Tag Archives: blond
#214 – Achilles Serafijn Blond
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.2 % We first met Achiel van de Moer when I tried my first Achilles beer – the Serafijn Tripel (#161). The Serafijn Blond was next up, and an opportunity to explore the symbolism of the … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Achilles, Belgian Ale
Tagged as Achiel van de Moer, Achilles, Belgian beer, blond, Book of Revelation, Pico della Mirandolo, Serafijn, Seraphim, Thomas Aquinas
#202 – La Trappe Blond
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.5 % When I tried the La Trappe Dubbel (#159) I introduced the history of the Trappist Abbey of Koningshoeven across the border in the Netherlands. I promised then that I would continue the story, and … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Belgian Ale, de Koningshoeven
Tagged as Abbey, Abbot, blond, blonde, bock, copper, Dortmunder, Koningshoeven, La Trappe, Netherlands, Nivardus, Pilsener, Schweykart, Trappist, World War I, World War II
#189 – Super des Fagnes Griottes
Size: 250 ml ABV: 4.8 % Griotte is a French term which defines the genus of sour cherries known scientifically as Prunus cerasus. The crop is largely cultivated in Europe and southwestAsia, and is similar to the regular wild cherry, … Continue reading →
#186 – Bourgogne des Flandres Blonde
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % There are two beers which make up the Bourgogne des Flandres range. Most punters would likely have first tasted the brune, which is a famous sour ale from this area of West Flanders. I … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Ale, Timmermans
Tagged as Anthony, beer, Belfort, belfry, Belgian, blond, Bourgogne, Bruges, Brugge, Bruin, Brune, Burgundy, Duchesse, Finest Beer, Flanders, Flandres, Martin, Van Houtryve, Verhaeghe, Vichtenaar
#175 – Pilaarbijter Blond
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.5 % There are two Pilaarbijter beers produced by Bavik, and I was drinking the Blond today. Pilaarbijter is a word that is largely disused in modern times, but was prevalent in the 16th Century and … Continue reading →
Filed under 8, Abbey Tripel, Bavik
Tagged as Bavik, beer, Belgian, blond, Brueghel, Elder, Flemish, fools, hypocrite, Nederlandish, Netherlandish, Pilaarbijter, Pillar biter, proverbs, religious, The Folly of the World, Topsy Turvy
#173 – Omer Traditional Blond
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % Omer Traditional Blond is a highly regarded beer whose recipe is based on one that has been passed down from generation to generation of the Vander Ghinste family. It all started way back in … Continue reading →
#137 – Tongerlo Dubbel Bruin
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6 % This is the second dabbling I have had with the beers of Tongerlo, my first stop being the Tongerlo Tripel Blonde (#30) which gave me a chance to introduce the Abbey which so elegantly … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Dubbel, Haacht
Tagged as Abbey, Augustine, beer, Belgian, blond, Bruin, Canon Regular, Cistercian, Dubbel, Grimbergen, monk, Norbertine, Premontre, St Norbert, Tongerlo, Trappist, Tripel, Xanten
#118 – Kerelsbier Blond
Size: 250 ml ABV: 6.4 % The Kerelsbier Blond label doesn’t give much away, but if you dig a little deeper there is a bit of a story behind this fairly non-descript beer. If you know your Flemish, then the … Continue reading →
#68 – Antiek Super 8 Blonde
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % Deca is a fairly distinctive brewery in that it rarely brews its own beers nowadays. The facilities in the rurality of Woesten-Vleteren are regularly used but only by others. You might call it more … Continue reading →
#58 – Cuvee li Crochon Blonde
Size: 250 ml ABV: 6.8 % My final blonde of the night was Cuvee li Crochon Blonde – a little beer with a funky label, and another one from Couvin. The website which gives some information on the … Continue reading →
#57 – Hopduvel Blondine
Size: 250 ml ABV: 9 % While we are on the subject of blondes, it seems almost the perfect time to introduce the ‘blond/e beer’. When you have a beer called Blondine and a label with a beautiful blonde on … Continue reading →
Filed under 5, Belgian Strong Ale, Van Steenberge
Tagged as Abdij, beer, Belgian, bleach, blond, Blondine, brunette, craft, Duvel, Golden Ale, Hopduvel, hoppy, Piraat, red wine, St. Feuillien, Tripel, van Roosenberg, Van Steenberge, white wine
#30 – Tongerlo Tripel Blond
Size: 330 ml ABV: 8 % The date on the label of the Tongerlo beer says 1133. If I’m not mistaken that’s – er – 876 years of brewing beers? Apparently true. The monastic community of the Norbertine Abbey of … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Haacht
Tagged as 1133, Abbey Beer, Abbot, beer, Belgian, blond, Burchard, Germans, Haacht, Kamerijk, monk, Norbertine, Tongerlo, Tripel, Triple, Waltman, World War I
#15 – Piraat 9
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % Feast your eyes on any shelf in a decent Belgian Beer store, and you will find a number of beers dedicated to life at sea. Van Steenberge brew Piraat which of course is Flemish … Continue reading →
Filed under 9, Belgian Strong Ale, Van Steenberge
Tagged as beer, blond, energy, gallon, morale, Piraat, Pirate, sea, Somalia, Van Steenberge
#14 – Abbaye de Malonne Blonde
Size: 330 ml ABV: 6.3% Malonne is a small village in Namur, where the Abbey Notre-Dame de Malonne once sat. The abbey was built in the 7th Century by an Anglo-Saxon monk named Saint Berthuin. The Abbey was the centre-piece … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbey Beer, Belgian Ale, Lefebvre
Tagged as Abbey Beer, Berthuin, blond, festival, luck, Malonne Namur Notre Dame, procession, Saint, shrine
