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Guillaume

Pizza Port Brewing Company
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🌍 United States · Belgian Blonde Ale · One of 35 Belgian Blonde Ales in hopIQ

Guillaume is the Belgian-style blonde ale of Pizza Port's Ocean Beach brewpub, kept deliberately light and low in strength. It pours a clear golden yellow. The Belgian yeast brings a soft note of banana and a touch of clove over a cereal, lightly bready malt with a hint of sweetness. The body is thin and crisp, a faint lime-peel freshness shows at the end, and the finish turns dry and slightly yeasty.

ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden5

AWARDS

Silver · 2014
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer
Bronze · 2015
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer
Gold · 2017
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer
Silver · 2020
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer or Non-Alcohol Beer
Silver · 2022
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
Silver · 2023
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
Bronze · 2024
Great American Beer Festival
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
Silver · 2026
World Beer Cup
Session Beer
★Silver — Great American Beer Festival (Session Beer)
★Bronze — Great American Beer Festival (Session Beer)
★Gold — Great American Beer Festival (Session Beer)
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Medium body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Off-dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Soft bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Very crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Belgian Blonde Ale.
Malt character
bready
malty
Fermentation & yeast
banana
clove
yeasty
Distinctive notes
citrusysmooth drinking

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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Guillaume

◎ Appearance

Guillaume presents a clear, bright golden-yellow hue that catches light with transparency. The head forms a modest white crown with delicate retention, leaving fine traces of lacing as it subsides. Carbonation appears lively and well-integrated throughout the body.

clear golden yellowfine lacingbright and transparent

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with soft banana esters characteristic of Belgian yeast, accompanied by a subtle clove spice that adds complexity without dominance. Beneath these fermentation notes sits a clean cereal and lightly bready malt foundation with a whisper of sweetness, creating an inviting and accessible aromatic profile.

banana esterclove spicecereal and bread malt

◐ Taste

The palate enters lean and crisp, with the cereal-forward malt providing a delicate sweetness that never cloaks the beer's underlying dryness. Mid-palate reveals the yeast character settling into the background, while a faint lime-peel freshness cuts across the tongue with gentle citrus brightness. Bitterness remains restrained at 22 IBU, supporting rather than overwhelming the delicate malt structure.

crisp and leanlime peel citrusrestrained bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish turns dry and slightly yeasty, fading cleanly without lingering heaviness. The lime-peel character persists briefly before giving way to a clean, thirst-quenching aftertaste.

dry and cleanyeasty fade
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
76
Appearance
80
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Guillaume

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 7–10°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Goblet
Recommended for this style

The wide mouth and heavy base promote head formation and channel rich aromatics toward the nose. Traditional for Belgian strong ales.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Guillaume

About Belgian Blonde Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Belgian Blonde Ale?

Belgian Blonde Ale is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Belgian Blonde Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same dry, crisp, banana character as Guillaume will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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