Leute Bok
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

Leute BokLeute Bok
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Ranked #136
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,457
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 10.37%
Reviews:
172
Ratings:
355
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 21, 2024
Added:
Jan 01, 2003
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  34
No description / notes.
View: More Beers
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
 
Rated: 3.77 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Feb 21, 2024
 
Rated: 3.83 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Feb 04, 2024
Photo of BurtonRed
Rated by BurtonRed from England

4.13/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful very roasted malt and coffee and vanilla notes. Bitter aftertaste. Quite sweet. Got a reduced 4 pack in Lidl and an absolute bargain
Nov 18, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Sep 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.81 by Eltrandos from France

Aug 09, 2023
Photo of Steve555
Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales

3.59/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark brown with tan head that fades into clouds (in a Rochefort glass). Smell of burned sugar and ethanol. Taste is very malty, quite heavy but smooth. Some bitterness with slightly pronounced alcohol. Some sweetness and fruitiness fighting to get through like a proper bock but being held back by the malt and alcohol.

A very unusual drink that tries to make an ale out of a bock with limited success but worth trying.
May 01, 2023
Photo of Kennymohan
Reviewed by Kennymohan from Ireland

3.67/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Nice fruity malty beer that pours a deep plum color. Smell is quite unpronounced but taste makes up for it even if the mouthfeel is let down a bit. Would highly recommend. The glass is a class act that looks great on the shelf.
Aug 03, 2022
Photo of EmperorBevis
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled in a funny little stubbie that I got as part of a four pack from budget supermarket Lidl as part of there Dutch & Belgian food festival
Pours a dark brown body with spotty off white head
Aroma is sugared plums
Flavour is sugared almonds and chianti
Apr 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 07, 2022
Photo of The_Bujon
Reviewed by The_Bujon from Ireland

3.89/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
This one pours a hazy deep plum topped by a small caramel froth. Reasonable lacing with moderate dissipation. I like the look of this.

Plenty of fruit fig and plum notes, a real spice to this one too. Some artificial fragrances but does not distract.

Taste is also very good, swap out the spicy aroma for a maltiness in taste.

Feel is a little disappointing, very watery and given its appearance and taste, this seems very wishy washy. A shame.

Overall this beer has me on appearances and taste, just let's itself down in the feel.

Good but not a class winner.
May 28, 2020
Photo of JonnoWillsteed
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.58/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L- Deep chestnut, clear*. Pours with 2mm pale tan head.
S- Deep malts with a roasted edge.
T- Deeply malty then a gentle roasty-toasty edge follows.
F- It is somewhat rich, though thankfully not over into sweetness. A decent ABV% is clear to my palate, though I don't think it's feels as high as 7.5%.
O- Rather disappointing for a 7.5% Bokbier with a 90 year history, I'd expected to find more character.
Bought from BelgiumInABox in Antwerp/BE for home delivery to me in London/UK
330ml bottle BB: 21/01/2021,

* and I didn't pour it particularly carefully. Despite which I see there is a small amount of creamy sediment residue left in the bottle; presumably it settles and sticks comparatively well (vs some others from the same purchase).
May 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jan 06, 2020
Photo of GarrettB
Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.65/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
August 6th, 2015 - I am far too amused with the label art on this beer. Its a little ambiguous, but I am pretty sure the goat is making an adorable licking attempt with his tongue, but that also might be part of the grid. Either way, it's a sweet beer and best served for after a meal. The nose on this is bright, with cherry and hits of cough medicine, and the flavor is semi-sweat with an arc of fruit flavors playing out over the tongue. Pecan, honey, meade and old wood, it reminds me of my early days drinking Belgian ales in college. For that, it gets high marks.
Apr 22, 2019
Photo of Dentist666
Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

4.09/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark reddish-brown beer цith 2-finger beige head, nice retention.
Smell - hazelnut, toffee, brulee, dark fruits, very rich.
Taste - hazelnut, chocolate, dark fruits, roasted.
Medium body and carbonation, round/smooth traits.
Sep 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by tux_alin from Romania

Sep 20, 2018
Photo of JudgeRoughneck
Reviewed by JudgeRoughneck from Louisiana

4.06/5  rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - Cork explodes from bottle but no gushing. Crystal clear deep brown with chestnut highlights, looks quite proud in its ostentatious glass, possibly one of Belgium's most ridiculous. Thin, off white head with lace persists through the glass. Legs up just a little.

Aroma - subdued but rich - deeply bready, raisin, date, caramel, toffee, cashew, molasses -no D, acetaldehyde, or sulfur, only a whiff of alcohol, only the faintest hint of herbal hops. Damn this smells like a good bock should.


Flavor - Damn. Really tight, smooth flavor just like any good lager. extremely well-attenuated but rich caramel malt base , with biscuit tone and just a hint of chocolate in the finish. Medium-low blackcurrant/ herbal hop flavor is detectable, the though the finish is sweet. No overt fruitiness, No D, or any other fermentation flaws except the alcohol is a little on just the hot side, but not solvent.


MF - This is an interesting aspect of this beer, it is rich but fairly light bodied, just barely getting to medium-light range, mouth-filling soda-like carbonation. I could actually do with less carbonation, I almost never say that, but it hurts drinkability slightly. It does have a slightly long finish with a slightly papery- oxidized tinge to it. Alcohol is a little forceful for only being 7.5%

Overall - Wasn't sure to expect here. When you try a Belgian interpretation of another European style the results can be anything. This seems to be a pretty straight-ahead bock, though I do wonder if it was made with candi sugar. I am also fairly sure this bottle is really, really, old but I've wanted to try this beer ever since I saw a picture of it in a Michael Jackson book from the 80s. I gotta say I'm not disappointed. Was probably even better fresh.
Sep 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by mishi_d from Romania

Jul 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by zmeik from Russian Federation

Jul 14, 2018
Photo of OlaB
Reviewed by OlaB from Norway

3.81/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy red-brown color with a medium top of beige creamy head and it gives some nice lacings on the glass.
The aroma is caramel, chocolate, toffee, dark fruits, roasted malts and bread. The aroma is not particularly strong.
The taste start of sweet with notes of dark fruits and dark chocolate , while in the back is a good presence of roasted malts with notes of caramel. The finish has a slight bitterness with the roasted flavour good in the background. The lenght on the aftertaste is good but the aftertaste itself is a little weak. Then mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with medium carbonation and with a medium body.
The beer itself is good and enjoyable, but it those not have that little extra to make it extraordinary.
Mar 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Jul 19, 2017
Leute Bok from Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 355 ratings