Pleasant light-bodied clear straw summer seasonal places sharply spiced lemony hop tingle above paltry sourdough serenity. Dewy, grassy earthiness and trifling floral tinge tease coriander-backed banana-quince wisp.

Clover honey fermentation and spry hop bitterness counter toasted barley-oats serenade to smooth finish, but tobacco-leafed lemon and nectar illusions hidden too far below surface. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Herbal nose and perfumed floral-hopped tongue invade hemp-daubed, billowy white-headed, hazy golden ale (leaving chunky Brussels lace on glass). Dirty mineral earthiness lingers below wheat wafer distention and sugared citrus dalliance.

Summery tan-headed hazy-bodied blonde puts sunny citric hop spicing and light floral bouquet up-front. But muted lemon-orange-banana midst fades to oblivion and soapy finish precludes mild wheat backing.

Oak-aged dark amber Flemish-Belgian-inspired ale honoring former World War II French brewery pits sour chocolate malts against dry prune and unripe quince. Floral hops decorate backdrop, yeast sediment coats bottom, cumulative berry-citrus tang increases effervescence, and white grape tannin brings suitable acridity.

Surfacing apple-spiced butterscotch tingle heightens creamy caramel-toffee sweetness reinforcing barley-dried wheat germ bottom (after carbolic foam subsides). Leafy earthiness lingers below, increasing divergent pepper-hopped bittering.

Founded in 1121, Lefebvre’s Belgian brewery is quite possibly the oldest in the world. Puffy head and cloudy amber complexion greet this moderate-bodied ale. Though thick foamy carbonation takes away from sweet apple-peach subtleties, its stimulating malted cereal grain finish reinforces barley-wheat graining.

Lively bubbly-foamed farmhouse-brewed blondie brings effervescent orange zest and tangy tangerine-apricot ripeness to vanilla Creamsickle theme. Nectarine illusions continually sweeten its already steady citric promise.

“Golden spelt” flouring and mild hop-spiced bittering caress dried banana frontage of Belgian-styled pale ale. Clove-backed floral accent gains affluence. Whimsy wheat wafer sweetness dangles from moderate-bodied interior.

Floral dandelion-lavender-sunflower waft descends to musty earthen lemongrass dankness, bringing mildewed distraction to perfume-y citric-hopped rigidity. Weary barley-oats graining becomes diacetyl.

Flowery aromatic hops, dry honey-malted wheat, and gentle clove spicing give butterscotch-fronted, ginger ale-textured blonde (from a 13th century recipe) its gentle white wine appeal. Wavering orange-bruised tangerine tang and silken banana-breaded vanilla whim stung by phenol coarsening. Well carbonated and lightly fruited but nothing extraordinary.

Resilient strong blonde drapes bitter-grained hop sharpness atop delicate citrus perk to astringent straw wheat backbone. A feisty li’l sucker punctuated by sinewy pale malt heft.