Leffe Brune Belgian Abbey Beer Large Bottle, 6 x 750 ml

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The dubbel was born in abbey breweries but the name is now used as generic term for a strong brown beer. And while I might not kill for draught Leffe (Jenlain or Westmalle maybe) I agree, as you’ll see from my review –

Leffe is great when compared to commercial beer manufacturers. But compared with most Belgian brewers with the excepton of Stella, it's not as good...but it is cheaper. So it deserves some overall marks for this. Adam, make sure you ask if they can get it! If they can get Blonde, maybe they can get Brune too! (worth a shot!) The beer takes on a dark brown colour in the glass, covered by a robust head of froth with the colour of café crème. Over the intervening few centuries, Leffe marked itself out as a brewery of quality. The abbey was seriously damaged in the years around the French Revolution but managed to keep brewing until 1809. During the First World War, many of the brewing kettles were melted down for ammunition. This Flemish beer, the main product of the family-run Bosteels brewery, is not all that special – it's an amber ale sweetened by a little sugar – but it's served in dramatic style with its distinctive hourglass placed in a wooden stand. 14. Leffe (Leffe Brune 6.5%, Leffe Blond 6.6%)

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After Blond and Brune, Leffe Radieuese is only available in bottles, but at 8.2% ABV it’s not something you would expect to encounter on draught. As you pour, the head is the colour of a stronger latte than the Brune shows, the beer is a rich ruby colour if held up to a bright light, and the coffee connection follows into the flavour. There are distinct hints of strong coffee and dark chocolate… and a deep rich fruit cake flavour in there, but I also got hints of caramel and even honey. The roasted malt lends the beer a slightly bitter taste with touches of candi sugar, caramel, coffee and chocolate. Well, after reading Bob the Brit’s great review of all these Leffe beers, I knew I had to try one. Fortunately for me, my local shop had the Leffe Blond – which I tried. This was my first ‘Abbey Ale’, and all I can say is that this beer is very different than other beers – special even. Drinking bottled Leffe Blond right now, fabulous beer, my favourite lager that I have tried thus far, can only get it bottled in Ireland also. I was surprised to hear it is made by Artois, I don’t really like Stella, I am assuming they are made in the same brewery. I will look out for some of the other Trappist beers, but I can’t imagine they get much better than Leffe

Leffe Brune is full bodied, close to a Stout or a Porter, but not too heavy, very quaffable. ( Terry Pratchett– one of my favourite authors – describes quaffing as ‘a lot like drinking, but your ears can get wet’.) The flavour of the Brune is altogether richer, fuller, slightly sweet, but ultimately satisfying there are notes of dark treacle, and chocolate, and a hint of coffee, but it’s not too sweet. Against these ales, most lagers and British ales pale (no pun intended) by comparison. i need a leffe…it has been way to long…….. anyone know where to get one on the colorado springs area….

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Straffe Hendrik, a smart little Belgian brewery located in the centre of Bruges, produces zippy, refreshing ales. Their Blond is a light and tangy pale ale, whereas the Bruin is a classic brown ale with a full body. 3. Chimay (red top 7%, blue top 9%) It’s still a great beer and, I observed, the preferred drink of the locals in Brussels, and you can’t get a better recommendation than that. Gil – good call. Total Wine in NJ always has Leffe Blonde as well. Seems to be available in most of the larger and chain type places. The other varieties are proving to be elusive though!