Leffe Blond

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Ale
Leuven, Belgium

Decent beer with surprisingly full mouthfeel. Rather alcoholy with hints of grassy bananas. From bottle, Whole Foods Mountain View.

Bouteille de 330 ml. Nos yeux aperçoivent une bière de couleur soleil-cuivrée avec une superbe mousse blanche imposante qui trace au fil des gorgée une paroit sur le verre. Notre nez respire des arômes de gomme baloune, de levure fruitée, de jujube, de citorn, de barbe à papa, d’épices, de sucre et de fleurs. Notre palais rencontre un corps moyen et notre langue une bonne effervescence. On goute des saveurs de banane, d’épices, de levure, de sucre, de gomme baloune, de fleurs et d’alcool.

Pours an almost clear amber that shines golden when struck by light. Starts off with a generous head, but it fizzles away and left little lacing. Scent was along the lines of many other Belgian brews - slightly floral, sweet, fruity and malty. Taste is somewhat sweet (gets sweeter and rum-ier as it warms up) with an effervescent bite. Bought this at the local grocery store, where the only other Belgian beer was Hoegaarden.

Attractive blonde beer, with appealing golden appearance and reasonably durable head. Soft yeast, hops and on the palate and nose, with sweet undercurrents.

On draught at ’Rocks’ in Chicago. Color was amber, not as blond as I thought it would be. Aroma of malt, sweet fruit, hops, and yeast. Flavor of sweet malt and mild hops, with some floral accents. Medium mouthfeel. Not amazing, but pretty good.

If you’ve never had a true Belgian beer before, Leffe blond is a good one as a starter. It’s a medium golden color and very flavorful. I prefer other Leffe beers over this one myself, but that does not mean that this isn’t a good beer. I have yet to have a bad Leffe beer. I generally prefer darker beers, but this one’s certainly one I buy often.

A nice solid beer. Great color and aroma. I had this beer along with several other Belgian beers, and honestly wasn’t my favorite of the night which probably has a slight influence on my score. I wouldn’t choose to drink this all night, but a beer worth trying.

love the initial fizz, that quickly dissolves into a creamy, seductive, sweetness intent on enticing you to drink one more bottle. it has a plethora of tastes; i’m getting sherbet laced with clove without the liquorice dip from this particular pour. appearance wise, the colour is especially pleasing but the head teases you with its presence for mere seconds. like many, leffe and hoegaarden were my initial introductions to belgian beer about a decade ago at university. i’m dissappointed that people feel the need to knock this fine beverage now that it has become mainstream. its the same with music; and this strange brew at least plays a few amazing guitar licks. ’So what’ that some other tipples are technically better! most of us part-time beer quaffers owe it all to cheekies like this. keep it real. Pass the belgian on the leffe hand side.