# Abbaye de Leffe — Dinant, Région Wallonne

> Abbaye de Leffe in Dinant, Région Wallonne, Belgium scores 3.03 out of 5 — Limited, #235 in Belgium. 38 beers tracked, mostly Belgian Ale.

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Abbaye de Leffe is a brewery in Dinant, Région Wallonne, Belgium. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.03 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #235 in Belgium. Of the 38 beers we track, 69% are Belgian Ale and 16% Brown Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.03 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #235 in Belgium · #18,428 worldwide
- Popularity: Extremely widely rated
- Beers tracked: 38

## About

Leffe, a brewing tradition since 1240

Founded in 1152, Notre-Dame de Leffe was an abbey of Premonstratensian canons, i.e. monks living in a community characterised by its hospitality.

The Leffe abbey in 1740, in its heyday: in the foreground we can see the mill with its half-timbered gable, using the water of the Leffe river. In the background, facing each other, are two enemy fortresses: the Montorgueil tower and the castle of Crevecoeur. A lay master brewer worked for the abbey and made a Leffe beer that was so delicious that the parishioners preferred to drink a Leffe on Sundays rather than go to church. The abbot had to take forceful action.

The abbey and the brewery were closed during the French Revolution and seemed to be nothing but a distant memory, until the abbey was re-established in 1929. In 1952 abbot Nys and Albert Lootvoet decided to once again take up the brewing tradition of Leffe with its well-guarded recipe and offer a range of delicious Leffe beers. In the meantime, AB-InBev has taken up the torch and has made a commitment to honour the tradition of the Leffe beer, which has been brewed according to the same recipe since 1240.

## What they brew

- Belgian Ale — 69% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1 Place de l'Abbaye, Dinant, Région Wallonne, Belgium
- Coordinates: 50.2688889, 4.9075
- Website: https://leffe.com/

## Same owner

- Part of Anheuser-Busch InBev

## Breweries nearby

- [Brasserie du Bocq](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-du-bocq-8208.md) — 2.99, Limited — Yvoir, Région Wallonne — 3.3 mi away
- [Brasserie Caracole](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-caracole-7423.md) — 3.04, Limited — Dinant, Région Wallonne — 4.6 mi away
- [Brasserie du Condroz](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-du-condroz-19458.md) — 2.77, Limited — Ciney, Région Wallonne — 7.3 mi away
- [Brasserie EpiK](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-epik-21467.md) — 2.94, Limited — Profondeville, Région Wallonne — 7.6 mi away
- [Unseen Contract Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/unseen-contract-company-35956.md) — 3.67, Fine — Assesse, Wallonia — 8.6 mi away
- [Brasserie du Château de Leignon](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-du-chateau-de-leignon-31648.md) — 2.75, Limited — Ciney, Région Wallonne — 9 mi away
- [Brasserie de l’Abbaye de Brogne](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-de-labbaye-de-brogne-9069.md) — 2.80, Limited — Mettet, Région Wallonne — 9 mi away
- [Brasserie du Caméléon](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-du-cameleon-21469.md) — 2.81, Limited — Assesse, Région Wallonne — 9.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Namur, Belgium](https://finding.beer/breweries/belgium/namur.md)
- [Best breweries in Belgium](https://finding.beer/breweries/belgium.md)

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