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Lefebvre • Walloon Brabant Belgium
Golden ale brewed with honey. The honey isn't overly sweet but adds floral complexity.
Bright, golden and deceptively strong, with notes of honey, floral, malt, finishing rich and sweet.
Serve at 8-12°C in a tulip to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.
8-12°C
Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.
Can age. Will soften and gain a honeyed depth, though it is lovely fresh too.
"Perfect with duck à l'orange or goat cheese salads, playing off the honey and citrus notes."
Cook this: creamy brie or fresh chevre on toast, a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), or vol-au-vent (chicken in puff pastry).
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Golden ale brewed with honey. The honey isn't overly sweet but adds floral complexity.
A strong blond ale from Brasserie Lefebvre in Walloon Brabant, brewed with real honey for a rounded, golden sweetness.
On the Belgian Strong Pale Ale style, Strong, pale, and often more hop-forward relative to other Belgian styles. Fruity, spicy, and potent with a warming finish.
Explore the Belgian Strong Pale Ale guide Source: RateBeerThe tulip's flared lip captures the foamy head while the bulb concentrates the beer's volatile aromatics, made for swirling and savouring.
Chill the glass
Rinse with cold water, not freezer-cold
Pour at 45°
Aim for the inside of the glass wall
Finish upright
Build a two-finger head for the bouquet
Swirl, sip, savour
Re-release the esters halfway through
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Pour it into a tulip, served around 8-12°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Lovely now, though a year or two will only soften and deepen it.
Brother Anselm, cellarmaster
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