Leffe Blond Beer 75cl

Description

Leffe's story has its origins in Notre-Dame de Leffe, an abbey of Premonstratensian canons founded in 1152. Premonstratensian canonical Norbertines, like monks, live in community and according to certain rules. However, Canons are very open-minded and enjoy interacting with the people around them. Therefore, it is not surprising that, since the founding of the abbey, the Norbertines were known for the special attention they paid to welcoming guests and pilgrims.

The numerous pilgrims who passed by the abbey always found the door open… but not only that.

Canons began brewing beer in Leffe in 1240. Guests and travelers could quench their thirst with a healthy and refreshing drink. It was, in fact, a difficult period: the numerous epidemics that ravaged European territory at that time made drinking water unsafe. Fortunately, an ideal solution emerged: brewing beer. During the fermentation process, the boiling temperature killed the microbes, which made the beer safe to drink. The quality of the water has improved greatly over the centuries, but beer production continues to be a tradition, also for the Norbertines of Leffe.

After the events of the French Revolution, religious life was paralyzed for a while. This also applies to Leffe Abbey, which was destroyed several times at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1902, the abbey temporarily returned to the hands of the Norbertine canons of France. They rebuilt the church and the abbey. In 1929, Tongerlo Abbey was destroyed by fire, so Campine's clergy were housed in Leffe Abbey. After the reconstruction of Tongerlo Abbey, it was decided that some of the canons would reside permanently in Leffe.

In 1952, Father Abbot Nys and brewer Albert Lootvoet decided to revive the Abbey's brewing tradition. Over the years, a wide range of Leffe beers have been developed and served to beer lovers.

Today, AB-InBev takes on this task, to continue the tradition of Leffe beer, which has been produced with passion since 1240.