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4235
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Brewed by Alken-Maes (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Ale
Jumet, Belgium

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 2.97/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   EST. CALORIES: 216   ABV: 7.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed for the chez Léon mussels/French fries chain, and also for the Brussels Airlines. Léon beer is pale and full-bodied. It has been specially concocted by Master Brewer Jean Pagura in collaboration with the Alken-Maes brewery to create a delicious combination to go together with the Belgian and Brussels dishes served at chez Léon. This beer is unique because it can only be tasted at chez Léon in the rue des Bouchers where it is served in a large, round glass, specially designed for it. It is the result of a clever mix of pale malts, spring and winter barley and rare hops from Germany and the UK . It derives its whole personality from a final addition of sweet and sour orange peel. This Belgian high fermentation beer is served from the barrel and is 7.2°. It is brewed at Jumet in the installations at the ancestral Union brewery.


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
altonbrownd (3419) - Brussels, BELGIUM - AUG 20, 2010
Bottle from Carrefour Brussels. Golden body with large head. Nose fruits and malts. Taste is malty, caramel and fruits. Quite bitter in the finish. Enjoyable.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JAN 27, 2010
Can 250ml.
[ Courtesy of yespr ]. Clear medium to dark yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to light light light heavy yeasty, coriander, overripped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091123]

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
dnstone (1458) - Mons, BELGIUM - DEC 31, 2009
Pours a clear-golden color with a bit of white head. The aroma is slightyl sweet with some spiciness and citrus notes. Tastes like the merging of a golden ale with a tripel; some spiciness, a bit off sweetness and some earthiness tinged with a lemon zest. I was pleasantly surprised. Notes: On tap at chez leon. There may be a descrepancy in the description as the website claims that it is brewed as St-Feuillien... "It is brewed at Roeulx in the installations at the St-Feuillien brewery."

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Plovmand (4686) - Helsinge, DENMARK - NOV 28, 2009
Can. Clear golden with a medium white head. Light spur aroma with some pepper and spicy notes. The flavour is spices, coriander, malt and is slight sour. Alcohol well hidden.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Theis (8349) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 25, 2009
Can at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear yellow - white head. Sweetness, candy, apples, coriander, fruity, synthetic, yeasty, cardboard, light light malty. Øv.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 24, 2009
Can at Papsø. Clear golden coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of spices and yeast. Fruity flavour of spices and yeast with notes of cardboard. Very belgian.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Pinball (7771) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 23, 2009
clear yellow, small white head. fruity strong almost mead or cider like aroma, apple, sourness, cellary. flavor is apple, orange, hoppy bitterness, sweet flowery fruity. strange but in fact drinkable.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
madsberg (7300) - Søborg, DENMARK - NOV 23, 2009
Canned. Golden coloured. Clear. Dense beige head. ARoma is sweet and spiced. Fruits and yeast notable. Falvour of spice, yeast, fruits, light caramel and perfume. Medium. dry. Fruit sweetness in the end.


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