the beers of FUTENMA: La Trappe Blonde Trappist

Today we have the second and last of the La Trappe beers, La Trappe Blonde. Blonde style was first introduced to be a mildly bitter and malty beer to transition people from mass market beers to craft beers, and I have to say they are pretty good. Like the previous La Trappe, it has the raised glass seal on the pry top bottle and rather nice labeling. I will be using the La Trappe goblet that came with the beer, and if you want a good look at that check out the previous post.

It has a almost wheat beer nose from the bottle, I'll see if that changes any when I pour it.

It does not have much of a head, still a wheat beer nose. It has a murky light amber color with golden edges. I noticed when I cleaned the goblet that it had a scratched ring around the center of the cup. I first thought this was a flaw or a bi-product of manufacturing, but after I poured the beer and took a look I realized that it is a bubblier.

It has a wheat beer taste to it without being putrid. I apologize to wheat beer lovers for calling wheat beer putrid tasting, but I just cannot help but make the comparison. It has a mild acidity to it, it bubbles when I rolled it around more than I expected from a beer that hasn't nearly any head. I'm having trouble describing this beer as anything other than "wheat beer that does not taste spoiled", I think my own biases are getting in the way of my palette. I think I'll put on "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" by Kay Kyser to get my mind off of it and try rolling it to the back of my tongue.

And it works! This beer also has a mild rye taste with an apple finish. Lets put on some "atom bomb baby" to celebrate! The beer has warmed up a bit, causing the some of the flavors to become more mild. It has actually make the beer quite a bit better. I think I may let the beers warm in the glass when it's a little more than half way through to see how the flavors change. My goodness! the flavor is much more apple now that it's warm. I really should have had this straight out of the wall locker. I think I may only try wheat beers warm from now on, they just taste better that way.