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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Clear golden orange with white head. Aroma is malt, banana, cloves, and musty. Flavor is banana, malt, coriander, orange. The mouthfeel was very light, with very little aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2006 at 04:37

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Brown colour with a medium mostly lasting off white head. Aroma of malts, fruits, spices and some alcohol. Lasting taste.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2006 at 04:34

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hazy blonde with a thin white head. Bubblegum yeast aroma with orange peels, smooth and perfumey. In mouth, a classy sharp hop with coriander and curacao, and a rcih creamy nouthfeel. Rich bodied. Bottle at l’Autre Oeil, July 26, 2006.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2006 at 08:53

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Borttle. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Golden amber colour. Fantatic in a Westmalle trappist glass. Powerfull hoppy aroma, fruity flavor, long finish. Oily palate. Great beer.
Tried on 23 Jul 2006 at 14:57

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
[Bottled] Clear golden, airy head. Fruity toffee aroma. Sweet and medium bodied with fairly clean mouthfeel. Caramel and almond dominates. Slightly metallic finish with a dash of grassy bitterness. Perhaps not very complex, and certainly lacking a bit in malt character, but still a pretty good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2006 at 15:45

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Brown with reddish tint, head was light brown but diminished quickly. Sweet smell and taste of caramel and spice.
Tried on 06 Jul 2006 at 10:55

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Reddish brown in color with a white fast dissapating head. Smell was sour malt. Sour full flavored fruity malt. Another good leffe product!
Tried on 05 Jul 2006 at 10:01

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Clear amber body with a medium creamy white head. Sweet malty aroma with some light spice. Sweet lightly spiced flavor with some fruit and malt in the end.
Tried on 03 Jul 2006 at 22:31

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 330 ml, expiry date: 05/05/07; eye: golden yellow, clear, nice white head made up of tiny, compact bubbles, head falls rather rapidly, lacing; nose: yeast, spices, apple, cider, alcohol; mouth: flavors are less pronounced than the nose led to believe, almost one-dimensionish, apple, a bit of spices, followed by some bitterness, finale where the bitterness is supported by some alcohol making the bitterness more agressive and, a hint of sweetness comes along, slightly sweet, mildly bitter, full in the mouth, somewhat fizzy, a bit astringent; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, date de péremption : 05/05/07; oeil : jaune dorée, claire, belle mousse blanche formée de petites bulles compactes, s’affaisse assez rapidement, dentelle; nez : levure, épices, pomme, cidre, alcool; bouche : saveurs moins prononcées que le nez laissait espérer, un peu unidimensionnel même, pomme, un peu d’épices, suivi d’amertume, finale avec une amertume appuyée d’alcool ce qui rend le tout un peu plus agressif avec une petite pointe de sucré qui apparaît brièvement, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, pleine en bouche, relativement pétillante, légère astringence; en résumé : bonne
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2006 at 16:07

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Beige big lasting head. Deep dark red body. Vague sweet roasted caramel aroma. Sweet caramel taste with some roasted almonds. Chocolate notes. Smooth, faintly chewy mouthfeel. Aftertaste is bitter caramel. Almond bitterness lingers. Not the most complex brune, but nice. (0.33l bottle.)
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2006 at 16:21