by Brouwerij De Hoorn (Palm - Swinkels)
Palm is a traditional Belgian beer brand, most well-known for the Palm Special Belge. But over the years, Palm as a brand has been in decline, losing relevance in the fast-moving Belgian beer scene. Something was needed to save the brand, and that turned out to be Cornet.
The beer is a Belgian Strong Blond Ale, introduced to rival the market dominance (or get pulled along on the coat tails of) Duvel. And it has been a success with the Cornet label being plastered across cafes and beer bars all around Belgium. It also helps that it’s a decent beer.
It has a nice golden body, that gives off hints of banana, vanilla and grainy malts.
The flavour is the same, at first a little sweetness coupled with the familiar Belgian yeast characters. The oaked aspect isn’t too strong, as it is only aged on oak chips rather than in barrels, but there is definitely a vanilla note, along with a little woodiness to the flavour.
It is smooth, although quite highly carbonated. It sits atop the tongue, with the flavours free to travel the length of your tongue. In the aftertaste there is a little minerality, and a decent level of hop bitterness to linger.
I wouldn’t swap it for a Duvel, but it is a nice beer to drink all the same.
An interesting beer from Alvinne, and one of Belgium's most bitter beers at 115 IBU
by Abdij Averbode (Brouwerij Huyghe)
A multi grain mix of barley oats and spelt, plus dry-hopping make this strong blonde ale a really interesting creation
A Strong Blonde Ale cross Belgian Tripel, with oak chips used in the brewing process to add a hint of vanilla
The 'Devil's' little brother, made to the same recipe but without secondary fermentation in the bottle
by Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (AB InBev)
Like a super-charged Hoegaarden witbier...but better
A special Belgian Strong Pale Ale that is the only Belgian beer to use Witloof
A sort of Belgian style strong blonde ale, made using unsold sourdough bread
Like a bigger, tastier (and classier) version of the classic Leffe Blond
A strong blond ale in the style of Duvel, brewed by Het Anker brewery
A delicious strong blond ale with a crisp malt body and a nice hop bitterness
The world renowned Belgian Blond Ale from Orval Trappist Monastery. There simply is no other beer like Orval.
by Brouwerij Palm (Swinkels Family Brewers)
A fruity, malty Belgian pale ale, originally brewed in 2003 to celebrate the 90th birthday of the brewey's former head brewer.
by Brouwerij Verstraete (Deca Services)
An unfiltered, unpasteurised, dry-hopped strong blond ale with barley, oats and wheat in the grain bill
A classic strong pale ale from one of Belgium's old family breweries.
A variation on the acclaimed Piraat strong blond ale, this time with four different hops added at three separate times during the beer-making process
A delicious, complex but light and dry Belgian Strong Blonde Ale from Brasserie St Feuillien
A special Belgian Blonde ale, dry-hopped with Cascade hops. A tribute to Armand Desplenter, one of the founding brewers
A full malt body, spicy Belgian yeast and five different hops in this strong blonde ale
