BEER REVIEW: 457

BREWER: Brasserie St Feuillien, Hainaut, Belgium 

STYLE: Belgian Blonde 

ABV: 7.5%

VESSEL: 33cl brown bottle

DATE OF POST: 10th July 2026

 

JYMI SAY’S…

This Blonde from St Feuillien (pronounced Saint-Foo-Yen, a great little info drop from our info laden bottle) should be better. In fact, it should be a lot better.

It’s a top fermenting ale brewed in Belgium by the same family since 1873, with old traditions still very much respected. It’s 7.5%. It should be better.

Let me tell you what I think is wrong with it…

For me, the texture is too soapy (yeah, I know, it’s a Belgian Blonde), the flavour is too light (yeah, I KNOW, it’s a Belgian Blonde), and the aftertaste is, well, shite.

Look, a brew of this style done well can be lovely, but even though St Feuillien have ticked all the necessary boxes here, I can’t help feeling they smudged the ink immediately afterwards.

There ARE flecks of orange. There ARE hints of coriander. The nose is sensational. But it all ultimately falls well short of the mark for me.

Way better Belgians out there.

Way better Blondes out there.

Jymi’s Rating: 34%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Ah mon ami, you present me with a little puzzle in a glass. I approach this St Feuillien with the caution of a man who knows he is about to enter a room decorated entirely in a style he does not favour, yet must still admire the craftsmanship.

It sits there like a small sun captured in crystal, bright and golden, almost too cheerful, but undeniably handsome. The nose rises up with the gentleness of a summer meadow drifting through an open window, a touch of spice, a floral note that is, how do we say, surprisingly agreeable even to one who does not usually seek such perfumes in his beer.

Then comes the sip, and here the metallic floral character reveals itself, precise and expected in the manner of the Belgian blonde. It is not a beer for Hercule Poirot to drink in great quantity; non, it is a sipper, something to be taken slowly, appreciated for what it is rather than loved for what it is not.

Yet as it moves across the palate, one must concede that it has been made with care. The mouthfeel is respectable, the accents of flavour appear and disappear with a certain tidy order, and though the style is not to my personal taste, I cannot deny that the brewers have executed their intentions with competence.

In the end, I give a small nod of approval. It is a decent brew, not overly complex, but balanced and confident, and even the detective who prefers another genre must acknowledge that this Belgian blonde has earned its place.

Sammy’s Rating: 80%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 57%

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M O B 2026