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Abbaye De Floreffe Prima Melior
Brasserie Lefèbvre SA
- From:
- Brasserie Lefèbvre SA
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Ranked #140 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #21,940 - Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 14.17%
- Reviews:
- 119
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2003
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 23
A Special Reserve Ale exclusively for the use of the Abbot and his guests. A rich brown beer seasoned with Anise & Coriander, secondary fermentation in the bottle, based on the brewing tradition of Floreffe Abbey, founded in 1121.
Ale brewed with spices (star anise, orange peel).
Ale brewed with spices (star anise, orange peel).
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Ratings by Raymond69:
Reviewed by Raymond69 from Ohio
4.2/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
11.2 oz bottle. Best before 10:06. $4.99 a 4 pack.
Pours with a rocky head , lacing throughout.
Getting hints of the star anise and orange peel in aroma.
Dark sugar notes on tasting. Molasses and caramel malts are tempered with whats left of the spices.
Mouthfeel is medium , carbonation is good.
Overall a pretty good beer, found on sale , and pre-aged.
Nov 08, 2008Pours with a rocky head , lacing throughout.
Getting hints of the star anise and orange peel in aroma.
Dark sugar notes on tasting. Molasses and caramel malts are tempered with whats left of the spices.
Mouthfeel is medium , carbonation is good.
Overall a pretty good beer, found on sale , and pre-aged.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.28/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
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.
May 13, 2022Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
4.06/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
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.
Apr 28, 2020S- 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.
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
4.3/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
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.
Jul 22, 2019Reviewed by OlaB from Norway
4.05/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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.
Nov 30, 2018The 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.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.28/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
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.
Oct 24, 2017S: Belgian yeast, oak, raisins.
T: Classic Belgian taste.
F: Full bodied, creamy, dense, overly carbonated.
O: Very good beer. Really enjoyed it.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4.5/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From Alcampo. In Teku glass. Watching The Sopranos 1x02. Some licorice. There is something adictive in this beer that have made me enjoy it more the more I drank it in both nose and mouth
Aug 01, 2016Reviewed by Dzu from Russian Federation
4.27/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Dark brown wit a massive foam head.
S: Smells dark fruit, sweety.
T: Bittersweet,tart and dry.
F: Alcohol not well hidden but smooth.
O: Like it at all.
Apr 08, 2016S: Smells dark fruit, sweety.
T: Bittersweet,tart and dry.
F: Alcohol not well hidden but smooth.
O: Like it at all.
Abbaye De Floreffe Prima Melior from Brasserie Lefèbvre SA
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
202 ratings
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