General Lafayette Germantown Blonde

Formerly brewed at Copper Crow Brewing Company
Style: Kölsch
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Draft. Pours gold with a thin white head. Malty grainy aroma with a hint of diacetyl. The flavor has malty sweet butterscotch and an earthy hint. Not bad.

On tap at the General Lafayette. RB calls it a kolsch, the brewery calls it a blonde ale, I thought it was a lager/pilsner. There are some gray areas in the world of brew, are there not? A nice, well-made beer that is light and bready.

Draught. Moderate white head atop an amber-blond body. Aroma is sweet and malty, produces some fruity esters reminiscent of oranges and cherries, and a noticeable rounded lagerish aroma. The flavor begins slightly orangey then moves to slightly toastier malt sweetness, pollen and honey, and a slight spiciness reminiscent of wheat. Easy drinking but definitely a summer beer.

Pale golden light white head light grassy taste smooth and malty with a little grainy taste as well not much hop at all.... highly drinkable and simple brew

On tap at the brewery. Very mild pilsner malt aroma with some light beany hop character. Hazy medium amber with thin white head. Medium body, watery, with medium carbonation. Starts with a little carbonic bite, medium pilsner sweetness, and a nice rounded hop bitterness. Stays fairly bitter from start to finish, ending with a medium bitter character. Has some light estery character in there, too. Decent little ale.

Draft: Poured a thin white head with a yellow color. Aroma was that of malt, but mostly smelled like a beer. The flavor was good, light and well balanced. Overall, it was good to try once, but they make so many other better beers.

on tap-pours a thin white head and yellow color. Aroma is light malt, faint continental hops. Taste is light malt, faint continental hops, some fruit. Light body, quick finish but nice.

Draft at brewpub. Pours golden with a white head. No discernible aromas. Light bodied but clean and smooth on the palate, stopping short of being watery. Flavor of cereal grains with the right amount of sweetness. I would prefer just a pinch of more hops, but overall I found this to be a very enjoyable lighter beer.

Thin head of fine bubbles. Very good carbonation. Light citrus and malt aroma with some sweetness to the nose. Medium gold in color. Thin palate. Crisp and fruity lemon with some bready malts. Little bit grassy with a slight tartness late swallow. Some bitterness and hops presence at the end but finishes clean and refreshing. A pretty good kolsch style.

Pours a hazy gold. Bread nose followed by a light metallic bitter flavor. This is cut my a sweet malt. Goes down smooth. A pretty standard "beer".