Leffe Blonde - Abbaye de Leffe S.A.

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.13/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Nice looking deep golend. Streams of CO2 rise at a rapid clip. A big fluffy white head adorns the surface. Lacing if full and intricate. Aroma's musty and yeasty. A little spicy. Bready. Pretty good. Flavors are crisp and refined. Bready yeastiness is quite nice. Some subdued fruity esters....seemingly apples and pears. A little pepper spiciness. Pretty nice taste all together. Body is about medium and the mouthfeel is nice. A little airy, but carbonation seems right all together. This is a belgian beer I would get again.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2003 02:33:05 | More by Bighuge

kvnstfrd

Missouri

1.25/5  rDev -64.8%

05-23-2013 04:47:55 | More by kvnstfrd

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-22-2013 16:21:47 | More by InspectorBob

ChaseBacon

New York

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

05-21-2013 02:00:55 | More by ChaseBacon

oso

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -29.6%

05-20-2013 06:43:46 | More by oso

Tjvan2

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-20-2013 01:20:42 | More by Tjvan2

HollyHops

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-17-2013 22:42:03 | More by HollyHops

bobbyr5

Michigan

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-17-2013 21:57:10 | More by bobbyr5

Matak3

Serbia

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

05-16-2013 23:46:49 | More by Matak3

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5  rDev +40.8%

05-16-2013 20:41:00 | More by ElizabethEleanor

ajtorres311

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-16-2013 17:27:08 | More by ajtorres311

MrParker

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

05-16-2013 04:24:39 | More by MrParker

NickThePyro

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-16-2013 03:36:13 | More by NickThePyro

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-15-2013 18:34:20 | More by Slatetank

buzzy

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

05-15-2013 02:28:10 | More by buzzy

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -15.5%

05-15-2013 01:16:12 | More by hotsudge

apanloco

Sweden

4.5/5  rDev +26.8%

05-14-2013 13:39:14 | More by apanloco

Bikeboy1

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

05-13-2013 04:40:25 | More by Bikeboy1

TANelson

Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-10-2013 23:45:11 | More by TANelson

rph97

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-10-2013 20:12:48 | More by rph97

pkenkman

Estonia

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-10-2013 19:22:52 | More by pkenkman

twenty5

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -43.7%

05-10-2013 14:25:30 | More by twenty5

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-10-2013 00:26:27 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

MelissaMonosoff

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -29.6%

05-09-2013 03:39:54 | More by MelissaMonosoff

spoony

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

From a 330 ml bottle (best by May 30, 2014) into a tulip.

A-This is a decent-looking beer with a nice, dense, shiny, three-finger-tall head of white foam. The head drops leisurely into a collar. The brew is clear, with very little active carbonation, and is a yellow-tinted golden color.

S-The smell is sweet, surprisingly boozy/hot for 6.6%, and fruity. I detect apple and pear fruit, as well as a touch of banana/clove-scented doughy yeast. No hops bitterness.

T-The taste is also quite sweet with a mild, medicinal kick from the alcohol. Still apple and pear fruit, but also some bubblegum, with only the faintest, herbal bitterness from the hops. Again, I'm surprised by how hot this beer is for 6.6%.

M-A slightly aggressive carbonation livens things up, but I can't agree with the label that the feel is "soft." On the contrary, feel is slightly firm and crisp.

O-I like sweet, fruity, Belgians as much as the next guy, but this brew lacks hop balance and the mouthfeel leaves a little something to be desired. What one gets is a slightly hot, fruity sweet jumble of flavors that don't seem to integrate with one another. Are the worse beers out there?Definitely, but with so many great Belgian pales/blonds, this is not one that I would seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 02:45:31 | More by spoony