Semper Ardens Blonde Bier

Name: Semper Ardens Blonde Bier
Manufaturer: Carlsberg
Country: Denmark
Media: Tap
Type: speciality brew

Appearance: small white head, mostly diminishing lacing, clear body, amber hue

Aroma: light hoppy, some grain, coriander and banana

Flavor: light sweet initial flavor, sweet and light bitter flavor, short duration

Palate: medium body, oily/watery texture, fizzy carbonation

Overall: Strange combination of top-fermented Belgian-style yeast and bottom-fermented German-style. Sounds more interesting than it is, though...

Grade: 8

Place/date: Jacobsen Husbryggeri, Copenhagen - 5 june 2009