Leffe Blonde

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Ale
Leuven, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Light amber color; creamy head. Aroma of white sugar, paper, dust. Quite sweet, corn-like; more balanced at the end. Easy to drink, but not outstanding.

Every once and a while I run into a brew and say, "I can’t believe I haven’t critiqued this one yet". Now that I hear this is an A-B distributed product, I’m not thrilled about it, but here it is, non-the-less. Dark golden color with a full, creamy off-white head. Visions of a wheat field abutted by a field of wild flowers and weeds after the first sniff. Slightly wort in scent, with a hint of DMS. Nice lace. Sweet grainy flavors. Granted not the grainy flavors of most, but a raw barley and wheat component, that makes this seem, for lack of a better term, "Cheap". In a blind test, this would rate as a better than average malt liquor.

Clear light copper body, with virtually no head. The aroma is sweet, yeasty, and slightly spicy. The flavor is fruity and yeasty, with a bit of alcohol present. It’s smooth, but stays nicely on the tongue. Mild aftertaste.

Clear, orange tinted golden color, moderate head that dissipates quickly. Aroma has sour and clove notes that make me think of a wheat beer. Flavor is better, retaining the clove and adding a touch of orange, again reminding me of a wheat. However, the finish brings back the sour along with unexpected bitterness. Others have mentioned this beer being out of balance, and I agree with that. A little better balance could make this better than marginally above average, as many of the components are very nice and interesting.

Golden amber color w/ a large slowly diminishing head. Aroma is attractive and slightly citrusy. Palate is thin, sugary, and quickly disappearing; aftertaste is very subtle. Above average carbonation leads to a acidic feeling. Very drinkable due to thin palate, but finishing this beer makes me want something more. This beer is maybe something good to drink w/ food or to start out with, but it definitely does not go where all of the places a good beer should go.

Has a golden/amber color with a lot of carbonation and a spice smell. Taste is of sugar and spice, but nothing nice, well that's not true I just wanted to say that... Anyway the taste was pretty spicey and it finishes kind of fizzy. Overall not a bad Belgain, probably the most easy one to drink...

Probably the worst belgian beer I’ve had, besides Stella. That’s not saying it’s bad, because most belgians seem to be above average. I guess this is only slightly above average. Nicely malty, with a touch of sour hoppiness in the background. Not much fruitiness, considering, and pretty unmemorable.

UPDATED: APR 12, 2004 Orange golden with a medium head. Yeasty and malty aroma. Flavor is sweet with malt and yeast and some hops to the finish. Soft and scented.

Slight citrus aroma with little alcoholic smell. Big loose white head with extreme lacing. Appearance throws me off. Taste very difficult for me to describe. Its just tastes like "beer" with a little bite to it. Easy to drink.

Nice dark yellow pour with a thick white head. Decent beer, very easy to drink, but nothing too exciting. Caramel/malt aroma and taste, but nothing that impresses me all that much. I actually thought it tasted more of a supermarket type beer than anything else.