Leffe Brune / Brown - Abbaye de Leffe S.A.

alysmith4

District of Columbia

3.65/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Haven't tried many in this style, and I was expecting something heavier and "darker" tasting. It was surprisingly mild however. Good color, amber with a white head, and constant carbonation streaming up the glass. The taste was clean, and somewhat fruity, with a slight hint of burnt sugar and caramel. I would order this again over the Blond, as it was a nice change.

Serving type: on-tap

10-20-2006 20:07:28 | More by alysmith4

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.88/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Called a brown ale for a reason, the color is silky and sexy. The head conjured up quickly in a rush of carbonation and was thick on top but built upon a row of bubbles; it disappeared quickly.

Reminiscent of a Rauchbier the scent was of beef jerky, cloves and leather. Sort of sweet Sort of Smokey this aroma is very nice.

The taste is kind of confusing. Seems like there's a lot going on but yet nothing. I got some of the tastiest clove flavors but it got washed away in a carbonated rush that I thought tasted like Sprite. Caught some smoky flavor but it got washed away in a wateriness. Both the carbonation and wateriness lend to the feel which is very light and easy.

Overall, it's very interesting. Not off putting at all it made me curioser and curiouser, to quote an old story book character.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 21:51:54 | More by KYGunner

desint

Belgium

2.5/5  rDev -34%

05-24-2013 12:51:25 | More by desint

DutchBeerDrinker

Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-22-2013 22:03:44 | More by DutchBeerDrinker

randomNBGD

Serbia

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-22-2013 19:28:34 | More by randomNBGD

pin

Australia

3/5  rDev -20.8%

05-21-2013 18:03:41 | More by pin

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-21-2013 12:35:47 | More by Ciocanelu

Janeinma

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -20.8%

05-21-2013 02:22:07 | More by Janeinma

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-21-2013 00:40:31 | More by johntfox

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-20-2013 21:01:38 | More by BeerForMuscle

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-18-2013 21:11:54 | More by Photekut

dvmky

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-18-2013 16:54:44 | More by dvmky

bobbyr5

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

05-17-2013 21:58:03 | More by bobbyr5

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

05-15-2013 02:18:15 | More by SmellsofMahagony

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

05-15-2013 01:16:24 | More by hotsudge

Bikeboy1

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-13-2013 04:41:04 | More by Bikeboy1

pacino77

Maryland

3.64/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

generally speaking, i only grab a leffe if i'm strapped for cash and am trying to stretch bucks and still have something resembling the experience of drinking a nice belgian. it's a bizarre and probably mostly unsuccessful compromise (as most compromises are) because i wish the whole time that i was sipping corsendonk instead of slugging leffe, unless i can take a step back and temper the averageness of the brew with the beauty of being a being in time at all, and in my own humanness, rejoice. so, then, as a stepping stone to realizing a higher plane of consciousness, i am a bit indebted to this beer, though my getting there is traceable quite readily to it's just-a-hair-above-mediocre character. it does look nice in a glass, though its head was thin and weak and it smelled a bit like dried montmorency cherries.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 02:20:14 | More by pacino77

pkenkman

Estonia

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

05-10-2013 19:22:41 | More by pkenkman

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-09-2013 00:12:00 | More by Molson2000

merc7186

New York

3.65/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12oz bottle into plastic cup at CitiField.

A: Brownish Hue, Passes Mild Light, Off White Head, Some Lacing

S: Chocolate, Mildly Bready

T: Bananas, Chocolate, Mildly Bready, Mild Belgium Yeast

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Filling

Overall, not a bad drinking beer, has nice balance but seems a little forced on the flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:18:43 | More by merc7186

Stugotzo

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-07-2013 21:38:17 | More by Stugotzo

TomG2751

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -34%

05-05-2013 20:23:44 | More by TomG2751

SuomiHobbit

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +18.7%

05-03-2013 22:20:06 | More by SuomiHobbit

YamagamiTravis

Japan

4/5  rDev +5.5%

04-30-2013 08:34:53 | More by YamagamiTravis

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -20.8%

04-27-2013 16:21:52 | More by Jason1337