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 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is cellar notes, fruit. Flavour is cellar notes, fruit, apple, sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2007 at 12:58

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled at Lorry. Reddish brown with a nice beige head. Blackcurrant, sugar and dried fruits in the aroma. The flavor is sweet and fruity, with berries, dried fruits, sugar and some grainy notes. Fullbodied, well-carbonated mouthfeel. The finish is sweet, with dried fruits. A nice one that maybe deserves higher scores. Rating: 6-4-6-4-14-3.4 (061120)

Bottle. Haven’t got much new to say about the pour, nose and taste, except that I found out it desveres a higher rating after all these bottles. Especially the flavor. Considering it’s ABV and effervescence, it’s very easy to drink, and if drank slowly, it goes down all night. (080226)
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2006 at 04:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle: poured a slightly cloudy amber-brown clour with an enormous merangue like head, thick enough to hold itself in peaks; the aroma is yeasty, and the taste starts with a floury dryness which develops into a fruity sweetness, with estery flavours of banana and pineapple; leavesa warming bitter aftertaste. Somewhat light when compared to other triples, but rather pleasant in its own way.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2006 at 18:56

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On draught in Italy - exact place origin of brewing not known 100% sure. Very small yellowish head over amber-red beer. Bit nutty, even some olive smell, further lots of cara(mel)malt. A hint of diacetyl, roasted & toasted main taste. Bit of parsley flavour, and loots of caramel. Medium bodied, bit spritzy, not gassy. Technically quite good, heart- and characterless, but I can understand people might fall for this.
Tried from Can on 20 Nov 2006 at 06:06

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Just had this for the first time a little bit ago. A perfectly good beer with a nice amber colour and a head that descends a little and sits there. Definately has a fruity taste, which I initially thought to be banana and most here agree, so I’ll go with that. Nice finish that doesn’t leave an aftertaste. Easy to drink with a nice palate.
Tried on 18 Nov 2006 at 22:54

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Nice fizzy head, that screams drink me or at least play with the foam. This beer is proof that corn in beer can be a good thing. A rather sweet beer overall, some fruity flavours, but not nearly as much as some over Belgian beers. Beer goes down like cream rather than water. Real, manly beer this is. However, I wouldn’t take it over virtually any other beer of the same genre simply because this one is so widely available. If you haven’t tried this yet, obviously no effort was put into it as this beer can be found everywhere, even in Costa Rica.
Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2006 at 14:06

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, fruit, sweet. Flavour is alcohol, cellar notes, caramel, fruit, apple.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2006 at 23:08

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Clear brown colour with a longlasting tan head. Sweet malty yeasty aroma with some hints of dark fruits. Smooth spicy malty flavor with hints of dark fruits. Has a warming and slightly bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2006 at 15:04

4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 5
Seems like your typical pale yellow american style beer. Attractive yeasty aroma. Has gold foil around the neck. Apparently good quality but nothing really special. Out of many ales, I find the flavor of Belgian ales to be very similar to good quality lagers that you can find around here. The biggest difference would be the personality in the finish but even that is similar such as with SA lager and Yuengling lager. Why spend the extra money?
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2006 at 17:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Very strong yeast arome leads to very fully body. In addition to yeast, fruity tastes as well. I am always happy with this beer.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2006 at 17:13