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Leffe, Blonde (Belgium) 
A medium gold colour and incredibly thick, creamy head. The nose is dazzling, with all sorts of estery, bright aromatics of herbs and spices, resins and fruits. There's a deep, toasty malt note too and a suggestion of mashed banana. On the palate it is thick and creamy-textured, with a lovely sour, bittersweet hoppy tang, and bags of pithy grapefruit sharpness to counteract all that sweet, fudge-like fruit. Impressive, delcious, yet I don't know if I could drink a lot of it. This "Abbey" beer upsets purists because it is blonde, not made by Trappists (but by the giant Interbrew), however I enjoyed it. 6.6% ABV, 33cl, �1.35, Asda, Luvians, Majestic, Safeway, Sainsbury's, Tesco.  |  |
Leffe, Brune (Belgium)
Leffe's dark beer pours a dark ruby/brown colour with quite a thick cream-coloured head. The nose is intensely fruity, with plenty of nutty and tobacco notes adding warming depth. On the palate there is a blast of sweetness, with masses of milky chocolate flavour and a fruity tang. This beer is about sumptuous, thick, rich flavours with malty notes drenching the palate, and a gentle grip from crisp hops and that tangy fruit to freshen up the finish. What a lovely beer, despite its multinational background. 6.5% ABV, 33cl, �1.35, Asda, Luvians, Majestic, Sainsbury's, Waitrose. |  |
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