fresh aroma and flavour, notes of mild spices and a little fruit. Nice and refreshing, will sample again.
Jan 26, 2024Reviewed by misteil from Ireland
3.79/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
not a bad blonde this, it’s sweeter than you’d maybe anticipate from the nose, orange, caramel, biscuity malt, nice floral hop character to it, belgian yeast flavours of course, light bitterness on the finish. light bodied with high carbonation. quite drinkable, grand beer
Apr 20, 2022Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
L:
-pours a cloudy deep golden-light amber with a medium,foamy,white head
-low to medium carbonation visible
S:
-zesty,herbal,spicy,doughy,white bread,citrus
T:
-follows the nose + candied sugar
-finishes dry
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
A very good Belgian Blonde
Apr 15, 2022-pours a cloudy deep golden-light amber with a medium,foamy,white head
-low to medium carbonation visible
S:
-zesty,herbal,spicy,doughy,white bread,citrus
T:
-follows the nose + candied sugar
-finishes dry
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
A very good Belgian Blonde
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.71/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Semi-blind tasted, I just know the brewer, name/style and ABV%. I'll read the lable, Description etc (above) and other reviews if I find the beer a bit 'mysterious' afterwards - I find it more fun this way!
L- Mid amber with a tiny amount of haze and a 5mm fine-bubble off-white head. (ps 10mins later, holds well). There is minor sediment left in the bottle.
S- Smells quite bright with some Belgian yeast notes.
T- The taste is to the dry side. It starts as briefly dry, then I get. also briefly. the malty body and finally back into a hoppy-dry finish.
F- To the dry side, that especially is the quite bold impression left on the tongue+palate after swallowing.
O- Seems to me more of a warm weather beer than a mid winter one (note to self re: BE-Blonde's). The way the malts+hops balance briefly just before the swallow/finish is nice. Overall it is a bit dry for me, well esp. when it's snowing outdoors like today..
Now it's reviewed and rated, time to read the bottle... 'Abbey beer, bottle-refermented' Plus it has a World Beer Award logo on it but the printing overall is all so small it's a challenge to read by lamplight.
330ml bottle £2.85 BB: 23/03/2022. Bought from BeautifulBeers/BurySt.Edmunds as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Feb 09, 2021L- Mid amber with a tiny amount of haze and a 5mm fine-bubble off-white head. (ps 10mins later, holds well). There is minor sediment left in the bottle.
S- Smells quite bright with some Belgian yeast notes.
T- The taste is to the dry side. It starts as briefly dry, then I get. also briefly. the malty body and finally back into a hoppy-dry finish.
F- To the dry side, that especially is the quite bold impression left on the tongue+palate after swallowing.
O- Seems to me more of a warm weather beer than a mid winter one (note to self re: BE-Blonde's). The way the malts+hops balance briefly just before the swallow/finish is nice. Overall it is a bit dry for me, well esp. when it's snowing outdoors like today..
Now it's reviewed and rated, time to read the bottle... 'Abbey beer, bottle-refermented' Plus it has a World Beer Award logo on it but the printing overall is all so small it's a challenge to read by lamplight.
330ml bottle £2.85 BB: 23/03/2022. Bought from BeautifulBeers/BurySt.Edmunds as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Reviewed by OlaB from Norway
3.54/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear golden color with a medium top of white head that dissolves quickly and leave some lacings. The aroma is of light bread, honey, banana, apples and spices.
The flavour is sweet with fruity tones and some light malt tones in the back. The flavours then transit to more dry at the finish with a medium bitterness. The aftertaste has good lenght. Except from that the flavours is not balanced very good and it also is a little flat.
High carbonation with a medium body.
Mouthfeel is soft and smooth.
A decent blonde ale, but is far better options of belgian ales out there.
Oct 06, 2018The flavour is sweet with fruity tones and some light malt tones in the back. The flavours then transit to more dry at the finish with a medium bitterness. The aftertaste has good lenght. Except from that the flavours is not balanced very good and it also is a little flat.
High carbonation with a medium body.
Mouthfeel is soft and smooth.
A decent blonde ale, but is far better options of belgian ales out there.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.16/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Yeast blond bomb. Malt is present but lost underneath the yeast. Faint fruits and honey try to help, but get covered up by poorly hidden booze. Just not a great belgian blond, lacking depth and complexity with glaring weaknesses.
Sep 23, 2018Rated by scorpioqpr from Spain
5/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Excelent beer! recomended!
Jan 30, 2018Reviewed by The_Bujon from Ireland
3.83/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours light golden with a decent initial head quick to slip.
Aroma is quite bitter, but bags of malt and hops, great for a blonde.
Taste is more of the same, very malty and definitely its best feature.
Feel is a little artificial on the sweetness side but still very addictive.
Overall a very solid brew, it is one of the better blondes.
Sep 12, 2017Aroma is quite bitter, but bags of malt and hops, great for a blonde.
Taste is more of the same, very malty and definitely its best feature.
Feel is a little artificial on the sweetness side but still very addictive.
Overall a very solid brew, it is one of the better blondes.
Tongerlo Blond from Brouwerij Haacht NV
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
118 ratings
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