Leön
Birrificio Baladin 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 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy dark copper brown with airy beige head. Clear but mild aroma of malt, yeast and caramel, with touches of spice. Botter, hoppy onset, giving way to sweet notes of caramel malt, Belgian yeast and dried fruit, with hints of cinnamon. Estery and malty aftertaste with herbal and hoppy hints. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2019
at 18:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Creamy beige head on a heavy particulated dark brown still body. Sweet berry, boozy & demerara aroma. Medium to full bodied, tingly on the tongue with a smooth clean back. Berry, plum, demerara, smoke hints, sweet berries & caramel tastes.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2018
at 18:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle as Baladin Leon, BB 03/2019. Almost clear dark brown color, short frothy head. Aroma of grainy and worty malt, bit spicy, bit hay, butterscotch, milk chocolate. Some strange grassy bitterness, caramel sweetness and some spicy and nutty notes. I dont know what to think of this beer. On one hand it feels like a strong belgian dubbel, but sometimes also like a hoppy keller, and the third time the spices take over.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 16:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Giuliettikmø, San Marino as Baladin Leön. Pours cloudy mid brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma of malt, toffee, molasses, chocolate, dark fruits, bread and light spice. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Full bodied, sticky texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 08:40