Pater Lieven Blond
Brouwerij Van den Bossche

 

 

Copenhagen 7/12 32019. 33 cl bottle from Køl Beer Web-shop. Usual design for the Lieuven brand with brewer at work made out to look like a church window in golden yellow version.

Pours unclear, golden yellow with a small white head. Settles as thin, patch of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing.

Aroma is medium-intense, malty sweet with lighter tart fruity notes. Caramel, sweet pale malts. Sour goose berries and citrus peeking in. Light odor of humid basement.

Medium carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lively texture.

Flavor has a strong sweetness followedby a medium strong bitterness with sour connotations. Lingers for a bit.

Solid Blonde doing what a Belgian beer is supposed to. A little bit generic as well.

 

Bottle conditioned but most sediment left in bottle by choice.
L- Mid amber, just a vaguest hint of sediment, pours with 2Cm white head. (10 mins later and it's holding well).
S- Just a hint of spice and perhaps some bright fruit notes.
T- Immediately bright too, into malty toasty richness and then the hoppy/bitter note arrives and grows into the finish.
F- It balances bright+hoppy versus rich+'meaty' very well.
O- Very nice, and with it's balance and moderate ABV% (for a monastic beer!) probably a year-round beer. People with more accute taste than mine (esp. with 'winter congestion') will be much better able to describe the elements in the taste.
Bought from BeersOfEurope (UK) 330ml BB: 04/09/2021

 

 

 

A nice typical blonde from Belgium - way better than the leffe, Grimbergen or Affligem. A bit hard to find even in Europe but available easily in Belgium.

 

 

 

A 330ml bottle brought back from my trip to Belgium last year. It pours a hazy golden coloured with a thin white head. Aromas has a malty bread with slight spicey notes. Tastes of caramel, bread, yeast & spices. Medium body with a bitter sweet yeasty finish with hints of spice.

 

L: Light turbid copper with a foam head.
S: Fruits and sweets, caramel.
T: Peach, caramel and sweets.
F: Smooth carbonation, oily. But a weak bitter in the end.
O: Nice belgian pale ale. Like it! Don't know why rating so low.

 

 

 

Citrus nose maybe even banana.
Light and drinkable.

Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a medium golden amber with a half finger off-white head with good retention and lots of lacing. Classic aroma of Belgian yeast, clove, light stone fruit and citrus, a hint of toffee. Flavor is earthy light stone fruit, lemon citrus, Belgian yeast and spicing with a light clove finish. Medium bodied with active carbonation. Nice balance of flavors and all the BPA components are there, but not very assertive, with a mild finish. A satisfactory, but not superlative Belgian blond.