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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6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Aroma has a hint of bonbon. Dark golden colour. Malty flavour and nice full mouthfeel.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2005 at 08:17

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Sweet cherry apple aroma. Medium brown color with small head. Sweet malt and yeast flavor with moderate alcohol finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2005 at 12:08

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pear/apple malt aroma. Medium tan with ample head. Sweet pear flavor with bitter finish. Moderate body. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2005 at 14:39

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(bottle) Hazy orange colour with a foamy white head. Fruity aroma of bananas and pears with a touch of honey and marzipan. Malty taste with notes of bananas and yeast and a warming bitter dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2005 at 04:56

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(bottle) dark red-brown colour with a creamy off white head. Aroma is a well blended combination of cherry fruits and cramellish malts. Bittersweet flavour. Slight roastmalty taste with a smooth vinous touch and a lasting spicy (cinnamon) dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2005 at 04:55

5.5/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 10 Overall 4
This used to be a good beer. No longer good. Brown color. Flavor is dryish, woody, a bit malty and very astringent. Long finish.
Tried on 05 May 2005 at 21:51

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Beautiful reddish brown beer, nice full and stable head. Very spicy and sophisticated with enough bitterness to balance the sweetness. Believe this is my Leffe favourite together with "Radieuse". My version was 7,8% ABV. 270593
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2005 at 16:26

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Orangey, hazy beer. Sweetish, full-bodied with lots of yeast in the nose. Fruity, spicy and fresh and not that bitter. A very nice Tripel. 020593
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2005 at 15:53

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Brownish (no surprise). Very sweet, malty flavour with a touch of licorice. Gets a bit cloying in the end. 160493
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2005 at 17:16

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Reddish brown ale. Pronounced bitterness with a very complex aroma. Fruity, perfumy but far from cloying. A very spicy and unique brew. 120493
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2005 at 17:08