Affligem Blond

Affligem Blond
Type of beer: Pale Ale
Container Type: 330 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 6.8%
Country of origin: Belgium
Rating: 78% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $2.50
Tasted on: 11/14/09
Colours of label: Gold/Red/White
Drank From: Affligem Glass

Label Reads: "Affligenm Abbey ale is being brewed in Belgium according to an old method since 1074. A smooth-bodied, golden abbey beer with a light, hoppy character and a surprisingly clean finish."
website: www.affligembeer.be/
Best for: waffling
Ratings:
Taste: 15/20
Flavour: 15/20
Buy again: 16/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 9/10
Complexity: 8/10
Intangible: 8/10
Handwritten notes: This Belgian offering is a crab-appley sour punch with a heavy malt finish. I don't know about you guys, but when I was a kid we had crab-apple fights, whipping these little crab apples at each other with reckless abandon. These innocent contests would invariably end in the big kids pummeling the little kids with their fists rather than with produce. I was a little kid with a wicked throwing arm. Even so, that analogy is apt. The beer starts with a sour smack, and then, when you get tired of that, the malt beats the crap out of you. Ahhh, memories.
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