Our universal love for beer is second to the love for Belgian Beers only. One of our favourites is undoubtedly the world-renowned Leffe, one of Belgium’s finest brews.

But as delicious as this incredible blond is, it also has a century-long history of delighting the thirstiest palates.

The ideal way of discovering the wonders of Leffe would be to travel all the way to Notre Dame de Leffe, much to the delight of the monks who, according to historical reports, have started welcoming thirsty guests and pilgrims way back to 1152.

While we are still waiting for better times to travel and pay homage to the hard work of these devoted brewers, we’ve decided to put our knowledge to your service and deliver you the best Leffe Beer experience without having to leave your couch.

Are you thirsty from some beer stories?

Leffe, More Than Just A Beer…

Since the very beginning, when the Premonastrensian canons founded their Abbey in Notre Dame de Leffe, it was clear they weren’t much alike other monks. For starters, they truly enjoyed being hospitable to pilgrims and travellers, always providing them with delicious refreshments.

But what sounds to us like a mere habit of courtesy, was, in fact, one of their order’s cardinal principles. 

The Premonastrensian, in fact, much to the liking of other orders, firmly believe in leading a life of prayer and seclusion, but are devoted to helping pilgrims and the poors. 

Who would’ve thought that this simple act of religious kindness would have contributed to giving us one of the most delicious Belgian Beers in the world?

Did The Pandemic Invent Leffe Beer?

The year was 1240 and, as one might expect from what they remember from their history classes, epidemics and pestilences were much more common – and disastrous- than they are today.

As you probably know, most dangerous pathogens travel through water and the 13th century certainly wasn’t famous for its disinfection techniques… That’s when the good Premonstratensian canons had a genius idea.

As we have already mentioned, the monks were famous for the delicious refreshments they gave to whomever was visiting, and yet plain water wasn’t exactly safe.

They then decided to build a brewery near the abbey: during the brewing process, in fact, water reaches boiling temperatures thus killing all the harmful microbes.

Through this clever expedient, the monks were not only able to quench the pilgrims thirst while avoiding spreading sickness, but they also laid out the foundations of Leffe (YES, they’re still using the same