Abita Fleur-de-Lis Restoration Ale

Brewed by Abita Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Abita Springs, Louisiana USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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This gold ale pours a medium gold blond color from a 12 oz bottle. Large sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity, caramel and sweet. A medium bodied gold ale. Malts are fruity and sweet, caramel and toffee. Hops are slightly floral and citrusy. Some very lively carbonation in this beer. Drinkable, but nothing special. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly sweet

Yeah, it looks good coming out. Clean, golden color. Not much aroma at all - what is there is a flowery. The flavor is good, hoppy with lemon/citrus flavors. A great beer to drink and enjoy.

nice looking pour. clouded tan with a copper tinted head. aroma is the expected medicianal rubber floral hop i tend to notice in most abita brews. flavor is caramel coated cardboard a bit of grassy lemon in the finish, drinkable.

Pours a clear golden with a thin ring of white head. Semi-sweet grainy, mildly floral aroma. Starts with a hint of sugar, some dry, full crystal malt and noble hops with a dry grainy finish. A fairly bland and uninteresting beer.

Pours a clear copper with a rapidly diminishing head. Aroma is lemony & sharp. Flavor is quite bitter & dry. Lemons & limes in the aftertaste.

Totally clear pale yellow/gold color with a few bubbles, topped by a medium sized pure white fluffy head that slowly dissipates to leave nice lacing. Aroma is crisp, dry, bready, yeasty, touch of honey. Flavor is dry, lager-like in quality, touches of malts and honey, with a subtle balancing bitterness in the finish. It’s just alright.

UPDATED: NOV 23, 2005 Pours deep gold, small white head that dissipated very quickly. Light hoppy/ flowery and yeast aroma. Effervescent and very thin bodied. Alka Setzer taste with a hint of hop bitterness. Not a very good beer especially when compared to the tasty Turbodog. Tastes like any other nameless, forgettable mass produced brew out there. My guess is that Abita did this on purpose in order to make it as widely acceptable as possible. Still, it’s for a good cause..

Clear and brightly golden. Sweet and flowery nose smelled good. Thin body; lacked substance ... and more of a malt backbone. Underlying malts -- and sweetness that was there -- was quickly quelled by sharp flowers and bitterness. American hops were nice but a little too self-serving. Aromas were decent, though; however, they didn’t carry through into the flavor enough.

UPDATED: NOV 18, 2005 Pours dark gold with a two-finger white head. The aroma is very grainy, with a hint of floral hops. There ain’t much to the flavor. Drinkable, but the good people of New Orleans deserve better.

Smallish head. Light golden color w/ steady strreams of carbonation. Tastes a little hoppy, lightly acidic finish. Very thin, I’m afraid. Could use a little more personality. Not bad, overall.