3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Deep brown with a thin head. Good lacing on the glass. Burnt notes of malt in the aroma and flavour. Smooth creamy background.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark mahogany body, light brown head. Malt with berries, little alcohol, some veggies. OK, but uninteresting.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle in Toronto. Dark brown colour. Sweet malty flavour. A quality abbey dubbel.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Leffe Blond is a long time favourite, so my expectations are high when I pop the cap of her brunette sister. It pours a dark brown body with a red tint, and a large, very short-lived, light-brown head. Despite the poor head retention the remaining layer laces the glass extremely well. The aroma is not very strong, but I guess that’s the penalty for serving the beer at the recommended 5ºC. It’s very malty, with lots of caramel and brown sugar. Also a bit nutty, and there are prunes, spices and yeast. Do I also detect some faint hoppy hints? A nice and complex aroma, but too faint. Medium sweet taste, with a very light bitterness far in the background. Flavours are malty with caramel, and also spices and yeast. Sirupy, sugary, sweet aftertaste with a faint touch of bitterness. The medium body, the smooth and oily texture and the soft carbonation provide a very nice mouthfeel. A tasty, sweet beer, although I still prefer Leffe Blond.
[33 cl bottle, from Vinmonopolet Oslo City, Oslo]
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle 25cl from a french supermarket. brown with a little red in it. medium frothy head which remains very long. nice! smell of fresh fruits. maybe apple and raspberries. taste of sweet toffee and caramel with a hint of sourness. only a little bitterness in the finish. creamy in the mouth, medium body.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: DEC 3, 2011 Red-brown Belgian abbey beer with a beige head, caramel and roasted malt in nose. In addition yeast and raisins. Medium body, medium carbonation, a liitle bit wine taste. Touch of hops on palate, bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bière brune aux reflets rougeâtres. On sent des odeurs de levure surette, de grains torréfiés et de chocolat noir. On goûte à un équilibre de fruits séchés et de céréales, qui terminent par des notes sucrées agréables en bouche.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured from a bottle purchased in Barcelona into a tall glass to drink. The beer had a dark brown color with a slight tan hue and a smallish, creamy, dark-tan head that had little retention but some cling. Its aroma featured caramel malt, a bit of chocolate, and a fruity hops aroma. The taste was sweet and malty with traces of caramel and chocolate, and an earthy/grainy effect as well. The beer was fairly smooth with some subtle, lasting fizz and carbonation, was a bit thin and light.
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