Leffe Radieuse

Brewed by InBev Belgium
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Leuven, Belgium

Bottle. Clear red coloured with a huge off white head. Aroma of fruits and spices with notes of citrus. Sweet flavour of citrus and spices with notes of fruits and yeast.

Bottle picked up at Sainsburys, Kidlington 14-10-06. This completed the end of my Leffe taste test with Loz’s parents, despite having had these beers hundreds of times before it was about time I rated them, only realised I hadn’t rated them when I went and rated the Leffe 9, so went out and bought the lot apart from the Tripel. After the Tripel this is my second favourite Leffe beer. Poured a reddy/brown colour, little bit of toffee on the nose, smooth and quite full flavoured beer, little bit spicey, also some toffee swilling around again, good tasty beer, still it’s not without its faults as there is a slight alcohol burn there.

Bottle. London. Pours brown-red with white generous head that disipates quickly. No great tastes of either hops or caramel, but a strong alcohol body that you can feel on your breath as if it had its own presence.

bottle at home, ar:spicy, sweet, dark fruits. good aroma, albeit it could be a little stronger app:amber, small offwhite head. fl:dark fruits, spicy, sweetness, deep flavor, well balanced.alc. well hidden, but can be sensed. pal: average ov:a real great brew. top end of the ’’ordinary’’ macros imo.

Bottle.33cl. This is not the best leffe, but never the less it is a good beer, from a big brew-house.

Bottle. Clear brown colour. Nice tan head with good duration. Flavor is fruity and sweet iwth some alcohol.

33cl Bottle from Sainsburys. Reddish chestnut with a thick white head; rich aroma of candied fruit, alcohol and malt; nutty and caramel flavours, with a long fruity and slightly bitter finish; alcohol rather too obvious for my taste.

[1200-20080305] Tap. Mild grains aroma, not much else. Clear, dark brown amber body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head. Mildly toasted grains flavour has sweet boozy caramel hints. Medium body has a bit of an astringent tang. Not particularly assertive but drinkable and ’radiant’ enough to mark my latest milestone as well as end a superb tour of the country! I look forward to visiting la Belgique again some day...
(@ Leffe Plaza; Brussels Airport, BE)