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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7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. This version is 8.2% ABV. Red beer with a medium stable beige head. Sweet aroma of malt, fruits and spices (mostly cinnamon). Flavor is sweet with malt, caramel, some spices, and some fruitiness. A bit of bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2007 at 11:32

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Brown color with a medium beige head. Nice sweetish aroma of malt, fruits, caramel and spices. Flavor is sweet with some malt, caramel and spices. A bit of tongue-tickeling alcohol. Some late bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2007 at 14:52

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is dark fruits, yeast and hops. Flavour is made out of pretty much the same. A bit glueish, but otherwise very nice brew.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2007 at 00:32

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled, alc. 8.5% (BB 07/2008)
Hazy orange color, decent off-white head. Orange, mango and pineapple in a bit sourish nose. Crisp, carbonated mouthfeel. Fruity (banana, pineapple), sweetish flavor with obvious alcholic presence. In the aftertaste alcohol and some hops. Not very complex tripel and quite alcoholic, but anyway drinkable dessert beer.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2007 at 09:01

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9
deep brown/ruby, light fruity malt, rich malt and slightly sour raisins. alchohol shows too much with a little tart fruit.
Tried on 03 Jun 2007 at 08:37

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, spices. Flavour is fruit, yeast, alcohol, candi-sugar, hop. ok beer.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2007 at 13:33

7/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
unclear yellow with fast disappearing white head. Aroma has fruits (peach/orange), yeast & malts. Light metallic and easy noticeable alcohol. Sweetness with a spicy dry and warm alcohol touch. Medium body. Quite nice actually, and the aroma itself is wonderfull!!
Tried on 29 May 2007 at 03:28

4.9/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Very dark blond with fast fading head. Aroma is slightly bready, biscuity. Taste is very clean considering it’s high alcohol content. A bit yeasty. Complex sugary sweetness.
Tried on 26 May 2007 at 16:57

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. 8.5% ABV. Cloudy yellow-orange colored with a big long-lasting white head. Aroma is yeasty, fruity (some bananas), a bit spicy, with some caramel. Flavor is sweet and spicy, with alcohol presence (a bit too much) in the finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 12:56

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33cl Bottle from Sainsburys. Reddish chestnut with a thick white head; rich aroma of candied fruit, alcohol and malt; nutty and caramel flavours, with a long fruity and slightly bitter finish; alcohol rather too obvious for my taste.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2007 at 16:49