General Lafayette Abbey Blonde

Brewed by General Lafayette Inn and Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania USA

Clear gold with a thin white head. Banana nose with lots of ginger, clove, sage, an rosemary. Clean, spicy, herbal taste with pepper, cloves, toasted malts, and generous lighter fruits. Very full mouthfeel. I think this one is a decicious brew!

Thanks to Dim again for another great Pennsylvanian brew. 12 oz bottle poured into a tulip WOW this thing reminds me of a Duvel big with fluffy head hazy straw colored body with tons of carbonation coming from the glass ok enough this thing gets a 5 an American beer that looks like a Duvel Big yeasty aromas coming from the glass spices include pepper and sage. There is also a citrus component as well in the nose This flavor is the closet I have come to a real Belgian in an American brew. The mouthfeel is dry and it has tons of carbonation. Sour grapefruit, pepper, coriander and candy sugars are just some of the things I taste it is a very complex brew. If you can’t tell I am excited to have tried this brew, a real sleeper in my book. I could easily drink a few of these at a bar, at one sitting thanks again Dan

I think this is getting a bum rap and if it had Lost Abbey on the label it would have scored much higher than most raters gave it. Deep rich golden pour, small head ... looks like a Belgian blond. Nose of citrus and malts and a touch of floral aromatic hops ... just fine. Good palate. Taste of citrus and floral hops and candi sugar and yeast and bread ... well done for a blond and an extra point for a Belgian at almost session beer strength.

Poured a lightly hazy golden color with a medium sized white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of vanilla, citrus, floral, fruits, honey, toasted dough, and light spice. Taste of toasty dough, citrus, toffee malts, light vanilla, pils malt, peaches, and some bitterness in the finish.

Pours a lightly hazy golden orange with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of peppery yeast notes, banana, clove, candy sugar notes and breast malt. Flavor was earthy, banana, clove, bready malt and lots of Belgian yeast esters/spiciness.

In short: An herbal and floral session Belgian blonde ale. Highly drinkable.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Partly cloudy blonde body topped by a white ring of foam
In long: Nose is slightly spicy which is sometimes I often get as a yeast side-effect in Belgian blonde ale. Taste has lots of “country stuff”, not wild/barnyard country, more like rustic country stuff. Countryside hay, countryside flowers, countryside herbs, dry bread, lemongrass, sage, alfalfa sprouts. Very floral and herbal. Spicy/minerals sensation with white pepper and salt. Mouth drying herbal finish. Hugely drinkable, a Belgian ale that could easily be a daily session beer. Another solid beer from General Lafayette, these guys don’t make junk beer, this is General Lafayette not Colonel Sanders.

Bottle. Pours gold, with a white head. Aroma is spices, malt, fruit, and hops. Flavor is malt, spices, hops, yeast, and fruit. Fairly dry finish.

Thanks to JoeMcPhee for sharing - very hazy blonde, with an impressive, fizzy head - herbal aroma of rose, hibiscus, lavender - the flavor has an intense herbal bitterness and dry, crackery malt, with loads of wildlfower character dancing around in the background - earthy and even a bit funky - nice.