Leffe Blond

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Ale
Leuven, Belgium

This was the beer that opened the door to the world of beers to me. And now, what have they done to it? Kind of an attempt to make an abbey mass market beer. Poured in a Leffe glass, big clean whit head with lace. Golden too clean colour for an unfiltered beer. Smell of banana, clove, coriander, honey, spices. Too sweet flavor, taste of banana, clove, some pepper, fruits. Good one, but give it to me anytime as it used to be...

[on tap at the Oakford Social Club, Reading] Hilary said this smelled of honey roast ham, and the powers of autosuggestion soon picked up on it and made me think it taste of that too. After trying to clear my mind and mouth of that, I picked up lemon, orange, grassy notes and a hint of coriander leaf. Definitely more than a hint of the great Leffe Tripel in here, but rather in the manner of a poor imitation - many of the flavours were there, but very poorly balanced. And I think Hilary was right - by the end I was still picking up honey and the odd wisp of woodsmoke. Odd, but smoother and easier to swig (dangerously so) than many abbey beers (possibly the relatively light carbonaion helped!)

Poura a clear gold with a foamy white head that lasts a while. Spicy aroma of hops. Sweet slightly fruity malt flavor. A little bitterness on the finish. Not bad at all considering the price.

Bottle, pavement cafe, Cannes. Connoisseur beer? ! Yeah, right.... For people who think they’re getting something cutting edge, but really this is the Fosters of Belgian beers...Well maybe not quite that disgusting. Its just about drinkable , but has a sweet, sickly flavour and is best avoided.

12 oz bottle. Clear, unfiltered, small white head. Nose is lightly hopped, slightly malty, and a bit spicy. Taste of sugar, spices, nice light hops. A big alcoholic, carbonation is a bit much but it drinks smoothly. Nice session single.

interesting example of a belgian blond ale...lots of estery aromas and flavors actually not a bad beer......just not one what I would seek out...

11.2oz bottle, fairly old too, this is just boring, im getting weird tastes out of this too, kind of a brush your teeth immediately drink water minty haze in the back of my mouth, coupled with some graham cracker honey taste, then that funky belgian yeast that gets me everytime... not subdued enough for my taste yet... not bad just not great.

Draft.Really golden color with mediumsized head. Really sweet and fruity flavors with hints of yeast. Much better on draft than bottle.