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 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
3 years old
Well mature bottle. Dark amber color; creamy giant head. Some malt, caramel, spices and grass in the nose; malt, caramel, honey and spices in the flavor; the taste is also completed by a correct bitterness; hides well the alcohol content. Bitter long final.

In my early years I used to consider it my favourite one. Actually it's too poor in character and originality; but it's solidity pushes it to be the best among the Leffe.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2003 at 15:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle Tawny, black body. Brownish, frothy head. Spare lace. Mostly lasting head. Aroma of malts (nuts). Lightly bitter flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2003 at 15:46

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottled(330ml). -my favorite leffe beer, creamy head, easy to drink and enjoy
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2002 at 07:23

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled(330ml). -nice good taste in this strong ale.........................
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2002 at 07:21

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottled(330ml). -excellant fruty aroma and very good beer, deep brown culoured
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2002 at 06:17

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
typical triple but the typical triple characteristics are not so intense....
Tried on 17 Dec 2002 at 00:10

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gold with lasting head. Minute bead. Interesting spicy but grainy corn nose.Spicy alcohol finish Good lace
Tried on 11 Dec 2002 at 08:04

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bright color, it is -as mentioned in the commercial description- easy to drink. pleasant flavour rerate: looks like coloured water, intense sweet aroma, no bad flavour, but not "super" as some describe it
Tried on 01 Dec 2002 at 12:47

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
An amber beer with a good head. It doesn't have much aroma. But the flavor is that of a good malt blend - with a slight touch of alcohol. It ends of on a slightly bitter note of a good hop.
Tried on 03 Oct 2002 at 16:31

6.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A beutiful red beer with a wonderful head. It has a sweet aroma of fruits. And a sweet tickling taste of flowers and fruit. It ends of on a slight bitter note. You do not taste the alcohol content - a very nice beer.
Tried on 03 Oct 2002 at 16:26