Where is Leffe Blonde brewed?
Leffe Blonde is imported from Belgium, but the UK version is weaker: 6.0% against 6.6% at home.
| Format | UK strength | At home |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle | 6.0% | 6.6% |
Partly verified
At least one of those three claims rests on a secondary source or an inference, a disagreement between sources is still open, or a split supply has a format that has not been read.
Brauwelt (1 December 2023) reported that 'as of this year, all Leffe sold in the UK comes from the group's Samlesbury brewery', without saying which formats. Every retail bottle listing read in 2026 (Tesco 4 x 330ml and 12 x 330ml, Ocado 4 x 330ml, Asda 4 x 330ml and 750ml) prints 'Brewed by: InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels', and the Asda 750ml listing prints Country of Origin Belgium, so the bottles are recorded as imported from Belgium. The Morrisons 500ml listing shows only AB InBev UK Limited's London address and no country. No can listing could be read, so the can, and any draught, may be the Samlesbury product; supply for those formats is not established.
UK bottles are 6.0%, against 6.6% in Belgium, per the retailer listings and the Grocer's headline on the reduction.
The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.
In short
Leffe Blonde is imported. The UK product is brewed at InBev Belgium, Brussels in Belgium. It is, however, a weaker version: 6.0% here against 6.6% at home. The brand belongs to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, which also owns Bass and Boddingtons in the UK. In the UK it is imported and distributed by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I.
It depends which one you pick up
The bottles, cans and draught version of this beer do not all come from the same place, or are not all the same strength. This is what the record says per format.
| Format | Supply | Label text |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle | Imported | Brewed by: InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. Brewed for: Br. Abbaye de Leffe s.a./n.v., Place de l'Abbaye 1, B-5500 Dinant, Belgium. AB InBev UK Limited, EC4A 1EN |
| Can | Not established | Not captured |
| Draught | Not established | Not captured |
Who has brewed it here
| Years | Brewer | Site | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates not established | Imported from Belgium (bottles) | Brussels, Belgium (InBev Belgium) | asda.com |
What changed
- 5 September 2026:
recommendwas not established, now "real_import_weaker" (source) - 5 September 2026:
brewed_in_countrywas not established, now "Belgium" (source) - 5 September 2026:
uk_supplywas "unknown", now "imported" (source) - 5 September 2026:
format_detail.uk_label_origin_text_by_formatwas "uk_label_origin_text_bottles, uk_label_origin_text_cans", now "uk_label_origin_text_by_format"
Questions people ask
Where is Leffe Blonde brewed?
The UK product is imported. It is brewed at InBev Belgium, Brussels in Belgium.
Is Leffe Blonde brewed in the UK?
No. The UK product is brewed in Belgium.
Is Leffe Blonde really Belgian?
Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Belgium.
Who owns Leffe Blonde?
Leffe Blonde is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. In the UK the brand is handled by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I as importer and distributor.
What strength is Leffe Blonde in the UK?
Leffe Blonde is 6.0% ABV in the UK. In Belgium it is 6.6%.
Is Leffe Blonde weaker in the UK than in Belgium?
Yes. The UK version is 6.0% against 6.6% in Belgium, 0.6 percentage points weaker.
See also
Every beer sold as Belgium · Every brand owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
Sources
- Ocado (ocado.com), 5 September 2026: country of origin Belgium, InBev Belgium Brussels address, brewed for Abbaye de Leffe Dinant
- verification pass (tesco.com): Leffe Blonde Beer 4 X 330Ml. 6.0% vol. InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. Brewed for: Br. Abbaye de Leffe s.a./n.v., Place de l'Abbaye 1
- verification pass (tesco.com): Leffe Blonde Beer 12 x 330ml. 6.0% vol. Brewed by: InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
- verification pass (brauwelt.com): Previously, Leffe was brewed by AB-InBev in Belgium for the UK market. As of this year, all Leffe sold in the UK comes from the group's Samlesbury brewery. ...
- verification pass (thegrocer.co.uk): AB InBev lowers Leffe abv to 'better suit' UK drinkers (headline only; body paywalled, image caption ties the change to inflation-linked duty rates)
- second research pass (northeastbylines.co.uk): cited by second research pass
- second research pass (petebrown.net): cited by second research pass
- Ocado (ocado.com), 5 September 2026: Leffe Blonde Belgian Lager Beer Bottles, 4 x 330ml: 6.0; 'Brewed by: InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. Brewed for: Br. Abbaye de Leffe s.a./n.v., Place de l'Abbaye 1, B-5500 Dinant, Belgium.' AB InBev UK Limited shown as distributor.
- Asda (asda.com), 5 September 2026: Leffe Blonde Beer Bottles 4 x 330ml: 6.0; manufacturer 'Brewed by: InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. Brewed for: Br. Abbaye de Leffe s.a./n.v., Place de l'Abbaye 1, B-5500 Dinant, Belgium.' No country of origin field on this listing.
- Asda (asda.com), 5 September 2026: Leffe Blonde 750ml: 6.0; Country of Origin Belgium; the same InBev Belgium, Brussels, brewed-by block.
- Morrisons (groceries.morrisons.com), 5 September 2026: Leffe Blonde 500ml: 6.0. The manufacturer field shows only AB InBev UK Limited, EC4A 1EN, with no country of origin or brewed-by wording.