Leffe Brune

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Leuven, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Dark brown colour. Aroma of toffee and alcohol. Similar taste with a slight sourness in the finish.

[ASPETTO] marrone scuro con riflessi porpora, limpida [SCHIUMA] color beige, buona presenza e compatta, media persistenza, residuo duraturo e buon lacing [ OLFATTO ] lieviti e malti in primo piano, con profumi di zucchero, caramello, un leggero fruttato e qualche nota alcolica di fondo [GUSTO] dolce, con ancora zucchero, caramello, lieviti classici belga, compare nel mezzo un leggero fruttato (frutta candita) per finire con sentori di malto tostado e qualche sfuggente nota che ricorda il cioccolato. [TEXTURE] corpo medio basso, sensazione watery, carbonazione media, percezione alcolica medio-bassa. [COMMENTO FINALE] una belgian dark ale discreta, tendente verso note dolci, contrastate solo da un leggero torrefatto finale (gradito). Un po’ leggerina al palato per essere una abbey dubbel, comunque, essendo un prodotto della grande distribuzione, mantiene un livello complessivo soddisfacente: raporto qualità -prezzo molto buono e praticamente reperibile in tutti i supermercati.

Me parece que la que tome estaba en mal estado porque no me parecio nada buea, menos aun comprada con lo que dice el resto de la gente, prefiero volver a probarla.

Pours dark brown with low head Vague aromas of belgian yeast. Taste is a bit too much of alcohol. There is the usual belgian style there but not enough. Think i like blonde better.

Tap at the Dublin bar, Herzliya. Pours dark brown and cloudy with a smooth, small white head. Nose: corn, spices, coriander. Mouth: bitter, sweet and spicy. Long finish, fizzy and medium bodied. Not bad.

Solide bière. Belle robe brune avec mousse crémeuse. Caramel et légère torréfaction avec douce amertume. Elle descend bien. On peut en prendre avec plaisir plusieurs au cours d’une soirée.

330ml Bottle: Aroma of malt, chocolate, Belgian yeast, and a hint of sugar. Poured deep copper in color with a huge, foamy, frothy, dense, creamy, off-white head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of malt, Belgian yeast, herbs, and spices. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Malt, Belgian yeast, herb, finish.

Now I’ve been staring at our set of Leffe glasses in the store for 2 years now, but this will be the first time I’ve ever had the dark version of the brew. The best known brew from the Leffe Abbey is their Blonde Ale, but the Leffe Brune (Brown) is the slightly stronger and obviously darker concoction from the Abbey of Notre Dame Leffe (translation might be inaccurate, blame google). For such a dark brown colored beer, the foam on top is quite white in color. A very thick foam rises to the top, a good finger and a half to two fingers thick. The beer itself is a very dark brown color, nearly completely opaque, but just a touch of light makes it through. Aromas are full of brown sugar, roasted malts and candy sweetness. There’s also a bit of spice and nutty notes in the nose, and maybe a little toffee? On the palate the Brune is much lighter than expected! With all that malty sweetness in the nose, I expected a bit more intensity in the mouth. The Brune is fairly light in body dominated entirely by both fruity and roasted malts with a fair amount of alcohol shining through. I’m surprised how much the alcohol is noticeable, as the website lists the Brune at only a subtle 6.5% abv. The Leffe Brune is a flavorful and smooth but not super impressive. I’ve had a Blonde several times and to the best of my recollection, the Blonde was a bit more impressive in quality. I have no trouble finishing this Leffe Brune tonight, but I don’t see myself reaching for another either.