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Achel Blonde 33cl

Achel Blonde pours very light pale yellow made slightly cloudy by a loose sediment, with a low, lacy head. The aroma is soft and very subtle, overall dry with scents of hops, yeast, vanilla and melon-like fruit. The palate is also dry but notably full and fruity, with a big-bodied meatiness unusual in such a pale beer. It turns toffeeish and chewy when swallowed, and the finish has a fine perfumed bitterness, with a summery delicacy reminiscent of fresh plums or mirabelles and more estery, meaty tones. There's also a warming alcohol kick as it lingers, along with melon fruit, tasty hops and some flashes of deeper, chocolate-like tones. Although there is a distant similarity to some of the more untypical Trappist beers like Chimay Blanche and Orval, the monks of Achel have clearly decided to plough their own furrow rather than imitate existing Trappist styles: as confirmed by the declared ingredients, this is a beer made from malt and hops alone, with no spices nor that other monastic favourite, candy sugar. In doing so they've created a dry, subtle and thoroughly modern beer from one of the finest and most historic of brewing traditions

Strength: 8.0% ABV
Only £3.75

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