Trappist Achel 8° Blond
Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse

 

330ml bottle. Date on label for bottling is '12/07/21'.
Three finger pillowing head, which takes a few minutes to get down close to the body. First part of the pour is a partly cloudy body, which increases with the dregs to a fully cloudy body. Pale gold color. Leaves behind rings and spots of lacing.
Aroma of banana and cloves, brown sugar, and a bit of prune.
Taste is malty and expresses dark fruit of plum and prune, banana and cloves, brown sugar, and a developing spicy kick. Aftertaste is long lasting and allows the flavors to blend and balance well.
More than medium mouth feel, with a reminder of stickiness. Higher ABV% is warming, not stinging. Excellent carbonation.
Presents itself as a living beer that has developed over time.

Faintly foggy burnt gold with a tall, lumpy white foam head.

This Trappist (style) blonde is fairly spicy and phenolic with a slight burn and perhaps a hint of anise in the finish.

The cloudy froth doesn't add any heft to the light body.

This was a FREE hotel beer (for not using daily housekeeping) to pair with some Middle Eastern arancini from the quiet little town of Lot after our visit to 3F. I mean, as if that's not enough, they actually provide your room with lambic tumblers? Fucking love Belgium.

 

 

Bottle poured into tulip at Monk’s Cafe in Philadelphia. Delicious.

 

11.2oz bottle into a pint glass. Bottled 12/7/21, so well over a year old.

Hazy yellow body with a strong bright white head. Yeasty aroma, full and smooth tasting. Slightly sweet with a pleasing boozy kick to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

gold-yellow, pale.
A&T: Fruity, banana.
Somewhat bitter finish.

Hazy, burnished gold body, rapidly forming a fine white head with solid retention.
Aromas of yeast spice, coriander, banana.
Big fatty umami yeast flavour, banana chips, candy sugar, lightly spiced; some acidity in the dry finish balances the syrupy feel, as does a fine prickly effervescence and a touch of bitter hops + some pleasant alcohol burn.

While not the most complex in flavour, it's delicious and the feel is interesting and balanced.

 

 

Unknown bottle date. Poured from fridge temp. Pours a murky orange with a good amount of white head. Nose is wheat, yeast, orange peel, grass, and a hoppy bite. The taste is a nice mixture of sweet and bitter. The sweetness is associate with toffee, candy, and some green grape like fruit. The bitter back end is a grassy, earthy, hoppy note. Other notes are bread, a bit of spice, Belgian yeast, and a touch of toffee. Mouthfeel is a bit light and dry, but great.