Leffe as we know it was born in 1240, the year that the Abbey monks first brewed beer. In those days though, when the great plagues had made water unsafe to drink, our beer wasn’t just a pleasure, but a vital public good: pure, nutritious and delicious. Soon, the Abbey became renowned as a place of refuge and hospitality, throwing its doors open to pilgrims from all walks of life, welcoming them in with comfort, shelter and refreshment. Through war and peace, renaissance and revolution, those doors have remained open. To this day, we retain a deep a connection to the Abbey, regularly meeting together to share our progress: united by the spirit of hospitality that defines us.