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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
(Bottle 0,33l) Clear dark amber-black color. Medium white head. Sweet malty and strong caramel aroma. Very sweet, light astingent bitter end. Full body.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2009 at 06:13

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl. Apperance; Amber, clear with a big light orange head. Aroma; Very sweet, malty but also sence of alcohol. Flavor; Sweet malty and some yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2009 at 03:00

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Very zippy, nice head. Starts strong, also dry, modest woody-fruity notes, a bit earthy. Finish is a bit moldy and metallically. Not bad, but there are better ones.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2009 at 01:04

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33cl bottle. came as leffe triple * tripel 8.5%. cloudy orange with lots of yeast floaties, that came from the bottom of the bottle. thick white head. very nice fruity citrussy spicy aroma, faint marcipan, possibly very faint banana. flavor is sweet spicy light fruity, refreshing and sweet. good mainstream tripel.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 14:41

7.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(bottle 0,33l from cheap grocery) (18.7.2026)
* Ok belgian ale, a bit weak but easy drinkable. *
Clear golden. Lasting white head. Sweet, light spicy, perfume, malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish.
(7.6.6.7..7=6,5)

(bottle 0,33l) (20.7.2017)
Aroma: Spicy, coriander, malty, yeasts.
Appearance: Clear golden color. Long lasting white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, malty, light yeast spicy.
Palate: Medium-full body. Creamy texture. Light short finish.
Overall: Good belgian. A bit boring. (7.5.6.4..14=3.6)

(Bottle 0,33l) (7.7.2009)
Sparkling golden color. Very nice all time white head. Very sweet aroma. Very sweet and alcohol taste. Full creamy body with astringent finish. Very good beer. (6.5.8.5..16=4.0)
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2009 at 15:43

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 4 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Looks great in a chalice, aromas are citrusy and hoppy. Tastes great, nice sweetness, nice bitter finish.
Tried on 30 Jun 2009 at 15:53

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Decent dark beer, high on the alcohol content, but a good sipping beer for late at night. Decent Belgian complexity, nothing too excessive though. Great example of a Belgian dark to offer friends.
Tried on 21 Jun 2009 at 17:17

2.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Bottle, poured like red pop into a chalice. Tasted like red pop - this is beer? Only a little hint of aftertaste implied it could be anything other than alcoholized pop. No thanks.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2009 at 17:12

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottle 33cl pours copper, white head. aroma and taste, plenty of dark fruits, and definitely some candi sugar, helping this one offer a good warming palate. Profile is malty with caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2009 at 05:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On draft at numerous locations in France, where it was often the best beer on the menu. Hazy light yellow-orange body, medium off-white head. Fruity nose with wet grass and tangy malts. Medium-bodied with notes of citrus and spicy esters, balanced by wet hay and sudsy bitterness. Floral. Nothing spectacular, but quaffable.
Tried from Draft on 11 Jun 2009 at 02:37