Abbaye Leffe

Abbaye Notre Dame de Leffe ran into financial difficulties in the 1950s and with the help of a local brewer revibved some of the ancient recipes made by the Abbaye especially its dark beer. It is one of Bill's favourites and he enjoyed his drink tonight.

According to the website the 'dark beer is a highly fermented beer to be savoured. The ingredients are, roasted malt, corn, water, hops and yeast which gives it its a deep autumnal brown colour. Its alcohol content is 6.5 %, its ideal temperature 5° to 6 °c. As a bottled beer, it is to be savoured with pleasure, as a draft beer it is thirst quenching. The taste may be defined as follows: the aroma, a hint of ripe apple. The sensation of a medium to full ale taste in the mouth; at normal cellar temperature, the taste develops from a pleasing sweet-fruity to brown sugar (with a hint of caramel and butter candy) to an aftertaste that is spicy and dry'.

Even better when drunk in a Leffe glass and we still have one that I haven't broken!