Leffe

Getting a present of a big bottle of Leffe from a chap in a big black cape whose name I can't remember now, which is annoying because we met last year and it was really fricking cool of him to go out of his way to "repay hospitality" as he put it, and especially well-timed.

Archive 2009-11-01 Hal Duncan 2009

Getting a present of a big bottle of Leffe from a chap in a big black cape whose name I can't remember now, which is annoying because we met last year and it was really fricking cool of him to go out of his way to "repay hospitality" as he put it, and especially well-timed.

Famous in Finland, Fixture in France Hal Duncan 2009

Though Budweiser doesn't rate well with many beer gurus, who tend to prefer InBev's more flavorful Belgian styles such as Leffe and Hoegaarden, Mr. Brito aims to appeal to the mass market across the globe, which tends to go relatively easy on the hops and barley.

Budweiser Beer: 2008

The last time I ordered Leffe in France, in fluent French, the reply was "Pint?" and I received an "en pression" Baron Leffe of 50cl, which is as near as dammit.

Letters: Hooked on classics 2011

I chatted to Pierre Jouan a bit more there, got some good tips about French writers translated into English, and eventually, come closing time, staggered back to my hotel room where the survivors helped me polish off that bottle of Leffe.

Famous in Finland, Fixture in France Hal Duncan 2009

Brits have an unfortunate tendency to pour strong foreign lagers – Stella, even Leffe – into a pint jar for which they were not intended, and to get poisonously pie-eyed in the process.

In praise of … the pint | Editorial 2011

And yanno, having yon fellow come up after the awards ceremony with a bottle of Leffe in the name of pure sociability -- I can honestly say I was still having such a good time in Nantes to feel even remotely disappointed.

Famous in Finland, Fixture in France Hal Duncan 2009

• Leffe "not intended" for pint pots In praise of… the pint, 7 January?

Letters: Hooked on classics 2011

And yanno, having yon fellow come up after the awards ceremony with a bottle of Leffe in the name of pure sociability -- I can honestly say I was still having such a good time in Nantes to feel even remotely disappointed.

Archive 2009-11-01 Hal Duncan 2009

I chatted to Pierre Jouan a bit more there, got some good tips about French writers translated into English, and eventually, come closing time, staggered back to my hotel room where the survivors helped me polish off that bottle of Leffe.

Archive 2009-11-01 Hal Duncan 2009