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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4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 5
Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a trappist glass. Opaque ruby brown colour, small creamy off-white head, mostly diminishing, fair lacing. Aroma sweet and roasted malt, grain, wort, caramel. Taste light light heavy sweet and slightly bitter, malty, caramel, brown sugar, sweet syrup notes. Light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation, sweet cloying aftertaste, brown sugar, malty notes, disappointing.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2023 at 19:46

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A pour from 330ml @ 🏡 Appearance: clear golden with a huge white head. Aroma: Belgian esters, sweet, malty backbone. Taste: along the same lines, honey, caramel, sweet flowers. Overall: pretty nice.
Tried on 12 Feb 2023 at 03:58

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from the dry drinker. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light sugar and spice. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2023 at 17:17

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Smell-weak malt, caramel, Belgian yeast. Foam- thin, malt, sweetness, sugar, caramel. Head is medium-sized, white, disappears fast, sticks a bit. Appearance- generic bottle cap, simple label. Clear orange-amber color. Price - 2.99 euros for 0,33l From - Trappist glass Taste - malt, caramel, sweetness, sugar, Belgian yeast. Quite sweet overall, not bad Belgian.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2023 at 16:29

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Tried on 04 Feb 2023 at 17:38

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Nicolas. Pours clear pale gold with a creamy, white crown. Moderately sweet, some artificial sugar notes, toasted cereal, a little caramel, bread. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish, a little saccharin, more cereal, honey, bread, a hint of paper and candi sugar. Odd mouthfeel. Not great.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2023 at 17:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Golden colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is citrus, some floral and herbal hops along with mild caramel malts. Flavour is very much the elements of the aroma, but goes a bit more earthy/herbal and yeasty. Still very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2023 at 01:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle (brought home from Nice by my parents!). Deep ambery brown colour with a mediumsized foamy off-white head. Aroma is red berries, some toasted tones, caramel and mild toffee too. Flavour is kind of toasted malts, some smoked wet wooden tones with mild red berries and some slight spiciness. Somewhat citrusy towards the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2023 at 22:27

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity and mild toffeeish tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, some mild spicy tones with mild sweet notes.
Tried on 25 Jan 2023 at 21:41

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Amber colour, mediumsized beige foamy head. Aroma is floral, nutty, herbal and mild wooden notes with also some not-that-sweet syrup. Flavour is floral, mild toasted tones with some wood and mild earth. Not that bad.
Tried on 25 Jan 2023 at 21:40