Beer of the Week: Corsendonk Abbey Pale Ale

Beer score: 8.7

Company: Brouweij Corsendonk
ABU: 7.5
IBU: NA

To be honest, I don't even know if they make this beer any more. Maybe it goes by a slightly different name nowadays, or perhaps it has a different name in different parts of the world, but no amount of online sleuthing could prove to me this beer still exists under this name. But that doesn't mean I didn't get a chance to try it again recently, and that after not tasting it in nearly two decades. Fortunately for me, a buddy of mine had a bottle that had been sitting in his beer fridge for a good long while.

And aging did not hurt this pale ale one bit.

Pours a pale golden color and leaves behind plenty of foamy head that takes a while to vanish while giving of citrus scents, perhaps a little orange or lemon.

Has a slightly fruity, sour taste that can make the lips pucker, though it's not as tart as some lambics I've tried. Goes down easy enough that you could drink these all night and not feel full. Not quite smooth enough to be served as an after-dinner drink, like wine, but almost.

Yet another great-tasting brew from Belgium.