Rader Blonde

750 mL, corked & caged, Green’s on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA, $6.95.

A close look through the brown bottle reveals plenty of easily disturbed sediment. This settles quickly. Lively pour into the Duvel tulip with a good head that leaves some thin lace. Color is a macro-like golden hue.

Nose is a medicinal herb mixture with some lemon pine bathroom cleaner and a little Belgian yeast! Not quite as disgusting as that combo sounds!

The taste is VERY unusual. A combination of lemon, pine, soap, yeast, pepper and Belgian spice. Odd. The label mentions “gin”, so I assume some juniper inspiration too.

A little thin in the mouth – lacks real body.

A very odd beer, but pretty interesting. If you like gin (as I do) you’ll probably enjoy this, but I don’t think anyone could drink a huge quantity. I like it, I bet that many won’t.

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05/06/2007
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bottle
ABV: 6.5 %
Appearance: 3.5
Taste: 4
Mouthfeel: 3
Smell: 3
Overall: 3.5
Total: 3.58
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