Leffe Brune

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Leuven, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Clear dark reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, toasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, yeasty and light spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and spicy finish. A bit on the sweet side and not the most complex dubbel but very drinkable. 190311

750mL bottle, pours dark brown / reddish. Aroma and flavour of dry caramel, dark fruits and a slight nutty undertone. Quite nice.

UPDATED: MAR 16, 2011 Rating for draft version, preferable version: draft: in a huge half litre glass which was cool, pretty similar to the bottled version, but with a tad bit more brown sugar & the spices in the finish were heavier than actual taste, preferable version /// bottle@home: yeast, raisins & dark fruits, nuts, minor caramel, lots of spices in the finish, decent but not overtly impressive, medium, a tad bit too thin body /// got my mind once slightly blown @Kulminator by a guy who was drinking a Westy 12 whilst explaining to me that Leffe is a much better beer, I didn’t agree with him

33 cl bottle from a local supermarket. It pours an unclear dark brown (almost black) liquid with some amber/ruby tones, and with a high beige head, spongy and durable, that leaves a beautiful lacing. The aroma is a little light, but gets intensity as it breathes. You can smell dried dark fruits, caramel, some dark chocolate, licorice, yeast and some spices and freshness coming from the hops. It is a pity it does not taste more intense, as the flavour is very good: roasted malts, leaving you traces of sweet licorice, nuts, caramel, chocolate, fruits. It is mostly sweet, with a little bitterness on the aftertaste. It is a full-bodied brew, ending semi-dry. Good presentation (shame of the non-personalized crown cap) for a very good belgian that could be awesome without pasteurization and filtration.

If your not in Belgium and are new to Belgen brown beers then this is a good one to start with. At 6.5% its not too intimidating. The beer pours very brown and with a lovely creamy head. You can use the descriptors, dark rich caramel, molasses and even a hint of bitter dark chocolate to describe this beer. Considering its commercial availability this beer is very well brewed and consistant.

Bottle 750ml at 1337 Beer #5. Pours dark brown with tan head. Aroma is dried fruits, dark sugars, caramel. Taste is medium bitter, medium sweet. Medium to full body, oily, soft carbonation. 26022011

Bottle 750ml @ 1337 Beer #5
[Courtesy of igniztion] Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and a little alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Brown with shortliving foam. Smells of caramel, molasses and spices. Watery, sweet taste with a slightly bittering end. Very standard belgian brune, slick and mainstream.