Leffe Brune

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Leuven, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

750ml Bottle from Tesco, drank at home:
A - Malty, sweet, wheat & yeast, some caramel, banana, hints of dark chocolate.
A - Deep mahogany brown & clear. Thumb size tan head. Great retention
T - Sweet malts, yeast, sugar, banana, some spice & caramel malts.
P - Light side of medium, creamy feel, smooth, slight spicy finish and medium carbonation.

O - An impressive beer & much better than I was expecting. I’d have this again in a flash.
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11.2 ounce bottle - $1.79 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Best Before End: 10/02/13.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown body, flashing a little garnet when held to the light, and exceptionally clear from aggressive filtering. Tall, lasting, beige head. Nice lacing.

Smell: Dark breadiness with an edge of toastiness to it and sweet notes of caramel, cocoa, and dark corn syrup. Folds into fruity scents, from ’nanas to berries with a small spritz of wafting alcohol.

Taste: Sugary sweet malts upfront, with tastes of firm toast and little inclusions of brown sugar, caramel, and chocolate. Little inclusions, mind you. Fruity accents of banana, raisin, raspberry coming together with the unabashed sweetness to give an impression of holiday fruitcake. A few drops of Karo dark. Sweetish, fruity finish with a small sliver of alcoholic warmth.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation. Slight stickiness involved.

Overall: Not great, no, but no too bad, either, really. More enjoyable for me than the blonde variety, I’ll say.

33cl bottle. Dark brown yet still clear with a small but lasting grey head. Nose : Butterscotch and clove notes. Caramel and some dried fruits like raisins and plums. Sip : Smooth with a decent carbonation. Dried plums and some banana/bubblegum notes followed by a cherry with bitterness ending. Nice.

(11.2oz bottle from Total Wine Scottsdale). Finally! Another Leffe beer makes it to the US. More to come? Pours a clear dark brown with fluffy tan head and active carbonation. Nice lacing is left on my Leffe glass. Aroma is belgian yeast, fruit, cocoa and caramel. Taste is sweet with more chocolate/cocoa and light bitterness. Almost like a chocolate tootsie pop. Medium bodied with a slick texture. Smooth finish with some effervescence. Although I don’t generally prefer dubbels, I do like this quite a bit. Its a nice table beer.

Tasted from bottle into nucleated tulip glass. Poured an opaque, dark reddish-brown color with creamy, long-lasting beige head with excellent lace. Aroma was grain, bread, toast, roasted barley and nuts, faint hops and profoundly spicy yeast esters. Flavor was complex and full, grainbill reminiscent of a porter, perfectly balanced malt-sweetness/hops bitterness, lots of fruity notes: raisins, plums, dried cranberries. Medium body, fairly full "chewy" mouthfeel, but on the other hand, the spitzy carbonation gives it a fairly light, "digestible" impression at the same time. Persistant pepper, clove, nutmeg phenols in the aftertaste. Delicious.

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pours dark brown with inch of light brown fluffy head. Aroma of clove, pear, honey, fig, plum, bread. Medium bodied, lively carbonation, yeasty finish. Flavor of caramel, dark fruits, charred wood. Pleasant.

33 cl. bb 06/01/13. Mahogany with reddish tints and a lasting creamy sponge above.Aroma of spicy brown sugar, wheat, lemon, banana and a light touch char. Medium-heavy body leans to the sweet side, has light-medium carbonation, and a nice tingle. Taste is scorched toffee, apple, toasted walnut, light ash, and hints of banana, lemon, and wheat.