Old Rare Abbaye de LEFFE (D) Belgian Beer Glass on eBay, also Pint Beer Glasses, Drinkware Glasses Steins, Breweriana, Collectables (end time 25-May-08 21:31:40 BST)

LEFFE(d)

ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND GLASSES

UNIQUE STYLE

Despite being brewed by INBEV

& available in cans

LEFFE is a GENUINE ABBEY Beer

My day job last summer was painting Garage Doors on Council Houses on the outskirts of BRUGGE;

when I opened the doors to paint the mechanism in most cases there was a Yellow Crate of Leffe

Not exactly Scientific but it goes to show that LEFFE is the Belgians favourite Belgian Beer

BUT

What surprised ME was when I began to research a little for this listing was what a strange route of obscure Brewers it took LEFFE to become the the Belgians Favourite Belgian Beer

it could just as easily have been Affligem, Grimbergen, Maredsous, Postel or Corsendonck

It's popularity is down to strong marketing by Interbrew/InBev

THO

There has been an evolution in the Logo

What I take to be the oldest feature only the Seal & are in French

The main evolution has been in the No of Attic Windows that are visible

From

Seal Only in French

1 Window No Seal in French

to Seal + 1(White Scroll) Bi Lingual

to Seal + 1(Orange Logo) French only-Black Letters

to Seal + 1(Orange Logo) Bi Lingual-White Letters

to Seal + 1(Blue Logo) Bi Lingual

to 2(in use in 1990) Bi Lingual

to 3(Current) Bi Lingual

The best Chronology I can put together

Up to 1980: Marine Malterie

Until 1990: Mont St Guibert

1990 on: Interbrew

tho Artois, De Kluis & Bocq all also produced Leffe

refers to my catalogueing system & means that this was the 13th type of Stella Glass that I had. The Catalogue now stands at (cq). (110)(more with Artois)

I list old, rare, unusual Stella items every week

If you are looking for something specific please eMail

I have recently been surprised to discover that many of the glasses I have are close to 50 years old, some even older

There was an article in the paper recently on 20 Reasons to be proud to be Belgian.

The Beer & Trappists were one

& the fact that there are over 3000 -yes THREE thousand-sorts of beer in a country the size of Wales with the population of London

Belgium's Interbrew -renamed INBEV - is now the biggest brewer in the world but describes itself as

The World's LOCAL brewer

Tho they don't brew every beer in Belgium

& every beer has it's own glass

Which makes many glasses Rare but locally common

An Ideal Glass for use or for the Collection

I have a collection in excess of 2500 glasses which I will be listing, if there is any thing that you are looking for please ask. I am also actively buying, so even if i dont have it now I might find it next week

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Due to recent Currency Fluctuations

POST PRICES QUOTED are for GUIDANCE ONLY Price at CURRENT EXCHANGE RATES on request

NEW POSTAGE RATES FROM 1 JAN 2008

There has been a rise in rates

BUT SERVICE UPGRADED TO PRIORITY

UK & Europe

Up to 500gm: £3.50(1 glass)

Up to 2kg: £8.00(4 maybe 5 glasses)

USA & Rest of World

Up to 500gm: £6.00

Up to 2kg: £13.00

Lower rate for NL

Kilopost in Belgium 4Euro30 with Bank Transfer/Overschrijven

To give you the benefit of much lower Postal Rates

Items will be dispatched from Holland once a week

MULTIPLE ITEMS SHIP MUCH CHEAPER

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You are being offered second hand Beer Glasses: They are not NEW & there is sometimes some sign of wear & tear. We do not wash all the glasses but would recomend that they are before use. There is no such thing as a perfect glass & some may have bubbles or the odd 'ping' from the manufacturing process.

Whilst the pictures are of actual glasses from our stock we are building a library of stock photos so you may not get the glass in the photo. There are many minor variations in what seems to be the same glass -if you want a matched pair please ask at the time of the auction;

Dimensions, Weight & Volumes are quoted mainly to help calculate costs of despatch & are not precise nor do they form part of the contract; if a volume has the letter M it means that the glass is marked; other glasses are filled more or less to the brim & measured however most of the larger Tulips & Trappists would normally have up to 50% head

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Another selection from the collection of Belgian & Continental Beer glasses including Pils, Lager, Pale Ale, Xmas Ale, White Beers, Fruit Beers, Trappist & Abbey/Abdij/Abbaye Beers & Traditional Artisanale Beer Types from Stella Artois, Duvel, Maes, Jupiler, Kasteel, SAS, Passendale, West Malle, Orval, Becks, Grolsch, Roman, Rodenbach, Brugs Tarwebier, Hoegaarden, Bass, Whitbread, Satan, Lucifer, Angel, Judas, Julius, Het Kapitell Watou, Riva, Primus, Anglo, Hapkin, De Konninck, Horse, Bacchus, Imperial, Murphy's Irish Stout, Guiness, Ciney, Chimay, Corsondonck, Palm, Affligem, Augustijn, Steenbrugge, Steendonk, Simba, Bush, Petrus, Amstel, Adler, Becks, Brigand, Piraat, Verboden Vrucht, Bitburger, D B Urtype, Dortmunder Union, Maredsous John Smith, Imperial, Martins, Royal, Double Diamond, Bass, Caulier, Aigle, Celta, Golden Kenia, Het Kapitell Watou, Passendale, Grimbergen, Postel Ideal for use when you watch football on TV as England take on Czech, Dutch & German teams

On 30-May-07 at 04:08:04 BST, seller added the following information:

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