Lieve
Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Kölsch Regular|
Score
6.50
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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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6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2020
at 15:39
8/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2019
at 16:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 07 Dec 2019
at 14:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gushing to a glass of light-yellow foam, fluffy, with a muddy yellow bottom. Spicy, but also hoppy nose, pale malts, strangely a hint as from wheat. Fresh garden herbs. Bitter-spicy flavour, pale malts, again a wheat-like acidity, enhanced by the high carbonation. Bitter citrus and YEAST!. Spritzy, long-lasting bitterness, light body. Another Be that could stand out between the Kölner Kölsch... if it weren't for the particular hopchoice. It's not bad, but it's Cologne instead of Köln.
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Bottle Shop
on 22 Nov 2019
at 18:38
5/10
Papery, bitter, grainy
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2019
at 20:39
6/10
Tried
on 24 Aug 2019
at 18:29
7/10
Pours golden. Aroma and flavor are sweet and bitter, fruits, dryness, malt. Overall: good.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2019
at 18:09
Tried
on 24 Aug 2019
at 17:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of yeast, pepper and citrus. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2019
at 17:23
6/10
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 12:25