by Mokke Bier
If you ever find yourself looking for a good restaurant, or even just a place to enjoy a beer in Leura in the Blue Mountains, you could do a lot worse than stopping in at Flemish Flavours. It is a Belgian restaurant owned and operated by Belgian chef Wim and his wife Claire.
Not content with serving up some of the Belgian classics at his restaurant, Wim along with his cousin-by-marriage (whose name is also Wim), took over the Belgian beer label Mokke Bier which commenced operations in 2015.
Their first beer is the Blond, which presents as a normal Belgian blond with a slightly sweet malt body with coriander and citrus. It goes a little off-piste with the hint of added honey, then a subtle but gently building hint of saison funk.
At first I thought this to be a pretty standard Belgian Blond, a little on the sweeter side thanks in part to the addition of the honey. It was as the beer warmed a little that the flavours became more pronounced and I started getting the background hits of the barnyard yeast character.
It finishes reasonably dry with a lingering citrus and hop bitterness, and the subtle yeast character inviting you back for another taste.
The historical beer style of Antwerp recently revived
A fruity malt backbone, a spicy hop bite and a hint of vanilla
A Belgian blond with the addition of coriander and orange peel
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The 'house beer' of Brugse - a delicious Belgian Blond ale from De Halve Maan brewery
A light and lively Belgian blond beer from the rustic Brasserie Caracole
This Belgian Blond is named after one of the ascents of the Tour De Flandres
De Molen's new core range Belgian Blond with Sorachi Ace hops
A typical Belgian Blonde style ale, slightly on the sweeter side of things
Brewed to a 1000-year old recipe, this is a great example of an almost-forgotten style.
Good malt body, gentle hop bitterness and classic Belgiam yeast aromas make this a great introduction to Belgian beer.
A strong blond ale, leaning toward a Belgian IPA with a good dose of European noble hops
A hoppy blonde ale which is the official beer of the Antwerp University
A delicious Belgian Blond beer with a great story
Pils and Munchener malts, Amarillo hops, coriander and mango are all fermented with yeast from Westmalle
by Brasserie de la Cambre (Brouwerij Het Anker)
A traditional Belgian blond beer made by the Het Anker brewery
by L'Arogante (De ProefBrouwerij)
A hoppy blond ale, combining three US hops with a solid malt base
The newest beer in the Leffe range - a classy, tastier version of the iconic blond ale
A balanced Belgian blond ale, with a beautiful hop bite that lasts.
by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)
Light malts, citrus fruitiness and three varieties of hops
An easy-drinking citrus and hoppy blond ale, brewed for the 'Ommegang of Brussels' procession.
The newest addition to the Bosteels range is this Kwak Blonde
A delicious grassy blond beer from 2013's Best New Brewer Belgium
A traditional Belgian Blond Abbey Ale, from a family-run brewery with over a century of tradition.
Dedicated to the hero of Antwerp, a dry-hopped spicy blond ale
Fruity aroma and hoppy, spicy flavour make this an extremely drinkable beer.
A golden Belgian style pale ale, dry-hopped during secondary fermentation for a rich malt body and lovely hop bitterness
by Wilderen Brewery & Distillery
A golden blond ale from the Wilderen Brewery & Distillery
A pleasant Belgian blond from the Witkap family of beers
A malty blond ale with a pleasant peppery bite from only the second brewery in Brussels
by Mokke Bier
A Belgian Dubbel with a rich malty body and a few subtle hints of something a little different
by Mokke Bier
Quite an interesting beer from Mokke that we'll nominally label as a red tripel style
