Abbaye de Leffe
Client Brewer
in
Dinant,
Namur,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Associated Venue: Maison Leffe
Established in 1240
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.
De abdij van Leffe is middels de vennootschap Brasserie de l'Abbaye de Leffe slechts houder van het intellectueel eigendom op de naam Leffe.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Golden beer with medium and white and head. Aroma is quite aromatic, flowers and spicy, some witbier-like coriander and lemon. Flavour is simpler than aroma, some sweetness and spicyness and again some witbier elements, but overally taste is a little bit too mild. Medium palate with balanced carbonation. Balanced beer, but too carefull.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2010
at 12:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Very dark brown brown beer with medium beige head. Roastiness, some milky sourness and hint of sweet fruits in the aroma. Flavour is different than aroma, sweet, dark fruits, some roasted malts and spices: flavour could be more stronger. Medium body and quite high carbonation, but still quite nice to drink. Good dubbel but I have feeling that too many compromises have been done; this could be better beer with more passion and courage.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2010
at 11:11
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
(bottle, 25cl) Slightly hazy, reddish amber colour with a medium-sized off-white foamy head. Artificially and heavily sweet fruity nose with notes of berries; cherries and strawberries. Sweet flavour, light to medium bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Artificial fruit-flavoured taste with a sweet and sticky, also a bit tart finish. 06.III.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2010
at 11:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at Funchal (local supermercado, 3.15€, BB 12/2010)
Clear deep amber color, steady creamy beige head, lace. Sticky wood, grass, berries and caramel with light alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Harsh, alcoholic, caramel, gooseberries, redcurrant. Kind of more alcoholic version of Leffe Rossa.
Clear deep amber color, steady creamy beige head, lace. Sticky wood, grass, berries and caramel with light alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Harsh, alcoholic, caramel, gooseberries, redcurrant. Kind of more alcoholic version of Leffe Rossa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2010
at 02:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
The father of every abbey beer. I think it was the first brew that i get knew beyond the mass-produced lagers. So this launched me to the way of discovering the world of ales and the other beautiful beers in the world. So, nice black (dark-red), velvety body with right thickness, good malty sweetness, and long falloff. It’s like bread, you could may bite it. Later as you hold it in your mouth, the body became syrupy and pleasantly stroke your palate. The carbonation and alcohol are well-hidden. Fruityness in the aftertaste which refresh me.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2010
at 13:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours deep mahogany into a tulip. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Yeast and pit fruit aromas. Sweet and nutty upfront turning fruity in the middle and then into a lasting bitter earth finish.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2010
at 16:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear deep amber with a neat off-white head leaving a neat lacework. The yeasty aroma has Leffe writen all over it. Medium body, sweet dried fruit and a little fruit, but this is entirely a yeast job. No real evident spices and a rather subdued bitterness. No yeast sediment in Leffe’s anymore? Damm, it must’ve been too long since I last had one. 080210
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2010
at 05:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy gold with a light beige coat. Orange aroma with coriander seeds and some earth/ cave yeast. Less carbonated mouthfeel than other tripels I’ve had. A little alcohol burn, some yeast and bitterness at the end. Peaches, mango and some mysterious depth. Lots of spice - coriander, clove, juniper and white pepper. Identifiably Leffe. One of the better ones, and a nice Tripel.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2010
at 06:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2000-05-24, Belgium, bottle AP: orange/red body, lasting foam AR: malt, candy, F: malt, candy, wee bitterness, yeast
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2010
at 16:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1999-05-23, Belgium AP: dark brown, rocky off white head lasting AR: brown baking syrup, flower F: roasted malt, bittterness (medium), brown baking syrup, flower
Tried
on 02 Jan 2010
at 16:45