Lefebvre Floreffe Prima Melior (Meilleure)

Brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium

Bottle. Moderate malty, light bread and alcohol, molasses, a hint of coffee. Huge rocky off-white head, fully lasting. The body is black. The flavor is light bitter, average duration. Medium body, dry & quite creamy texture, soft carbonation. A great beer, superb balance between the alcohol and the taste.

Dark amber of color with a beige longlasting head. An aroma of spice, sweets and notes of dark fruits, metallic notes. A flavor of prunes, spice notes, caramel and chocolate notes. High carbonated.

Bottle from 1990 - Beautiful red brown body, clear very creamy beige head; A little age in an otherwise very beautiful nose of sweet tobacco, sweet lemon pie, ripe plum, sweet fresh prunes; The body is a bit thin but very balanced, big soft carbonation, soft thin texture; Long finish, a bit thin, slightly bitter, soft, lots of aroma, tobacco, plum and prune, the aromas of the finish are warmer and sharper then in the nose.

I think bottle says BB end of 2008? Pours a very dark, almost black, garnet color with a huge, beige, creamy head; longevity is good and leaves sufficient lace. Nose is pleasant, but nothing to exceptional; can smell the anise and light corriander under a nutty, prune, cola base. Flavor is much of the same, nice but a bit on the simple side; prune, cola, and some chocolate and toffee with hints of the anise and corriander. A decent bitterness comes into the picture towards the end with a buttery, slightly floral tinge. Palate is medium, velvety, round, and soft, but does not leave a lasting feel on the tongue. Finishes quickly, ghostly almost, and a bit dry with lingering anise and floral bitterness. Not bad spiced Belgian, but really lacked depth and intriguing complexities. Spicing was done with good restraint and alcohol was very well hidden. Fairly well done, but pretty basic and nothing really stood out to make it great.

Dark brown tan head and good lacing. Great malty fruit nose along with that great Belgian yeast aroma. Sweet fruit taste with light caramel, toffee notes and dark fruits. Some nuttyness in this beer as well. Easy to drink and taste very nice.

Bottle (from Bitter Virtue, BB Apr 08). Immediate aroma of fruity spicy yeast almost like a strong but pale belgian beer. In the mouth the darker malts are very apparent with sweet toffee and caramel and plummy, raisiny depths. There is also some herby spicy flavours which dont feel entirely as if originated from hops. Delicate tartness in the finish which stops the sweetness becoming cloying but doesnt entirely prevent it becoming a bit much in the end.

Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Darkred amber colour. Heavy amlty light hoppy aroma. Very metallic. Moderate bitter flavor. Long nice bitter finish with fruity and chocolate notes. Oily palate.

Generally not my favorite style. I’m just not much into Belgians but I can recognize this is a solid ale. A 750ml becomes a bit sweet for me after awhile but it was good at first, especially when the good spicy flavors were coming through.