Leffe Blond

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Ale
Leuven, Belgium

First I have to give an reason why this is so high. A frined, who I thought was a little out there gacve me a Leffe that was over 5 years old. The Best By was 2/08/2005. I decided to give it a shot next to a fresh one (BB 2/21/2009). The aged leffe came out darker and had some yeasties floating in it. Wheras the fresh one poured clean, golden and slightly transparent. The aged leffe had a sweet aroma, bannana, orange and other light lemon. The fresh leffe had these aroma but much much more subdued by the hop and yeast presence. The fresh leffe was crisp highly carbonated, slight hoppiness, yeasty with a clean finish. The aged leffe was not as carbonated but still had some lingering carbonation, sweeter but not over sweet, all of the fruits came out a lot more. This is a huge improvemnt on the original Leffe. Age this beer.

Big banana and caramel, just like an abbey ale should be. Sparkling, clear brown appearance with a mostly diminishing head but nice lacing. Other than the lacing, it smacks of macro––but a nice macro brew never the less.

Golden color with darker hues. Carbonation bubbles throughout create a big head that dissipates but stays present. Yeasty, almost sugary notes on the nose.. really pleasant. Clove, sweet yeast, banana like.. honeysuckle and orange flavors. A slight hop note that is noticable, but only to balance. It’s sort of like a light belgian. The yeast esters and notes aren’t as huge, the sweetness more subdued into a palatable sweet/semi-sweet. It’s perhaps less... just less than some other Belgians, but it gives it a nice approachability. Yay. 10nth rating. Nice beer.

On tap in Reykjavík. Excellent beer. Golden with nice creamy filling and head. Fruity aroma. Sweet fruity and malty taste with a hint of banana and caramel. Nice finish.

Medium gold with a small white head that diminishes but sticks around. Pepper and clove taste with some malt. Dry on the palate with a small amount of honey notes. A nice Summer/Fall Beer.

Stong notes of clove, banana and fruity yeast esters, very little malt aroma. Appearance is pale golden with a booming head that settles quickly to a thin lacing layer. Flavors are the same as the nose with strong notes of clove, banana and slight sweet fruits, body is medium and it finishes crisply, dry with some spice and subtle hop bitterness. One of the better of the macro belgian abby blondes, but needs a little more balance and complexity.

A pretty easy drinking Belgian. Aroma is of spice and yeast. Flavor is also yeast and spice (clove/pepper) with a little flavor of alcohol. 11.2 oz. bottle.

Had on tap @ Breakwater Brewing in sunny sweet Oceanside, Ca. Pours a golden almost clear hue with a white head that disappeared pretty damn fast. The nose was super much Belgian aroma and yeast coupled with spices like cloves and coriander. Flavor is very well medium bodied with a bit of peppery spiciness to go along with the aroma descriptions. Not too sweet, with a well balanced. Holds up nicely to it’s flavor profile and would pair very well with food.