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Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus: Trappist Westvleteren Blond
This Belgian-style pale ale is/was brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus in Westvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 60.25%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 5.80%.
Historical Community Tasting Notes
Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)
Faint hazy pale gold under a medium size very fine bubbled wonderfully lacing head. Aromas include; spices, light fruit, celery hops, and that tangy chicken stock soup thing you get in some of these Belgians. My one complaint about the aroma on this one is that its too faint. Medium body with a medium hoppy bitter start. Excellent range of subtle f
An overdue rerate of an old bottle. Beautiful creamy dense foam with extra cling power. Clean aroma of pepper, perfume, barnyard, flowers, and spicy hops. Spritzy palate. An absolutely abundance of flavor; lots of pale malt, subtle hop fruitiness, pepper, grass, and medicine. Dry salty finish with lingering soft malts. Nothing but quality ingr
I imagine that some people drink this special beer while on their patio watching a red summer sunset. Some likely eat a delicate meal, perhaps sole with lemon sauce?, with this as an accompaniment. Myself, I drank this while cleaning my house and, after I had had about two-thirds of it, I ate fish fingers on toast with Jack Daniels-brand BBQ sauc
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Beer Listing
| Date and Time | Container | Pub/Place and Where | Strength ABV | Colour | Score Components | Score | Descriptive word(s) | Book No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th Feb 2015 at 9:05 pm | bottle | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5.80 | light to medium golden and slightly cloudy |
Taste: 88.24% Head: 82.22% Aroma: 68% Ease: 73.33% Clarity: 60% |
60.250% | spicy-fruit | 574 |
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Other Beers (etc.) by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Apart from Trappist Westvleteren Blond, Hop Horizons lists 2 others by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus. These are:
Trappist Westvleteren 12 Trappist Westvleteren 12 (aged 10 years)