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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.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (23588) - 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]

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - DEC 14, 2008
Can. A golden beer with a lazing white. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of sulphur and straw. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, fruit, and alcohol. Good body. Thanks yespr for sharing.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 15, 2008
UPDATED: DEC 16, 2008 Can 25 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Clear golden with a dense, off-white head. Sweetish fruity nose with a whiff of yeast. Medium body, sweet fruits, some yeast and caramel. No bitterness at all. 141208

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - DEC 14, 2008
25 cL can. Pours clear and golden yellow to orange with a fully gone head. Dense malty and alcohol aroma. Mild fruity and malty flavoured with a light alcohol presence coming through. Lasting malty and slight fruity finish.

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.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - DEC 22, 2008
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with hints of coriander and ripe fruits. Sweet flavour with ripe fruits, yeast and caramel notes. Finished sweet with warming alcohol.

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 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
thewolf (8241) - Kolding, DENMARK - JUN 9, 2011
Tap @ Chez Leon, Brussels.
Pours pale golden with a small, frothy, white head. Good lacing. Aroma is sweet, light pear, doughy, some yeast. High carbonation, okay dry mouthfeel. Flavour is mildly metallic, sweet, doughy, light apple. Fine light and mild bitter finish. A good beer to drink with good food. Too bad that the Chez Leon "food" was absolutely horrible!


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