Radieuse (Rouge)
(has 2 batches)
Abbaye de Leffe in Dinant, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.78
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Leffe Radieuse is een amberkleurig abdijbier, rijk aan aroma’s en heerlijk verfijnd. Een heel complex bier voor de echte fijnproevers.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 22 May 2010. The bottle states that the abv is 8.2% rather than 8.5%. The aroma is fruity (apples perhaps), roasted and spicy, and palate is almost creamy. Taste wise, this is sweet, fruity and malty, with just a touch of bitterness at the end. A solid Belgian ale and dangerously drinkable given the alcohol content.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2010
at 01:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice dark red color. Dryish aroma of caramel, raisins, earth and quite a bit of spice. Flavor is fruity and sweet, with that similar Leffe yeast, but not over the top. Earth, dryish hops, very spicy, nice bitterness. A bit boring and regular, but ok.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2010
at 04:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Filtered reddish-brown with a thin head. 7-up aroma with light caramel but more attractive than that probably sounds. Somewhat chewy caramel taste with sweet pear and guava fruitiness. Unusual, in part because it was built to be filtered. It offers decent complexity and range and its actually somewhat enjoyable.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2010
at 19:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at Funchal (local supermercado, 3.15€, BB 12/2010)
Clear deep amber color, steady creamy beige head, lace. Sticky wood, grass, berries and caramel with light alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Harsh, alcoholic, caramel, gooseberries, redcurrant. Kind of more alcoholic version of Leffe Rossa.
Clear deep amber color, steady creamy beige head, lace. Sticky wood, grass, berries and caramel with light alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Harsh, alcoholic, caramel, gooseberries, redcurrant. Kind of more alcoholic version of Leffe Rossa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2010
at 02:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Red amber, creamy light beige head. Aroma of pears, blackcurrants and a little grass. Alcohol is fairly well disguised. Honey and clove fruits with a yeasty mouthfeel and some astringency. A nice, balanced drop, but there are no hidden depths.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2009
at 04:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours into a chalice with a decent head, light amber colour and plenty of carbonation with bubbles on the side of the glass. Has nice lacing as well. Smells softly like beer and some vague hints at fruit, some maltiness in there as well. Taste is a mix of malts, grains, and fruity notes. Has a crisp dry finish. A nice ale, not too complex, good for sipping.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2009
at 07:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330 ml bottle. Good looking reddish brown body with a big off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, brown sugar and fruit. Flavor is sweet malty, caramel, slightly roasted sugar, spices, fruit, some bitterness and alcohol. It’s quite complex but easy to drink. Excellent balance between sweetness, bitterness and alcohol with a pleasant finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2009
at 13:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pale amber/ruby. Inch-high off-white head fades to a thing covering. Good lacing.Typical Belgian yeast aroma, some white rum, lots of phenols, then some banana, nutmeg and cinnamon and a fair whack of sweet malt. Remarkably like the dubbel I brewed the other day.Flavour is mostly alcohol, some fruity malt, doughy yeast and some lemon. The alcohol and high sweetness combine to make a cloying finish.Loads of alcoholic heat on the palate and too much carbonation.Used to think Leffe was the be all and end all of intense expensive beers. Thank god I got over the stage.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2009
at 06:59