Leireken Dark (Buckwheat Bruin Ale)

Brewed by Brouwerij Strubbe
Style: Specialty Grain
Ichtegem, Belgium

An unclear orange-brown beer with a huge fluffy light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with quite a lot of fruit combined with a dusty hop note. The flavor is sweet malty and very fruity, leading to a dry bitter end that also encompasses a dusty hop note.

(Bottle 25 cl) Courtesy of henrikb. Pours a very cloudy reddish brown with a tall, somewhat rough beige head. Fresh and fruity - apples - aroma. Medium body with a sweet and somewhat unclean malt profile. Roasted, lightly tart maltiness without much bitterness. Rather heavily carbonated. An odd brew. 181106

ZBF2008: From bottle. Pours dark brown with a little light tan head. Aroma is mild spiced caramel malt with a mild smooth chocolate note. Light roasted malt flavour, subdued sweetness and a mild yeasty. Light malty and yeasty lingering finish.

Bottle 75cl @ Zythos Bier Festival 2008, Sint Niklaas, Belgium. Clear medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, wheat, fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (010308)

Bottle, 6%. BB 2006, last year. Roasted aroma, slightly creamy. Very dark brown colour. The flavour starts off sweet, and has a distinct iron/vitamin drink flavour. Creamy mouthfeel. Coconut aftertaste. Actually not too bad.

Bottled (6%). Dark brown colour, huge brown head. Aroma is vanilla, fruits and toffee. Flavour is Dark chocolate, vanills and dark, dry fruits. Also some slight hints of licorace and caramel. Slightly watery palate, but otherwise quite pleasant.

Name: Leireken Buckwheat Brown
Date: January 08, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy brown, creamy beige head
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma, nice chocolate brought out by the fruity esters, light spicyness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of fruity esters, touch of candy caramel, light balancing spicyness with a peppery finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Hazy light brown. Very candyish apricots, bubblegum, etc...but not at all in a bad way. Sprizty, with nice light bubblegum with some fairly vibrant dark fruit notes.