Lieve

Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Kölsch Regular

Score

6.52

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: 35

Ticks: 28

The Lieve was one of the oldest canals in Europe. From the star-shaped fortifications of Damme, it flowed to the historic city of Ghent. Its name translates as "dear" or "lovely". Lieve is a light gold, crisp and crushable beer of 4.5% ABV showcasing 100% pils malt. It's inspired by the top fermented but lagered hybrid beers produced around the German city of Cologne, but has a more pronounced ester profile and a firmer bitterness (Citra and Mandarina Bavaria). Water: damme Malt: pils Hops: citra, mandarina bavaria Yeast: german ale EBC: 03 IBU: 35

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5.8

Leighton (34941) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Keg at Beer Merchants Tap - Hackney Wick. Pours unclear gold with a frothy, white head. So so, quite bitter, grainy, ample grassy bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with nips of melon, grain husk. Eh, just about drinkable overall.

Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2022 at 11:55

beerhunter111 (50581) ticked Lieve from Siphon Brewing 4 years ago

33cl bottle. A clear pale yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of dry grainy malt, straw, some herbs. Taste of spicy and herbal hops, pale malt, straw.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2021 at 08:37

6.8

Marko (22181) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled at Ambasada. Hazy golden body, white head. Honeyish malty aroma, light oxidation. Pleasant, light, clean taste, sweetish. Mandarina Bavaria and woody touches and a bitterish finish. Actually fairly well made, nice! Just avoid the yeast shot and you're set.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2021 at 18:11

6.6

ogivlado (19466) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled 330ml. -from Ambasada Zagreb. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, light grainy nose. Grainy, spicy, light fruity, notes of herbs and weak citrusy with quite bitter and dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2021 at 22:42

Bart23 (982) ticked Lieve from Siphon Brewing 5 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2020 at 16:53

6.8

Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 5 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk on a campsite with Nelson. Hazy gold colour lasting thick white head. Somewhere between a Belgian blond and a Belgian blond. not really a Kolsch. ok Belgian blond some spicy hop. some lager drinkability. decent enough. some citrus.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2020 at 19:31

Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle from Beer Mania beer store in Brussels. F: thin to medium, white, not long lasting. C: pale gold, milky hazy. A: citrus, floral, bit mineral, orange, spicy. T: medium malty base, dry grapefruits bitterness, orange, spicy, soft carbonation, not very for the style but nice bitter balanced beer for sure, enjoyed.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2020 at 20:06

7.4

Vignale (8386) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Flaska från Etre Gourmete. Disig gul vätska med medelhögt fluffigt vitt skum. Gräs, hö, örter och knäckebröd i doft och smak. Fin kropp och smakbild, trevligt lättdrucken utan att för den skull sakna karaktär. Gott

Tried on 17 Feb 2020 at 15:08

Icedwarf (4896) reviewed Lieve from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Helder lichtgeel bier met schuim wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is bitter hoppig en licht zoet. Fijn biertje.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2020 at 19:19

MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Lieve from Siphon Brewing 6 years ago

Tried from Draft on 04 Jan 2020 at 15:39