Lazy Boy Belgian Strong Golden Ale

Brewed by Lazy Boy Brewing
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Everett, Washington USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Pours amber color with white head that fades rather quickly. Smells of malt sugar and fruit. Tastes a bit like cotton candy and spice. Slides right down the hatch. It would be easy to down several bombers of this stuff.

On tap at the PDX spring beer fest 2008. Pours clear golden with a small whtie ehad. Crisp citrus in the nose, spicy and yeasty. Solid easy drinking beer.

4oz Taster - Spring Beer & Wine Festival - Portland, OR
Aroma – Nice Belgian, good malt background very good blend.
Appearance – Amber in color, Nice light head and clear.
Flavor – Good sugars with a banana flavor this was a truly nice Belgian ale. Strong and deep with flavor.
Palate – Good Mouthfeel, nice texture with a dry finish.
Overall – One of the best Belgian ales I had for the day. Nice complex flavor this was a truly nice surprise for a Belgian beer.

Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells of bananas, sugar, hay, some fruit. Tastes mildly bitter with some complimentary dry malt. Not the best BSA I’ve had but worth the try.

Bottle. Nice golden color, thin coarse white head. Nose has a bit too much alcohol. Bit thin on the body, doesn’t really hide the alcohol. Overall not bad, not great.

22. Pours a beautifully goldened medium amber, crystal clear, big fizzy white head that settles to woolly film. Intermittent stringy lace. Big sweet green apple nose, but seems like there’s a promise of crispness behind it. Floral and sugar notes there as well. Medium, slightly fizzy body. Even a bit creamy. The apples, sugar, and and florals come back for the mid-palate, and it does have a nice crispness to it. Mild sweet finish. This is a bit of a surprise because this guy’s not been perfect out of the gate--this, though, shows real promise.

Pours clear gold with a slight haze. A white two inch froth swelled up with a moderate pour. The foam settled after the first few sips and left behind a myriad of lacing. Aromatics are on-spot for a belgian golden. Light malt with fruity esters, clovey phenols, and a little spicy. An American slant steps forward with some additional tropical hops. Peaches, tangerines, and grassy undertones. Subdued, but they are there, along with a crisp mineral note. Mouthfeel is medium and somewhat crisp. Not quite as creamy or effervescent as would expected from the style. The pallet is very fruity and pretty hoppy. Mangos, peaches, and citrus oil ride atop the light malt base. Bitterness is firm and substantial for the style. Alcohol is present but not offensive. A nice belgian with plenty of Pacific northwest flair.

(22oz bottle) Purchased from Bottleworks in Seattle for $4.99. Pours a lasting medium foamy white head with an orange amber body. Nose is somewhat malty with a mild corn. Strange malt liquor and Belgian yeast flavour. Average.

UPDATED: JAN 5, 2008 Thanks to Shawn for this taste and his generosity when we showed up at his brewery unexpectedly. Poured on tap into a glass a deep copper-gold hue. Slightly hazy with a medium-sized dark white head and good lacing. Bready, hoppy, yeasty nose. Malty chewy mouth feel, quite smooth. Warm and mildly boozy, but overall, the alcohol is well masked. This is a hybird of styles and I liked it a lot!

Bottle : Darker golden in color, a little haze, moderate fizzy off-white head, falls quickly, leaving hardly any lacing.   After a few minutes this one appears still.   Bready nose, minor floral and honeysuckle melon like tinge.   Sweet matly belgianesque flavors on the tongue.   Certainly comes across as an Americanized version of a Belgian.   This one is actually fairly sweet, and alcohol is noticeable.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Warming finish, malty, even a bit bready.   Finish is slightly spicy.   Decent example, but not all that Belgian like.   Enjoyable to drink, thats for sure.   Moreso American like than Belgian, but I guess that is likely to be expected.   Worth a try.