Abbaye de Leffe

Client Brewer in Dinant, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Associated Venue: Maison Leffe

Established in 1240

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Place de l'Abbaye 1, Dinant, 5500, Belgium
Description
De Abdij van Leffe, opgericht in 1152, was een norbertijnenabdij waar kanunniken in een gemeenschap samenleefden met bijzondere aandacht voor opvang en gastvrijheid. In 1240 besloten de kanunniken een brouwerij te bouwen om een gezonde en versterkende drank te bereiden. Door de Franse Revolutie werd abdij gesloten. Pas in 1929 werd de abdij heropgericht. In 1952 besloten abt Nys en Albert Lootvoet de brouwtraditie en de goedbewaarde receptuur van Leffe te hervatten. In 1954 al werd Brouwerij Artois hoofdaandeelhouder van Brouwerij Lootvoet. De productie werd in 1977 overgeheveld naar Brouwerij Grade in Mont-Saint-Guibert, tot de sluiting in 1996. Tegenwoordig wordt Leffe gebrouwen bij de brouwerij van Stella Artois in Leuven.

De abdij van Leffe is middels de vennootschap Brasserie de l'Abbaye de Leffe slechts houder van het intellectueel eigendom op de naam Leffe.

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Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:06

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:05

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:05

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Yeasty aroma, some bready malts, and wet paper. Lively carb, over the top mouth feel. Metallic, mineral finish, with some sweet caramel, and dark fruits.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:56

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Dark orange/ amber pour with a good amount of head and lots of sticky lacing on the glass. Nice yeasty fruity aroma, lots of cherries and apples. Flavor is spicy and fruity, more apples and some subtle hops. The alcohol is a little present but enjoyable. A nice sipping beer.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
A nice dubbel, kinda like a introduction beer to the belgian style. My dad who only drink Rickard’s actually liked this one. Having it on tap, its nice, but you can tell its a dumbed down version of a dubbel for the mass market. The yeastiness and fruit is held in check. overall though, a decent brew.
Tried from Draft on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
I wonder if this beer has changed much since the buyout from inbev. a nice belgian ale. aroma is slightly fruity with nots of malt. finish is bitter, and slightly hoppy. a well made beer.
Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:36

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle brought back from Belgium. Pours red / brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, spices, dried fruits, toffee, cinnamon, nuts, plums, bread, earth & flower hops. Medium body. Sweet mild bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2025 at 17:05

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
On tap. Pours a far reddish brown with moderate head. Aromas of mineral water, burnt sugars, a bit of Belgian yeast and bready malts. Flavors follow same with lots of additional metallic notes. A typical Leffe.
Tried from Draft at Le Conquérant on 22 Feb 2025 at 17:40

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
25cl bottle from my local Sainsbury’s. A pale amber pour with a scant white head; light malty aroma; fresh and lively in the mouth with some lemon and yeast flavours; then a spicy bitterness to finish. Pretty good for a NA beer.
Tried from Bottle from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 19 Feb 2025 at 18:31