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Leffe Brune Belgian Abbey Beer Large Bottle, 6 x 750 ml

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Abbey beers are different from (although similar to) Trappist beers, they are brewed by commercial breweries in something approaching the Trappist style and tend to take the name of a nearby Abbey. This is a largely successful endeavour by the Belgian brewing industry to cash in on the reputation of Trappist beers. In the case of Leffe, the brand was resurrected in the 1950’s although the original abbey was devastated during the French Revolution; beer hadn’t been brewed at the Leffe Abbey for nearly two hundred years. And indeed still isn’t! The beer takes on a dark brown colour in the glass, covered by a robust head of froth with the colour of café crème.

Made at the abbey of St Sixtus in West Flanders, Westvleteren beers come in several varieties. These two are the most common, dark and full-bodied, sour with an almost chocolate-like taste.spring water, phenolic, wheat, rye, buttery hopes, roasted hops, corn, and some type of coal ash. Not dry and crisp. Also something instead of caramel something like eucalypti sweet sap.

Barley Water wrote:Humm....it's been awhile since I have had that beer but I don't remember there being any roast flavors in there. I think if I were going to brew that recipe I would at least cold steep the roast barley or perhaps even use dehusked carafa just to avoid the astringent roast flavors. This Flemish beer, the main product of the family-run Bosteels brewery, is not all that special – it's an amber ale sweetened by a little sugar – but it's served in dramatic style with its distinctive hourglass placed in a wooden stand. 14. Leffe (Leffe Brune 6.5%, Leffe Blond 6.6%) Leffe Brune is my favorite beer. It kills me that I can’t get it since I moved to Michigan. We have the Blond and everytime I’m skimming the beer cooler at the store and the Leffe Blond bottle catches my eye I get excited and then see it is the Blond and my heart sinks. Then any beer I buy tastes like bath water in comparison to my memories of Leffe Brune. If anyone from Leffe reads this, please distribute Leffe Brune in Michigan, USA!!! The Leffe Blond does create an enormous head that took a LONG tome to go down, and when it does it leaves an incredible amount of lacing on the glass. The aroma and the taste, are, for me, hard to describe except that they were different – and very satisfying! Bob the Brit, I think, describes it perfectly in his review above, so I won’t try to add to that. Gil – good call. Total Wine in NJ always has Leffe Blonde as well. Seems to be available in most of the larger and chain type places. The other varieties are proving to be elusive though!

All in all a very satisfying drink, my favourite of the bottled Leffe’s by a small margin, one to treat with respect though. When, in 1952, Abbot Nys decided to licence production to brewer Albert Lootvoet, the Leffe Brune was the first beer to enter the market, followed by Leffe Blonde, Triple, Radieuse, Ruby, Rituel 9°, Royale Whitbread Golding, Royale Cascade IPA, Royale Mapuche, Royale Mount Hood, Royale Crystal, Nectar and Bière de Noël. Finally to Leffe Triple, brewed to a full 8.5%. This is still not the strongest of the Leffe brews, there is a 9% brew around, but I’ve not managed to find that yet.8.5% should still be strong enough to be a cause for some reverence. And while I might not kill for draught Leffe (Jenlain or Westmalle maybe) I agree, as you’ll see from my review –

Leffe. It’s one of the world’s most recognisable Belgian beers. Understandably so, it’s had more than 800, albeit tumultuous, years to build a brand and nail that quality. There are few beers that have quite such a development time.For those in or near NYC, I recommend this little Belgian place on 75th between 2nd and 3rd Ave (can’t remember the name) — some decent selections on tap, more in bottles, nearly all in the abbey/trappist style. A fun place to spend a lazy weekend afternoon. The flavour is well rounded, slightly sweet, slightly spicy, but with all these brews there is something that is distinctively ‘Belgian’. Okay so not quite trappist, but once you’ve tasted a Belgian beer, you’ll spot that flavour whenever you are fortunate enough to encounter it. Leffe Bruin (Leffe Brown) is an authentic abbey beer with a deep, autumnal brown color and a full, slightly bittersweet taste, both thanks to the dark roasted malt. Experienced tasters will discover a creamy taste with aromas of coffee, vanilla, cloves and other roasted aromas, where brown sugar and caramel can also be discretely used. Well I’d certainly try it. I’ve not heard of anyone trying it, but I can’t see anything that would cause you harm. Maybe a small, cautious, sip initially. Please let us know how you get on! Leffe Triple is the only bottle conditioned ale in the Leffe range and comes through very dark, more of a garnet than a ruby, with a more coffee coloured head. The body is full and the nose slightly sharp, but that sharpness doesn’t translate into the flavour which is rich and warming. Again the roasted barley comes through to give a coffee / chocolate flavour, with maybe the merest hint of bitter oranges and spice.

Please can anyone tell me if a 3l bottle of Leffe Blond that is 10 years plus old will still be good to drink or will it poison us? It has a champagne cork. Adam, make sure you ask if they can get it! If they can get Blonde, maybe they can get Brune too! (worth a shot!) Leffe Bruin has its soft, deep brown color, the perfect balance between a slightly bitter taste and a hint of caramel thanks to an age-old tradition. Thanks to a touch of coffee and chocolate, this beer is even more popular. In Leffe’s chalice glass, the creamy collar, the roasted aromas and the spicy taste have the ability to stop time. ” Produced at a Trappist monastery in the Ardennes, Rochefort beers are typically dark and sweet and come in three main versions: Rochefort 6, Rochefort 8, and the extremely popular Rochefort 10, which has a deep reddish-brown colour and a delicious fruity palate. 17. Rodenbach (Rodenbach 5%, Rodenbach Grand Cru 6.5%) I have just had my first Leffe, a bottle of Leffe Brune which I came across in Cold Storage supermarket in Kuala Lumpur. Absolutely fantastic and quite a surprise. I had originally gone in the supermarket to hunt down some Tetley’s, but I saw this one and thought I’d give it a go along with the Tetley’s. I haven’t had such a good bitter since a tap Ruddles County and O.P. the last time I was in the UK a year ago. I only bought one and enjoyed it first, but the following Tetley’s are insipid in comparison.i need a leffe…it has been way to long…….. anyone know where to get one on the colorado springs area…. In 1952, the production of beer was continued, when Father Abbot Nys, helped by brewer Albert Lootvoet, brought a brown ale to market. [2] The brewery was later bought by the international beer company Interbrew (now AB InBev). Leffe was then brewed in Mont-Saint-Guibert until Interbrew closed that brewery. [ citation needed] Now all Leffe brands are brewed at the Stella Artois brewery in Leuven. As of 2012 [update], there were five top-fermented brands made under the Leffe brand. Royalties are paid to the abbey. [2]

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