La Guillotine
— 5/5. Golden and lively with plenty of fizz. A little harsh as it meets the tongue, but packs a mature and very mellow finish. Definitely one of my favourite blondes.”
By Brouwerij Huyghe. 33cl, 9.3% ABV, serve at 9°
I first tasted this one with my brother down at Café Delirium in Brussels, where all the Huyghe beers are stocked. Comes in the characteristic milky, mottley white bottle like its more famous sibling Delirium Tremens. The Guillotine is “a beer to cut off your … thirst!”, says the brewery. Who are we to argue with that?
Golden and lively with plenty of fizz. Something rather harsh and perhaps even a bit metallic as it meets the tongue, but packs a mature and very mellow finish. Sharp, surprising and definitely one of my favourite blondes.
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