Abbaye de Leffe

Client Brewer in Dinant, Namur, Belgium πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ
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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2.1/10 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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

5/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
draft Pours copper/ruby with light pink head. Aroma is fruity and overly sugary/sweet some light caramel notes. Taste, cherry / elderberries and palate taste just like grenadine extracts/syrup. Liverly sparkly mouthfeel, light malts with thin bitterness. Reminded me too much of a radler,felt too fake and bad attempt at trying to do fruit beers.
Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2009 at 05:31

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Dark amber with nice head and lacing - hint of roasted malts, fruit, and yest - nice beer
Tried on 08 Jun 2009 at 13:04

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Golden with white head, nice lacing - aroma of flowers, yeast and malts - nice and enjoyable beer
Tried on 08 Jun 2009 at 13:00

6.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Apperance; Golden, clear with a medium white head. Aroma; Fruits, banana and some yeast. Flavor; hoppy with a medium bitter ending. Nice and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2009 at 14:26

6.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Amber pour with a nice head that fades quickly.Aroma is of bananas, belgian yeast (I swear there’s a hint of baked beans in there) and some very subtle cloves.Taste is very agreeable, but plain: sour-dough bread and sweet malts. Too sweet, no depth, no finish, no balance.Creamy mouthfeel but too watery.
Tried on 25 May 2009 at 07:45

7.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
A hazy orangey dark amber with a thick lacing frothy white head. A pleasant maderized malt with spices, coriander, orange pulp, and dark fruits. In mouth, A rich candy sugar, plums, coriander, and curacao, very sustained and tingly, and warming alcohol in finale. Rich bodied, goes well with a nice firm aged cheese. Bieropholie import. BB 13-09-08.
Tried from Can on 22 May 2009 at 20:11

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Nice Blond from Leffe. It leaves a very sharp tingle in the mouth but has a great flavor.
Tried on 20 May 2009 at 13:11