6.9

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Belgian style blonde with added plum juice, from a Dutch brewery – with a name referring to female genitalia, which in some parts of the Dutch language territory are also compared with plums, hence the link; immature and potentially offensive as the name of this brand may therefore be, it clearly works to get attention and it is now available in Belgian drinks stores as well. Snow white, thickly moussy, stable, shred-lacing head, initially clear yellow-golden robe, turning misty and deeper ‘old gold’ with sediment. Aroma of indeed some plum jelly and cooked plum rather than fresh plum juice, green banana, cereals, grass, cooked pear, coriander seed, cooked red cabbage sweetened with brown sugar, honey, old cotton cloth, dried out white bread. Crisp onset, green pear, vague banana and indeed (unripe) plum somewhere, with a certain degree of plum peel astringency; medium carb, white-bready and grainy pale maltiness with a touch of soapy coriander seed spiciness and mild grassy and floral hop bitterness in the end. Ends a tad powdery (yeasty) but altogether clean and measured, with traces of this altogether subtle plum peel astringency lingering; any true ripe plum (or even plum juice) flavour remains as good as absent. Not that I feel cheated, though – I can have a plum lambic like Tilquin’s Oude Quetsche any time instead of this rather ordinary, childishly named, attention-seeking blonde.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Small yellowish head over clear golden beer. Hops, fruity esters, parsley, and a bit meaty nose, at the same time aromatic. Bit metallic taste; fruity indeed, if difficult to name the fruit. Ends again bitter-metallic. Retronasal unripe fruit. Quite slick, medium carbonation, bit sticky. Not really great, uttely infantile name.

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Goed kut

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale blond and hazy with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a little citrus hop. Moderately bitter. It's a decent hoppy blond.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Mitra Kerkdriel. Hazy golden with a white head. Fruity yeasty aroma with some coriander and perhaps a bit plum. taste is bittersweet with a bitter finish. Expected a worse beer actually, based on the hideous name and the tacky label, but was presently surprised.

5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle, blonde, cloudy. Malt, floral notes and plums in the aroma. Malty sweetish yeasty floral flavor with plums. Low on carbon. Not attractive in any way.

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Ze hadden hem ook roestbier kunnen noemen, want hij smaak meer naar antieke spijker dan naar pruim.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

0.33 l bottle, purchased somewhere in Den Bosch, best before January 2021. A little hazy, golden amber with a medium large, foamy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish gently yeasty-spicy, slightly floral and a bit fruity aroma of banana, clove, vanilla, some coriander and a touch of plums. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, gently yeasty-spicy, slightly fruity and a bit floral taste of banana, vanilla, clove, some coriander and a touch of plums, followed by a short, moderately bitter, gently yeasty-spicy and a little grassy finish. Medium body, quite effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Very pleasant Blond, really well-balanced with subtle notes of plums. Way better than expected, it just deserves a different name.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

7 3 7 3 14 Bottle shared at TH winterbier T February (The cat edition). Cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma of herbs, prunes, malt and yeast. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.