Leffe Brune

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Leuven, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Pours deep ruby red with an off white head, which sticks around for a while before lowering into some nice lacing. Nose is reminiscent of Guinness Export, but there’s also the Leffe Blond aromas of banana, butter, sweat and spice. In this case everything is just a bit bolder and matured. Taste is ashy at first, then the candied sugar comes in strong - but unlike the Blond there’s some malt present here. Straw like hops and dusty yeast are there too. But there is an unpleasant cardboard taste to this. Mouth feel is medium bodied with light carbonation and a chalky feel which is peculiar. Finish is roasted malts, candied sugar, some banana and apples, with just a little bit of smoke. At the very end there is a unwanted souring. It’s okay, but nothing special and ultimately I think I rather drink the Blond to this.

Pours dark brown with a tall thick foamy beige head. Aroma is characterised by dark fruits plumbs and raisins. Flavour is amazing as well. Fruit and bread. More plumb and raisin as well. Some spices come through making for a very complex beer. It is a little weak in body, but it makes it super drinkable. Much better than the blonde

Very malty compared to other brown beers I’ve had, got to say I prefer the blond though

30 cl bottle. A heavy banana aroma is punching my nose, than the makt arome appears somewhere on the background. The taste is much more malty, which suits this beer. The flavour ismixed with the flavour of cloves. I didn’t find a sophisticated taste, and especially the aftertaste which didn’t really emerge from the first taste. A nice beer to drink all evening.

Bottle. Pours aclear dark brown color with minimal head. Light banana aroma. Some malt as well. Smooth taste with a hint of banana and malt. Like the blonde...just with more body.

Bonne bière brune, bonne saveur de malt, peu houblonné. Disponible en épicerie!

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2011 Very comfortable, chocolate or something mild and strong anyway, maybe banana but not at all fruity banana - only soft like banana ice cream. No bad tastes almost at all.

Roasted malt and slight chocolate up front. Very slight hints of bananna, caramel, nutmeg, and hops appear on the surface of an underlying typical sweet belgian yeast. Medium to thin bodied, simple and EASY drinking!