Leön
Birrificio Baladin (Società Semplice Agricola) in Piozzo (CN), Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.01
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With its classic brown color, reminiscent of a monk’s tunic, Leön has a nice thick and persistent, hazelnut-colored head. At first smell, the fruity scent of fruit cooked in a wood oven fills the nose. Then, coffee aromas blend with woody nuances, which turn into fuller notes of chocolate as the beer becomes warmer. The heat of its 9% alcohol content immediately hits the palate, with a touch of sour cherries in brandy. This is quickly replaced by the taste of roasted cereals, which gently fill the mouth with notes of chocolate, cocoa beans and coffee. A rather sweet beer with a strong body, complex but very enjoyable.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour are jammy and sweet. Perhaps too sweet. Pleasant mouthfeel. Warming. Touches of tawny Port.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2024
at 20:25
8/10
Sehr, sehr gut. Malzig, sanft röstig. Süss und stark.
Tried
on 30 May 2024
at 21:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl Fles, dank Thijs! Donkerbruine kleur, beige kraag. Licht moutig, melkchocolade, koetjesreep, wat donker fruit, redelijk zoet, lichtbittere finish, heel licht gebrand. Medium body. Degelijk maar niet heel spannend.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2023
at 08:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
8.5 abv. Dark brown. Aroma is melasses caramel dried fig dark honey light smoke plums... very complex. Taste is sweet deep melasses with beautiful oily dried fruit body. Light bitterness balancing it. Thick oily mouthfeel. Long complex finish. Very nice.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2023
at 20:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.33l, courtesy of Leon. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit, dandelion syrup and flowers. Pours clear dark brown color with medium sized but quickly diminishing light brown head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts with sweet caramel, bread and flowers, following is dried fruity and slightly alcoholic, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Toast to Leon…
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2023
at 16:19
6/10
Sweet, malty, strong, dried fruits
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2023
at 19:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, I think from Beyond Beer. Eight and a half percent. Dark brown, clear on first pour, small head. Nutty caramel nose. Flavor is nicely complex, some day yeast esters in there. Lots of caramel and brown sugar going on, prunes and such as well. Bready, tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2022
at 20:48
7/10
Tried
on 30 Jul 2022
at 17:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, dark brown beer, small head. Aroma is raisins, fruit, malt, caramel, sweet. Taste is the same, sweet, malt, raisins, fruit, caramel, not too bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2022
at 19:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at Italian restaurant. Dark brown. Chocolate, figs, licorice, sweet malts, coffee. Sold sweet, medium bitter. Quite OK strong dark ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2022
at 19:39