[AmandaK]

Surprised Duvel didn't make the list

Yeah, I've heard Doove-ull and Doove-ell. I say the latter. It's probably the former...

It is the former.

Source: Boulevard is now owned by Duvel and Neil Witte made us all practice before we served Duvel products at Boulevardia.

[Joe Sr.]

The abbey of Leffe is located in the French-speaking part of Belgium. French pronunciation is /lef/. Dutch pronunciation  (with AB-Inbev headquarters located in Flanders) in Belgium is /lef-ah/.  But apparently in the Netherlands they (not sure whether it's everybody, maybe just beer snobs) pronounce the name the French way, /lef/.

Completely logical, no? 

This having been said, I never drink it, and I never pronounce its name except when I talk to foreigners in Belgium who, for some reason I don't understand, think that Leffe is the creme de la creme of Belgian beers. It isn't.

It's so widely available it may be the only Belgian beer many people have had.


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[beersk]

Surprised Duvel didn't make the list

Yeah, I've heard Doove-ull and Doove-ell. I say the latter. It's probably the former...

It is the former.

Source: Boulevard is now owned by Duvel and Neil Witte made us all practice before we served Duvel products at Boulevardia.

Well isn't that just precious. I'm guessing Witte is pronounced wit-uh?

I figured it was probably Doove-ull. We can't be right all the time...

[AmandaK]

Surprised Duvel didn't make the list

Yeah, I've heard Doove-ull and Doove-ell. I say the latter. It's probably the former...

It is the former.

Source: Boulevard is now owned by Duvel and Neil Witte made us all practice before we served Duvel products at Boulevardia.

Well isn't that just precious. I'm guessing Witte is pronounced wit-uh?

I figured it was probably Doove-ull. We can't be right all the time...

I actually am not 100% sure. We didn't practice saying his name.

[theoman]

The abbey of Leffe is located in the French-speaking part of Belgium. French pronunciation is /lef/. Dutch pronunciation  (with AB-Inbev headquarters located in Flanders) in Belgium is /lef-ah/.  But apparently in the Netherlands they (not sure whether it's everybody, maybe just beer snobs) pronounce the name the French way, /lef/.

Completely logical, no? 

This having been said, I never drink it, and I never pronounce its name except when I talk to foreigners in Belgium who, for some reason I don't understand, think that Leffe is the creme de la creme of Belgian beers. It isn't.

Wise words all around. I haven't had one in ages, but I used to occasionally drink a Leffe Brune if I were craving a coke.

As for the pronunciation, it physically hurts me when I hear someone say Leff-ay. Oh, the pain.

[homoeccentricus]

Actually it's more like /düvl/ with the 'ü' being like in  German 'Düsseldorf' or French 'mûr'. But you guys aren't even able to pronounce 'über' correctly, so why do I even bother? 

[theoman]

Actually it's more like /düvl/ with the 'ü' being like in  German 'Düsseldorf' or French 'mûr'. But you guys aren't even able to pronounce 'über' correctly, so why do I even bother? 

This reminds me of many conversations I've had with my (Flemish) wife over the years. Something like:
Her: Duvel.
Me: Duvel.
Her: Duvel!
Me: Duvel.
Her: No, Duvel!
Me: That's what I said. Duvel.
Her: DUVEL!
Me: DUVEL!