Leffe Royale Crystal
Abbaye de Leffe S.A.

From Belgiuminabox. In this case the new hops is really noticeable unlike in the cascade version, providing nice flowerly and grassy notes that combines very well with the belgian sugaryness typical of leffe, improving the brew

Tarnished gold with leggy white froth. 4
Pencil erasers, carambola, and cotton candy. 4
Bread dough + candy sugar up front, bubble gum esters, then lemon balm, wet green grass, and cardamon spice hops. 4
Fizzy, halfway to medium, slight chew. 4

Bright sweet nose - Belgian, hoppy, + fun. The body follows - the whole thing is accessible to the point of being almost kiddy, but with enough unexpected hop nuance to keep you keen. Probably too sweet - banana as it opens. No world beater, but nice work from a macro. 4