Leeuw Oud Bruin

Formerly brewed at De Leeuw
Style: Low Alcohol
Valkenburg an den Geul, Netherlands

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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@Backlog Donker bruin bier, beige kraag, enorm moutig in aroma als in de smaak, bruine suiker en karamel, je moet er maar van houden, niet mijn ding, veel te zoet.

Poured from a large screw top bottle, into a 0.2 litre, tall, thin tumbler behind the bar at t’ Pumpke, Valkenburg on 21st Oct 2012. Dark and extremely malty sweet: It was a dark brown almost black colour (but the bar is very dark, so I could be out a few shades in my eyes): on top a full, deep tan covering that hung around for the whole glass and produced some heavy lacing. The nose and taste were just too malty sweet for me really: the molasses just made this a malt drink, not a beer.

dark brown black coloured body with a off white head a spicy malty hoppy aroma a spicy malty sweet caramel fruity taste with a sweet little bitter finish

Bottle: Medium but quick disappearing light brown light tan ish head on top of a brown beer. Smell is sweet some light toasted malts, caramel, hint of darker fruits  and something herby. Taste is sweet, brown sugars with caramel, dark fruits yeast, dark fruits and light bitterness. Sweet light malty bitter aftertaste. Just too sweet.

Bottle (750ml): Clear, deep chestnut-amber coloured, big - very loose - yellowish-brownish head; moderate sweetish-caramelly nose with a faint illusion of hops; moderate sweet, but also light bitter flavour, light bodied - as expected; detectable roast-malty traces in the moderate sweet caramelly finish, rounded by alight, very light bitterness in the aftertaste. Not really bad......

Taster from a 1l bottle. Clear light brown colour, light brown head. Aroma of caramel and metal. Flavour is very sweet, caramel, light hops, a bit like sweet bread, little metal in the finish. Light bodied. Although I thorouhgly dislike the style, this one is, although very sweet, not nearly as sweet as some other Dutch Oud Bruins I’ve had and thus drinkable.

(Bottle 30 cl) Deep, dark mahogany brown with a small head. Malty and extremely sweet (artificial sweeteners) with a thin, thin body. Reminds me of Danish "Hvidtøl" - just worse. Disappointing. 120101

Light caramel and light hops aroma. Dark brown color, light brown head, good lace. Very sweet, light, light hoppy, butterscotch. If it only was a bit less sweet and had a bit more roastiness it could be a very nice beer.

Quite similar to the danish 'Hvidtøl'. Sweet and malty with a metallic finish. Loads of caramel and brown sugar.

Brown coloured. Very sweet and caramelly. Smooth and soft mouthfeel. A nice beer for children.