Leffe Brune

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Leuven, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

bottle into chalice. deep burgandy-brown colour, big head. Aroma of malty, yeast, sugar. Taste is sweet. Only thing I personally did not care for in this one was a slight taste of black licorice. But other than that, quite a nice beer.

Better on draft than bottled version doubt about that... Brown sugar, very light hop flavor and a shy alcohol taste. For what’s it worth (2,45$ a bottle at the LCBO), it’s a deal

Brown pour with ruby highlights. Small, loud beige head. Carrot cake aroma with a significant alcohol presence. Lots of caramelized sugar flavor, cocoa, light plums. Lively carbonation that adds to a general sense of spiciness. A touch of rum in the finish. A surprising amount of sweetness for a dubbel. Still, it’s generally light on the palate, and clean in a way that feels kind of dessert-like. A beer that seems more than the sum of its components. Individually, no one part blew my socks off. Together, they made a really nice showing. This actually felt like it had some family relation to a weizenbock.

UPDATED: JUN 20, 2005 A dark amber in color. I enjoyed this more then the Blonde. Poured with a nice head that seemed to stick around. Could taste a bit of malt and also similarities with Leffe Blonde. Something in there makes you know it’s a Leffe.

Draft. Pretty good dubbel. Dried fruit. Nice brown color. Sweet fruity malty flavor. Lets hope In Bev doesn’t f&%k it up.

330ml Bottle: Poured a rich mahogany with a thick foam head. Excellent head retention and lacing throughout on this one. A complex aroma rich in cherry, apple, and grape alongside sugar and roasted malts. The flavour is quite yeasty with great caramel malt flourishes and faint hops in the back. As it warms I noticed a strong port wine flavour with a touch of nuts in the aftertaste. One of the few abbey dubbel’s to lose intensity and flavour as it warms, but still a good brew.

UPDATED: SEP 2, 2007 Bottle from the Duke of York, Borough. Standard brune colour with a mediocre beige head. Nose of dark berries and malts. Sweet taste of malt, brown sugar and fruit cake. Lovely velvet mouthfel. A little too sweet, but really a nice beer for any occasion.

30cl bottle: aroma of malt with hints of treacle and spice; pours a deep chestnut colour with a cream head; complex flavour with touches of banana and chocolate, leaving a sweet but clean aftertaste.