La Curtius

Brewery: Brasserie {C}

Supplier: Beer52

Haven't managed to do a review for a long time now, in fact this is my first post of the year. Though I'd do another from the Beer52 box that contained mostly European beers. This one is from a relatively new Belgian brewery that established in 2012; La Curtius is their Blond ale, made from barley and wheat, that has gone through several fermentation steps and presented in a champagne-esk bottle. I served this chilled, Happy Easter.

Appearance: A very pale gold colour with a thin but persistent pure white head, there is also a huge amount of particulate matter.

Aroma: Definitely a Belgian nose but with lots more floral and apricot notes.

Flavour: Quite sweet on the front with lots of apricot, this leads into a more fruity honey note. With drinking more of the floral notes come out, along with some of the alcohol.

Body: A medium body with a nice soft carbonation, perfect. 

Aftertaste: A bit tangy lemon with lots of white grape notes, these become a bit more complex with drinking becoming more like white wine notes.

Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 7, a nice beer the is complex enough to keep you interested, but light and simple enough to keep drinking.

Price Range: Part of the box of 8 I got for £12 (usually £24), so it works out at £1.50 for a 375ml bottle; a great price but you probably wont see it for that, I would say it was worth upwards of double that.

Food Pairings: This would go well with a lighter meat in a dark sauce, maybe something like chicken in a cream based sauce, my gut is telling me something like pheasant in a dark gravy.