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Leffe Radieuse


 Percentile 
85
overall
Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Leuven, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3693.46/5.03.45/5.08.5%66.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Strong and generous amber-coloured abbey beer.
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 jkm (189), Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Clear brown with a moderately sized long-lasting beige head. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavours alcohol, fruity and malt. Low to moderate bitterness. Sweet finish. - 330ml bottle


 Thylacine (237), Tasmania, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/516/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Bottle - clear red with a large off white head. Medium carbonation. Medium to full body. Slightly frothy mouth feel. Smooth. Sweet, malty, with caramel. Slightly spicy. Alcohol present. Sweetish finish.


 Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 13, 2008    Updated: May 12, 2008
In short: A boring sugary Belgian ale with no character.
How: Bottle, 330ml, about 3 to 4 months old.
The look: Clear amber body with a small beige head.
In long: Basic sweet malts, medium-high sweetness level, some brown sugar and some candy sugar, some redeeming woody notes both in the malts and hops profile, light caramel, expansive carbonation, short finish. Leffe Radiant?!? I don’t remember anything being so radiant since the foggy cloudy London weather.


 jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Mar 17, 2008  
2008-03-08. Mahogany brown body with a large creamy off white head. (4+) Mild aroma, lightly yeasty, hint of play-doh? Odd notes that I can’t decide if they are really there or not, hint of butterscotch and odd fruity notes. Strange. Sweet flavour, muddled sugars and malts, dry modestly alcoholic finish (6+). Average plus palate. Meh, decent but by Belgian standards it is average at best.
Bottle at Leffe Plaza, Airport, Brussels


 Pyobon (266), Sydney, Australia
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Bottle. Poured deep red brown with a slight off-white head. The aroma developed as the beer warmed up. Initially just malty, a toffee aroma developed and then some notes that were less pleasant (cheesy, barnyard?). Full bodied with ample, but refined, carbonation giving excellent mouthfeel. The flavour is very complex, but predominantly rich and malty. When cold the initial taste has fruity (maybe apples) hints, passing through toffee / trecale and dark malt to some bitterness in the finish. As the beer warms up more flavour is released with chocolate, cherries, plums and spicyness (cloves?). Excellent beer.


 couchand (182), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Malty, caramel, herbal spicy aroma. Copper brown. Spicy, absinthe like flavor. Very little head. Alcoholic spiciness.


 renffisch (490), london, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 11, 2008  
33cl bottle with ethereal at home. aromas of raspberry and strawberry, dark reddish brown in colour with a quite decent head. Boiled red berries, roasted malt and treacle in taste. long balanced finish. decent.


 Theis (3617), Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/58/20
Mar 11, 2008  
Bottle in Antwerp - shared with Mette. Clear amber - white head. High malty, caramel, vegetables, pepper, yeasty, licorice, a bit wierd.



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