Thiriez La Blonde d'Esquelbecq
Bière de fermentation haute, non filtrée et non pasteurisée. Refermentation en bouteilles. Les spécialistes y retrouveront le style belge.
Note: Recently reformulated to 6.0% ABV, although older 6.5% bottles may still be found.
Note: Recently reformulated to 6.0% ABV, although older 6.5% bottles may still be found.
3.5
334 reviews
Esquelbecq, France
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Arômes de malts et de levures. Robe claire surmontée d'une belle mousse blanche. Attaque sur du malts avec un léger goût de miel qui persiste en bouche. Pas mal.
Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Mid- to dark gold and slightly hazy with a creamy off-white head on top. Candy sugar, freshly mown grass and butterscotch aroma. Sweet and slightly spicy taste with toffee and yeasty bread with a sharp bittering hop close to the finish. Decent little beer.
Aroma of Belgian yeast, spice and pepper, pours a cloudy pale yellow color. Taste is Belgian yeast, banana and pepper. Medium body with a peppery banana finish.
Robe légèrement orangée, très belle mousse, dont ils se conserve un léger col. Très belle effervescence, léger trouble. Nez de levure, un peu de malt, quelques parfums fleuris. En bouche, le malt et la levure sont là, avec en arrière bouche une très belle amertume, pas trop puissante mais aromatique (houblon). Rafraîchissant, un peu de corps et une belle charpente. Équilibrée, j'adore.
F: big, white, good retention.
C: blonde, hazy.
A: malty, light fruity, spicy, floral, honey, bit yeasty.
T: malty, spicy, honey, bit grassy, floral, fruity, yeasty, banana, medium body and carbonation, for me more like almost tripel not saison but not bad, enjoyed, 33cl bottle (6,5%) bought 08/18 (BB: 12/19, Lot 740) from the brewery.
Fles 33cl in Muides-sur-Loire. Beetje citrus, wat zoettonen (rood fruit), bitter in het begin. Ook wat vlak. (7-2013).
Proefglas van 33cl-fles. U: Licht wazig goudblond met een witte schuimkraag. G: Typische Thiriez-gist, granen en licht kruidig. S: Moutzoet met een licht bittertje. Licht kruidig, muffe gist en granen. M: Medium body en medium carbonatie.
Bottle. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of musty yeast and mushy red apple. Flavour of white pepper and chalky lemon. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Earthy and musty.
4 oz. draft at York River Landing. Taste is grain, fruity yeast, light muted citrus hops, slight sweetness. Weak flower hints. Mild bitterness. Overall, the palate is refreshing and very light/ almost watery.
11/VI/17 - on tap @ Vleteren Craft Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2017-810) Thanks to 77ships and kraddel for sharing today’s beers!
Clear blond big creamy white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity, bit cheesy, yeast, sweet malts. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very malty, grains, little sourish, sweet touch, some citrus, very fruity, hint of banana. Aftertaste: bitter, bit metallic, banana peel, more citrus, fruity, dry finish.
Amarillo trasparente con media corona de espuma de burbuja fina y larga retención; aromas a levadura belga, cereal, flores, miel y especias; en boca entrada ligera con poco amargor, notas a cereal y especias, cuerpo medio ligero y alta carbonatación, retrogusto dulce con final un tanto extraño, cerveza correcta sin matices destacables.
A: Cloudy straw with a medium-low white head
N: Enticing. Oranges, orange peel, brioche
T: The citrus on the nose is now apparent in bundles, but beautifully layered. Hints of orange, grapefruit, lime and lemon zest. Quite a bit of hop bitterness is also present, which flows seamlessly into the citrus notes. Clove and ginger in the background.
P: Full
O: There is a lot going on in this beer and the flavors are all rather bold, but they play so well together. Great beer!
Bottle 33cl. poured into a tulip glass. Clear deep golden, fair frothy off-white head, mostly diminishing, light lacing; sweet fruity nose, aroma grain, peach, pear, sweet apple, yeast; taste medium sweet and bitter, fruity, honeyish, yeasty, spicy notes; sweetbitter aftertaste, malty, bready, spicy; medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation; well-balanced and pleasant blond.
Pajiza sucia. Aroma cítrico y levadura belga. En boca cuerpo ligero, gas punzante, sabor cítrico y especiado con notas lácteas de levadura. Muy bebible.
Bue à la pression au Borefts Beer Festival 2016. J’avais d’autres choses à faire que de prendre des notes ;)
At BBF, hazy yellow color, aroma of almond and yeast with some fruit in the back, flavor of yeast, roots, fruit and dough with some aromatic tea in the back. Nice and enjoyable.
[9/23/16] Draught sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2016 in Bodegraven. Day one. Golden. Fruity esters aroma with some spiciness, a bit of earth. Sweetish flavor, fruity, spicy, with a bitterish hint.
Clear blond colour. Aroma is strong with pale malts. Plain, simple, malty, sweet.
Sample at Borefts 2016. Golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma is subtle spice, wildflower, grape seed. Light bodied, dry on the palate. Taste is spice, grape seed, chamomile.
Thank you for sharing BE & friends RB Crew! Sampled draft @ Borefts 2016. Day 2. Deep hazy orange, creamy white head. Nose is mellow grass, grainy, interesting barnyard, low funk, grain, low soap. Taste is faint milky yeast, easy grain, mellow, faintly buttery, light esters, low grass. Pretty solid. Nice grainy body, light bitterness. Quite decent, solid.
Sampled from tap at Borefts 2016. Clear, golden yellow with a white head. Sweetish, yeasty-spicy aroma of banana, vanilla, clove and some honey. Sweetish, yeasty-spicy taste of banana, cloves, vanilla and honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter, yeasty-spicy finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, average carbonation. Okay!
On tap at Borefts 2016. Dark amber, small white head. Slightly basementy aroma. Mushrooms and herbs. Spring!
Draft at Borefts, thanks for sharing! Oxidized, yeast, shit bad. Reminds me of french beer, oh wait?
Tap. Slightly hazy golden color with small white head. Aroma is yeasty, bananas. Taste is bananas, fresh yeast, wheat, some spiciness. Rather bitter finish. Ok.
Keg at borefts 2016... Golden yellow Amber... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet herbal fruit nose... Soft dry herbal fruit. Soft fruits
6.5% ABV Bottle pours a hazy amber with a light tan head. The smell is earthy malt, spice, dull fruit and a touch of funk. The taste is rich toasted malt, licorice, fruit, sassafras ending somewhat dry and earthy. Light+ in body with fine carbonation. Damn, I could drink this beer regularly and be a happy man.
Goudblond bier met witte schuimkraag. Geur: wat moutzoetigheid, wat yoghurt en gist, licht fruitig, perzik. Smaak: zacht zoetig, romig, wat fruitig. Redelijk volmondig. Medium koolzuurprikkel. Bière de garde ok, een mooi alternatief voor pils ok, maar saison?
From Auchan Littoral Flandres Blonde de style belge: douce épicée sur lie mais bien houblonnée. Attaque sur la levure, et un bouquet épicé qui fait pensé au girofle et à la coriandre. Bouche ronde un peu épaisse en équilibre sur les saveurs à l’attaque s’appesantit en saveurs épicées. Finale moyennement sèche aigrelette avec des notes de levure argileuse poivrées à vanillées.
On tap at Berthom (Lyon). Color : hazy yellow / golden ale with medium white head. Nose : yeast, malt, honey. Aromas : malt, spices, yeast. Medium texture, low carbonation, low bitterness.
Appearance: clear deep gold with one fat finger of creamy dense ivory head, excellent retention and patchy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: floral, citrus, yeasty, grassy, honey and pale malt. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, light tart, light peppery spice. (8/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderate bitter and slightly spicy finish. (4/5)
Another solid performer from Thiriez, if maybe not quite as good as their Etoile Du Nord. I have to admit a real weakness for this Franco-Belgian style, but even so, this is a good interpretation of that style. (14/20)