Léopold 7, Blonde beer in Couthuin, Wallonia, Belgium
Léopold 7 is a Belgian blonde beer from Wallonia made with three types of grain and three varieties of hops. The brew has an alcohol content of 6.2 percent and forms a thick, creamy head when poured.
The brewery was founded in 2012 by Nicolas Declercq and Tanguy van der Eecken as Brasserie de Marsinne, installed in the castle-farm of Marsinne in Couthuin. The name Léopold 7 comes from a brewer who in 1866 added a few drops of Manneken-Pis water to his beer; the 7 refers to the seven ingredients. In 2021 the brewery was bought by Brasserie de Brunehaut.
The name comes from a brewer who in 1866 added a few drops of Manneken-Pis water to his beer; the 7 counts the ingredients: two malts, wheat, two aromatic hops, one bitter hop and the secret Leopold touch. The brewery sits in the castle-farm of Marsinne in Couthuin, Héron.
Léopold 7 Classic is sold in screen-printed, returnable silica bottles and, since 2019, in fully recyclable cans. The filtered blonde amber beer is 6.2 percent alcohol and undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle. Production reached 1,800 hectolitres a year in 2015. The brewery is housed in the castle-farm of Marsinne in Couthuin, Héron, province of Liège.
The number 7 in the name counts the beer's seven ingredients: two malts and wheat, two aromatic hops and one bitter hop, plus a secret aromatic bouquet the brewery calls the Leopold touch. The name Leopold itself is traced to a brewer who in 1866 added a few drops of Manneken-Pis water to his beer.
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