Tongerlo Blond | Brouwerij Haacht NV
Brewed by:
Brouwerij Haacht NV
Belgium
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Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Formerly known as Tongerlo 6 Dubbel Blond
Added by paterlodie on 03-09-2005
Ratings: 94 | Reviews: 40
Reviews by tone77:
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3.91/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Purchased in Japan, poured from a 330 ml brown bottle with gold label into a tulip glass.
Look: The liquid is transparent amber-gold with lively carbonation. The head is thick, medium bubbles, about an inch deep, very slightly off white color, and does not settle quickly. Thick foam sticks to the sides of the glass in hefty lacing. Minutes later and the head is still thick and fluffy.
Smell: Hoppy bitterness fills the nose with some overt skunkiness. Burrying my face in the glass reveals some spiciness, cloves and nutmeg as well as mellow banana. Some yeast present as well, in a warm baked bread sort of way. You really have to search for the complex scents here though.
Taste: Huh, bitter hops, a light maltiness and a buttery flavor are ever present. Theres some mellow banana character here as well, but I cant shake the feeling that there is some off skunky character in the mix as well.
Feel: A bit thin but not unpleasant. High amount of carbonation makes for a bubbly-sloshy mouthfeel. The bitterness scours the tongue a slight bit and is overall pretty refreshing.
Overall: A pretty solid beer, theres a few defects present, but overall a flavorful and light brew.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Purchased in Japan, poured from a 330 ml brown bottle with gold label into a tulip glass.
Look: The liquid is transparent amber-gold with lively carbonation. The head is thick, medium bubbles, about an inch deep, very slightly off white color, and does not settle quickly. Thick foam sticks to the sides of the glass in hefty lacing. Minutes later and the head is still thick and fluffy.
Smell: Hoppy bitterness fills the nose with some overt skunkiness. Burrying my face in the glass reveals some spiciness, cloves and nutmeg as well as mellow banana. Some yeast present as well, in a warm baked bread sort of way. You really have to search for the complex scents here though.
Taste: Huh, bitter hops, a light maltiness and a buttery flavor are ever present. Theres some mellow banana character here as well, but I cant shake the feeling that there is some off skunky character in the mix as well.
Feel: A bit thin but not unpleasant. High amount of carbonation makes for a bubbly-sloshy mouthfeel. The bitterness scours the tongue a slight bit and is overall pretty refreshing.
Overall: A pretty solid beer, theres a few defects present, but overall a flavorful and light brew.
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3.62/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.18/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Had this as part of a sampler at a Brussels restaurant for lunch. I love that each "sample" was at least 8 oz.
A-Pours a dense 3 fingers of white head. Color is golden with just a slight haziness.
S-Slightly fruity, barley malt is definitely there.
T-Really more than I expected from the aroma. Full flavored indeed. Heavy malty upfront and in the finish. Slightly meaty/savory...odd but tasty.
M-Excellent. Very crisp and clean.
D-Very high-this is a well balanced beer that finishes very nicely inviting the next drink.
O-A blonde with more flavor than most but still finishes nicely, best of both worlds. I would like to have this one again.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Had this as part of a sampler at a Brussels restaurant for lunch. I love that each "sample" was at least 8 oz.
A-Pours a dense 3 fingers of white head. Color is golden with just a slight haziness.
S-Slightly fruity, barley malt is definitely there.
T-Really more than I expected from the aroma. Full flavored indeed. Heavy malty upfront and in the finish. Slightly meaty/savory...odd but tasty.
M-Excellent. Very crisp and clean.
D-Very high-this is a well balanced beer that finishes very nicely inviting the next drink.
O-A blonde with more flavor than most but still finishes nicely, best of both worlds. I would like to have this one again.
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3.68/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.38/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I just bought this beer from my favorite liquor store.
A - A bright copper colored beer with a white head that disappears pretty quickly. There is a thin white layer left behind.
S - A smell of normal strength of lemon, pine and yeast.
T - Fairly dry flavor, but balanced with hop bitterness. A fresh beer with light lemon extracts.
M - Medium to high carbonation, after that the beer is slightly sticky. At the end a bitter finish.
O - A good beer but not impressive but nice and good to drink.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I just bought this beer from my favorite liquor store.
A - A bright copper colored beer with a white head that disappears pretty quickly. There is a thin white layer left behind.
S - A smell of normal strength of lemon, pine and yeast.
T - Fairly dry flavor, but balanced with hop bitterness. A fresh beer with light lemon extracts.
M - Medium to high carbonation, after that the beer is slightly sticky. At the end a bitter finish.
O - A good beer but not impressive but nice and good to drink.
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2.97/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
very yeasty aroma.nice bubbles, lace, orange body.spicy yeasty taste,tad of fruit moderate in taste, carbonation not too much, all works towars climax of harshness.Malt has some offset. Combined with alcohol is drying.Thin mouthfeel.
Acceptable blond, have had better.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
very yeasty aroma.nice bubbles, lace, orange body.spicy yeasty taste,tad of fruit moderate in taste, carbonation not too much, all works towars climax of harshness.Malt has some offset. Combined with alcohol is drying.Thin mouthfeel.
Acceptable blond, have had better.
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3.95/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This was brewed in a town near where I used to live, so I inevitably ran into it at a bar. I was not disappointed, as it poured yellow gold with an excellent head. I really like this style of beer in Belgium, the more I drink the more brands I want to try. Smelled of slight sweet maltiness and some yeast. Flavor was along the same lines, no real surprises here, very good light sweet maltiness with just enough hop bitter and yeast. Mouthfeel was a bit less than other brands of this style, as it seemed to leave a wet hay feeling in the mouth. Even so, very drinkable and I'm sure I'd like to have more.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This was brewed in a town near where I used to live, so I inevitably ran into it at a bar. I was not disappointed, as it poured yellow gold with an excellent head. I really like this style of beer in Belgium, the more I drink the more brands I want to try. Smelled of slight sweet maltiness and some yeast. Flavor was along the same lines, no real surprises here, very good light sweet maltiness with just enough hop bitter and yeast. Mouthfeel was a bit less than other brands of this style, as it seemed to leave a wet hay feeling in the mouth. Even so, very drinkable and I'm sure I'd like to have more.
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3.53/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap in Ghent. A sweet and simple blonde. Not as thick as Leffe, but clean and pleasant - and good enough in Belgium. There's no hint of the adjuncts or sugar that were likely used, instead you get a simple, somewhat spicy Belgian blonde ale that would be a good gateway beer to the uninitiated.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap in Ghent. A sweet and simple blonde. Not as thick as Leffe, but clean and pleasant - and good enough in Belgium. There's no hint of the adjuncts or sugar that were likely used, instead you get a simple, somewhat spicy Belgian blonde ale that would be a good gateway beer to the uninitiated.
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3.53/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
33 cl. bottle.
Colour is orange brown. decent head, good lacing.
A very light, mellow, pleasant overall, but watery beer. It's got good malt and yeast character, grassy hops are there.
I wish it was a bit more complex and flavourfull.
This beer is ok, but there are more interesting examples in this style out there
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
33 cl. bottle.
Colour is orange brown. decent head, good lacing.
A very light, mellow, pleasant overall, but watery beer. It's got good malt and yeast character, grassy hops are there.
I wish it was a bit more complex and flavourfull.
This beer is ok, but there are more interesting examples in this style out there
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2.85/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.32/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Brown 33cl bottle, best before Nov 2007, drank March 2007.
Poured into a Straffe Hendrik bowl glass, without any sediment leaving the bottle, the head suffered because of my slow pour, but it still produced a nice foaming white/off white crown on the beer. the body was an orange, tangarine colour, slight haze which made it look cloudy.
Aroma of yeasts and citrus fruits, mostly lemon or maybe limes. The label claims it has a honey aroma, I couldn't detect it until I read it was there.
Sourness at first, fizzy too, the yeast aroma carries on into the taste, no honey flavour!
The label also mentions maize as an ingrediant, this may well appear in the mouthfeel, aftertaste, which is fairly weak really.
Not the best blonde I've had, but I would have another of these, I won't hunt for one, but drink another, I would.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Brown 33cl bottle, best before Nov 2007, drank March 2007.
Poured into a Straffe Hendrik bowl glass, without any sediment leaving the bottle, the head suffered because of my slow pour, but it still produced a nice foaming white/off white crown on the beer. the body was an orange, tangarine colour, slight haze which made it look cloudy.
Aroma of yeasts and citrus fruits, mostly lemon or maybe limes. The label claims it has a honey aroma, I couldn't detect it until I read it was there.
Sourness at first, fizzy too, the yeast aroma carries on into the taste, no honey flavour!
The label also mentions maize as an ingrediant, this may well appear in the mouthfeel, aftertaste, which is fairly weak really.
Not the best blonde I've had, but I would have another of these, I won't hunt for one, but drink another, I would.
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3.29/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Nose fresh and highly enjoyable reminiscent marmalade, oranges in particular. The draft is fairly balanced, medium-bodied and round on the palate with a subtle flavor of lemonade. The aftertaste is fine but the yeast in the end leaves a bitter bottle. A refreshing lager, A bit below the Leffe Blonde, but lacks a little flavor in the mouth to leave a souvenir.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Nose fresh and highly enjoyable reminiscent marmalade, oranges in particular. The draft is fairly balanced, medium-bodied and round on the palate with a subtle flavor of lemonade. The aftertaste is fine but the yeast in the end leaves a bitter bottle. A refreshing lager, A bit below the Leffe Blonde, but lacks a little flavor in the mouth to leave a souvenir.
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3.65/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.33/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tongerlo Blond from Brouwerij Haacht NV
3.41
out of 5
based on 94 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 11.2 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of fruits, yeast, malts. Taste is also malty and fruity, some alcohol is present, refreshing and easy drinking. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is an enjoyable beer.
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