Leffe

Belgian blond: Leffe Blonde Abbey beer at its most approachable. Leffe takes its name from the abbey of Notre-Dame de Leffe, where Norbertine canons began brewing in 1240, though the beers are now brewed at the Stella Artois brewery in Leuven for AB InBev. The blond is sweetish, gently spicy and rounded, a fair picture of what an abbey blond aims for without the bite of a tripel. Purists will steer you toward smaller abbey brewers, and they have a point, but Leffe is the one you are most likely to find, and it makes a sensible step between a witbier and the stronger golden beers further down.