Abbaye De Floreffe Prima Melior
Brasserie Lefèbvre SA

Copenhagen 9/4 2026. 33 cl bottle with a swing cap from Den Gamle Købmand, Skt. Annæ Plads, Kbh. K. Blue and white label with a drawing of a Abbey in different shades of blue.

Pours opaque dark brown with a big off-white head. A little bit bubbly. Settles as a 0,1 cm thick layer of foam just coverng the surface of the beer. Clinging to the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet odor of dark fruits mingling with a bit of alcohol and some sour grains. Raisins, plums and brown sugar. Toffee. Metallic alcohol. Whiff of humid cellar.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a rather strong sweetness followed by a moderately strong bitterness. Aftertaste is light bitter with a sweet and a bit boozy undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is semi-dry wit a touch of sugar.

Convincing and potent Belgian.

Bottle 0.33L.
Dark brown body with a large, frothy,tan head, mostly lasting with nice lacing.
Moderate-to-heavy malty (roasted, caramel) with notes of dark fruits, raisins and som spices.
Moderate-to-heavy sweet flavour with light-to-moderate bitterness and some licorice in the finish.
Medium-to-full body with creamy texture; soft carbonation.

Deep brown in color with a huge beige head. The aroma of malt, dark fruits, a hint of alcohol. The taste is sweet with notes of caramel, raisins, and dark fruits. Full body, medium carbonation. Decent ale

 

 

December 2011: 330 ml bottle, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8%. Very dark brown colour, huge beige head. Strong spicy aroma, particularly strong notes of anise, also notes of caramel malts and brown kandij sugar. The flavour has notes of brown kandij sugar, brown malts and spices, dominant anise again. Not too sweet. Minimal hops.

 

 

L- Almost black to the eye, thought held up next to a halogen it's a super-dark chestnut ruby. Slight haze. Pours with 2Cm pillowy med/dark tan head.
S- A slightly piquant and liquor-ish smell.
T- 1st sip -> It's pretty malty, then into a deep toasty grains/malts, and it keeps building until about 5 seconds later the intensity rises again on the tongue/palate in a third wave (with a brushing of ABV% zing) into something quite pungent. These waves keeps repeating on each further sip... now on about my 5th sip. Unusual/really nice!
F- Notably deep, quite pungently toasty with richness and hops all in equilibrium.
O- Well I never, this has turned out to me quite a star. It's super-easy to drink as a slow-sippin' beer. Great for coller months. I'd very happily drink this one again. Shame I couldn't register the spicing/Smell much here but I get bad Springtime congestion and that's what happens. I hope others get to enjoy the spicy facets more!
What a lovely beer. One of those ones you hope to be good, that turns out to be something special. The way the Taste reatedly grew+ebbed - I've had such before, but usually only 2 maybe 3 cycles until the palate adjusts and you no longer notice it; here is just went on and on.
Bought from BelgiumInABox at Antwerp/BE for home delivery to me in London/UK.
330ml caged/ceramic stoppered bottle. BB: 07/12/2020.
Note: the bottle spout has no lip (unusual) so if pouring slowly due to it being bottle-cond be aware the trickle/flow repeatedly tries to move up the bottle spout towards your pouring hand.
Lable is now updated and much simplified vs that in the Description^. Blue+pale cream, with a simple image of a monastry.

 

 

750 ml bottle. Pours brown with tall, long-lasting, foamy off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma is of plums, cherries, caramel, spices and brown sugar. Body is full and smooth. Spicy yeast, caramel malt, toffee, plums, raisins, brown sugar and herbal hops fill the mouth. Finish is long and spicy. Very nice brew.

 

 

Pours a dark-brown color with a medium top of beige head that dissolves slowly and leave some lacings. Nice aroma of dark malts, caramel, chocolate,tofee,licorice, burned sugar,raisins,prunes, dates,plums and herbs.
The flavour is sweet and malty with notes of dark and dried fruits,caramel, licorice and chocolate at the start. The finish has a good tone of bitterness that mixes well with the malty and sweet flavour. Good lenght on the aftertaste with a soft and creamy mouthfeel. The carbonation is quite high with a medium body.
A really good and enjoyable dark ale, kind of a underdog.

 

L: Dark amber color, two finger beige head, excellent lacing, good carbonation.

S: Belgian yeast, oak, raisins.

T: Classic Belgian taste.

F: Full bodied, creamy, dense, overly carbonated.

O: Very good beer. Really enjoyed it.