Leffe Blond

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Ale
Leuven, Belgium

Total perfection. At our recent summer beer tasting Leffe Blond was a real hit. The color in the glass is magical but the real threat is the aroma and palate combined with a killer finish. How do Belgium brewers make beer that looks "still" but when you taste it, it is like champagne! The may well be one of the world’s best beers (like Pilsner Urquell on tap AT the brewery!). Go get some.

Bottle. Golden color with a decent head. Almost had a hint of wheat in the initial flavor. Finished off with a mild aftertaste and cleansed the palate fairly well. Went quite well with my tri-tip.

No 387
Rated: 01.05.2008
Bottle brown, 330 ml
Appearance: Pours bright rubby, a bit orangy golden colour, carbonation of the body is quite intensive but looks more like a mild effervescence, head is very thick and frothy, creamy in colour, slightly off white ut amazingly long lasting head with firm lacing.
Aroma: Milky, grainy, slightly bready, reminding white, fresh baked bread, straight from the bakery, gentle aromatic, herbal hoppy nose, clean, milk, all in all mild aroma but inviting, hazelnut, wheat.
Flavour: Very smooth, creamy, quite easy going, alcohol is present though, some grainy and wheaty notes with a mild malty base, alcohol becomes present more when the beer gets warmer, there is some distinct and easy noticable hoppy bitterness on palate rounding the taste and aromatic herbal hoppy nose but all in all the taste is dominated by creamyness. Finish duration is medium.
Palate: Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, there is no accidity at all, no saltyness, rather towards creamyness and malty sweetness with some bitterness on palate, carbonation on palate is mild, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. To be true I was expecting something more accidic not that oily and alcohol was a bit too strong in taste especially in the end. There was not much yeastyness or grainy - bready pronounced taste.

A classic, available in a lot of places nowadays. A nice bite, golden to light colour. Used to have a leffe glass until a friend broke it. I haven’t spoken to them since.

Compliments of Jason at Bruisin’ Ales in Asheville. Golden amber pour; medium head. Sweet and yeasty taste with some mild fruit present. A little sweet/malty for this style, but solid. Did me right today, hungover at 1:30 in the afternoon. Thanks, Jason!

(Bottle). Pleasant enough beer, but not necessarily meriting a second purchase. Sweet doughy aroma, very large creamy head with good staying power. Clear amber color. Flavor is moderately light and sweet, with a light bitter finish. Something vaguely medicinal with banana notes.

(Bottled) Golden. Clear. Medium-sized white head. Fruity nose. Medium palate with some carbonation. Taste is fruity, sweet and yeasty. Light bitterness in aftertaste.

On tap with happy hour special! Pours dark copperish color with good lacing. Yeasty aroma. Very smooth beer with backbone, medium-heavy carbonation and a nice savory aftertaste.