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

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The Leffe Blond does create an enormous head that took a LONG tome to go down, and when it does it leaves an incredible amount of lacing on the glass. The aroma and the taste, are, for me, hard to describe except that they were different – and very satisfying! Bob the Brit, I think, describes it perfectly in his review above, so I won’t try to add to that.

Finally to Leffe Triple, brewed to a full 8.5%. This is still not the strongest of the Leffe brews, there is a 9% brew around, but I’ve not managed to find that yet.8.5% should still be strong enough to be a cause for some reverence. Made at the abbey of St Sixtus in West Flanders, Westvleteren beers come in several varieties. These two are the most common, dark and full-bodied, sour with an almost chocolate-like taste. Produced at a Trappist monastery in the Ardennes, Rochefort beers are typically dark and sweet and come in three main versions: Rochefort 6, Rochefort 8, and the extremely popular Rochefort 10, which has a deep reddish-brown colour and a delicious fruity palate. 17. Rodenbach (Rodenbach 5%, Rodenbach Grand Cru 6.5%) 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%) Leffe Blond shouldn’t be too hard to find. I don;t know whether you have an outlet called “Total Wine” up there, but they more than likely carry it. Where I am in Maryland, it’s easy to find.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. Leffe Brune is a dark abbey beer of the dubbel type. The roasted malt used is the base note of the flavour, responsible for the slightly sweet taste of caramel. The finish is zesty and dry. The abbey that first produced Leffe, Notre-Dame de Leffe, was founded in 1152 and has a long and rich history. In 1240, the monks decided to build a brewery. Beer at that time was a much healthier alternative to drinking water, which was often full of diseases. The brewery was a great success. In fact, it was said at one point that the master brewer at the Leffe brewery made a beer that was so delicious, parishioners preferred drinking it to going to church on Sundays. Needless to say, the abbot at the time had to step in! Well I’d certainly try it. I’ve not heard of anyone trying it, but I can’t see anything that would cause you harm. Maybe a small, cautious, sip initially. Please let us know how you get on!

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. Brewed in Leuven, just to the east of Brussels, Leffe is strong and malty and comes in two main varieties. Leffe Blond is bright, fragrant, and has a slight orangey flavour, whereas Leffe Brune is dark, aromatic and full of body. Very popular, but a little gassy for some tastes. 15. Orval (6.2%)I am not a big beer drinker but was introduced to Leffe Blond on a trip to Nottingham a couple of years ago. Simply excellent and now I look for it every where. Was hugely pleased to find it in my local supermarket in MALAYSIA(!?!) – Jaya 33 for those interested. Please can anyone tell me if a 3l bottle of Leffe Blond that is 10 years plus old will still be good to drink or will it poison us? It has a champagne cork. Leffe. It’s one of the world’s most recognisable Belgian beers. Understandably so, it’s had more than 800, albeit tumultuous, years to build a brand and nail that quality. There are few beers that have quite such a development time. Mark, that is rough! I know the Leffe Blonde supply is pretty strong here in NJ, but I hope that some makes it way out there sometime soon!

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. And while I might not kill for draught Leffe (Jenlain or Westmalle maybe) I agree, as you’ll see from my review – A am very satisifed with it overall. Not crisp. Full As. Very Caramel. Not watery. It is like drinking a dark FORREST.

Moving on to Leffe Brune, again at 6.2%, you notice that the head is a latte coffee colour, and doesn’t last as long as the Blonde, but it still leaves a respectable lacing down the glass. I suppose I shouldn’t have been that surprised, Leffe is part of the global InBev empire and brewed at the vast Artois brewery in Leuven. It still clutches to its ‘Abbey’ heritage though; the Leffe glass is modeled on a chalice, and the logo shows an abbey building, represented in stained glass. This was probably my favourite beer when I used to sit downstairs in E55 when I was 18 years old, in Melbourne. I hardly drank it since then, until now. Just drank the Leffe blonde, now let's try this. Abbaye de Leffe in Dinant was founded in the 12th century and, like most abbeys and churches, they built a brewery to serve drinks to parishioners and pilgrims. Most people, including children, drank beer of some sort as it was much safer to drink than water.