Belgium Brews First Non-Alcoholic Version of Renowned Abbey Beer

A Belgian brewer has made history by introducing the first ever alcohol-free version of the country’s famed abbey beers, which are characterized by their distinctive taste and strong alcohol content.
Belgium Brews First Non-Alcoholic Version of Renowned Abbey Beer
A contestant serves a Leffe beer during the Stella Artois World Draught Master 2008 on Oct. 29, 2008, in Leuven, Belgium. An alcohol-free version of world-famous Leffe brand is now available. BENOIT DOPPAGNE/AFP/Getty Images
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BRUSSELS—A Belgian brewer has made history by introducing the first alcohol-free version of the country’s famed abbey beers, which are characterized by their distinctive taste and strong alcohol content.

The maker behind the world-famous Leffe brand put its new zero-percent blonde beer on sale this month, marking a watershed moment in a sea-change over attitudes toward alcohol, driven by an increasingly health-conscious society.