Abbaye de Leffe: Leffe Brune

This Belgian-style dark ale is/was brewed by Abbaye de Leffe in Dinant, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 62.83%. Based on 25 tastings, the average ABV is 6.50%.

Images of This Beer in the Logbooks

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In Book 3 on page 65:

In Book 11 on page 6:

In Book 71 on page 11:

In Book 107 on page 27:

In Book 249 on page 5:

Tasting Information

Date and Time	Container	Pub/Place and Where	Strength ABV	Colour	Score Components	Score	Descriptive word(s)	Book No.
27th Apr 2001 at 9:15 pm	bottle	Le Continentel, Brussels, Belgium	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	59.140%	rich	1
20th Jun 2001 at 7:25 pm	bottle	De Leydtse Herberghe, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands	6.50	dark	Taste: 82.35% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	51.984%	rich	3
20th Nov 2001 at 1:50 pm	bottle	(on the train from Lille to London), Amsterdam, France	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	60.425%	rich	11
10th Jan 2002 at 8:50 pm	draft	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 82.35% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	61.463%	cherries	13
2nd Mar 2002 at 10:55 am	bottle	Taverne de l'Univers, Liege, Liège, Belgium	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	66.005%	flavoury	16
4th Mar 2002 at 1:20 pm	bottle	(on the train from Brussels to London), Liege, N/A	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	64.989%	flavoury	17
6th Apr 2002 at 8:10 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	64.888%	rich	18
20th Apr 2002 at 8:10 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	56.366%	tasty	19
30th May 2002 at 7:55 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 82.35% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	58.723%	flavoury	21
10th Jul 2002 at 11:00 pm	bottle	L'Aca, Brussels, Belgium	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	63.138%	unfailing	24
27th Jul 2002 at 10:25 pm	bottle	(home - yard), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	61.118%	superb	28
16th Aug 2002 at 9:10 pm	bottle	(home - yard), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	62.664%	flat	29
25th Jan 2003 at 5:55 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 100% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	65.434%	beautiful	42
7th May 2003 at 3:50 pm	bottle	(home - yard), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	69.460%	nectar	51
15th Jun 2003 at 11:00 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark golden	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	57.980%	tasty	56
8th Sep 2003 at 8:50 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	62.840%	roasted	63
1st Oct 2003 at 8:15 pm	bottle	(home - yard), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 82.35% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	55.850%	musty	66
29th Nov 2003 at 10:45 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 82.35% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	55.082%	sharp	79
8th Jun 2004 at 10:15 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 100% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	73.062%	clean	100
27th Jun 2004 at 9:50 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 88.89% Clarity: 100%	69.977%	gorgeous	100
29th Sep 2004 at 10:30 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	70.797%	wow!	112
22nd Jan 2005 at 7:50 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark red	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	70.863%	wow!	124
27th Jan 2008 at 8:35 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 77.78% Clarity: 100%	67.281%	chocolate-malt	237
7th Jun 2008 at 11:45 pm	bottle	Chewing Gum, Stezzano, Italy	6.50	dark	Taste: 82.35% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	60.055%	dark-fruit	251
10th Nov 2009 at 12:30 am	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.50	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 77.78% Aroma: 60% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	61.169%	roast-malt	316

Community User Reviews

Abbaye de Leffe Leffe Brune reviewed by neil_buckley

neil_buckley 11 Jan 2025

Review Score 70.50%

Overall 7/10

Taste 8/10

Aroma 7/10

Body 6/10

Appearance 9/10

This is a classic. Okay, by modern standards, it's not the best dark beer in the world, as it's long been mass-produced, but it's an excellent go-to for a tasty dark beer that has some reasonable strength to it. The flavour is quite a chocolate malt, and sometimes I've even got berries or dried fruit from it.

At pub or place: at homeIn town or city: LiverpoolPurchased from: probably local Bargain Booze or supermarket

Other Beers (etc.) by Abbaye de Leffe

Apart from Leffe Brune, Hop Horizons lists 12 others by Abbaye de Leffe. These are:
Leffe 9°
Leffe Bière de Printemps Lentebier
Leffe Blonde
Leffe Nectar
Leffe Radieuse
Leffe Royale: Cascade IPA
Leffe Royale: Mount Hood
Leffe Royale: Whitbread Golding
Leffe Ruby
Leffe Triple
Leffe Vieille Cuvée
Leffe de Noël

Hop Horizons

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