De Leite

Microbrewery in Oostkamp, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2008

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De Leiteweg 32, Oostkamp, 8020, Belgium
Description
Brouwer - eigenaar Luc Vermeersch heeft een grote interesse voor traditionele ambachten. Niet vreemd dus dat hij destijds in zijn tuinhuis een broodoven en kleine brouwerij heeft geïnstalleerd. De minibrouwerij van 30 liter had hij in 1997 in Finland gekocht. Hij kreeg van de fabrikant juist geteld één weekend opleiding. Door veel zelfstudie en het maken van talloze kleine proefbrouwsels groeide zijn brouwkennis en -interesse. Na 10 jaar brouwen schreef hij zich in voor een brouwcursus. Tijdens het cursusjaar smeedde hij plannen voor een grotere brouwerij en begon hij her en der delen van de installatie te kopen. In april 2008 was brouwerij De Leite een feit.

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Asao. Tangy funky nose, lactic, citrus, funk and dust. Cloudy orange gold, high, fine head. Sweet stone fruits, wood, citrus, barnyard, sour, sweet background with wild funk. Yogurt, vanilla. Wow, this is great. Very complex and wild, yet lovely smooth flavors. Excellent. Big surprise from an unknown brewer. A Belgian version of Hill Farmstead?               

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2013 at 03:42


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Au Nom de la Bière, Brussels, bb 26Sept2014
Deep blond color, hazy, with generous compact head. It’s a good beer, with a good body structure, round, with mild spicy yeast characteristics and low hop character; the aroma also has a light cereals touch. But rather simple.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2013 at 17:02


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

One of the 360 bottles , 37,5 cl Drank at the kelk , thnx dad ! Pours amber , clear . No real foam Smells like your in a bar .. Not smoked but this scent of people that smoked in the place Sweet , sugary , bur diffrent , yet nice

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2013 at 11:27


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Nice crisp deep amber coloured body with some lighter copper glow and a thin, half centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of fresh hops, light alcohol, some grassiness, a hint of yeast and some light sugars. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence with a very bubbly mouthful; Strong malt flavour with some yeast definitely noticeable, a hint of grass, some light hops and a bit of sugars at the tail end. Aftertaste is very bland with only the malt and yeast sparkling through - not much of anything else, perhaps a bit of barnyardie funk, like a biere de garde or almost like a saison, but not much else. Overall, a decent belgie, but there are much better out there of course. Still - worth the space in my suitcase for this one, and definitely, well worth sampling here! I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Beer Mania in Bruxelles, Belgium on 30-June-2012 for €3,50 sampled at home in Washington on the other side of the pond after a great Detroit Red Wings victory on 22-March-2013.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2013 at 22:19


6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as De Leite Cuvée Soeur'ise (by De Leite):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5

14/III/13 - 33cl bottle @ home (Gent) - BB: 13/XI/14 (2013-241) Thanks to Jerre for getting me the bottle!

Cloudy ruby red beer, big fizzy pink to red head, unstable, dissipates immediately, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, fresh cherries, cherry jam, some chloride, sourish, lemon, dairy, yoghurt, bit cheesy. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: surprisingly bitter start, bit grassy, slightly fruity, sour cherries, but quickly overpowered by bitter metallic flavours. Aftertaste: some citric acidity, slightly fruity, bitter hops, metallic, cherries, some dairy, bitter yeast.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2013 at 11:00


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

Bottle share at Ma Che, Roma, 09/02/13. thanks to Luca (Mortlach). Hazed mid amber with a good sized frothy white head that retains well. Nose is brett forward, sour/tarte fruits, farmy, lemon, citrus, yeast. Taste comprises brett, sour notes, grass, spice, lemon, citrus, yeast. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation leading to a crisp finish. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2013 at 13:09


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

09/02/2013 330ml bottle. Dorata, spenta, lievemente torbida, schiuma non molto abbondante, bianco sporca. Al naso è meravigliosamente vinosa, acidula, con sentori di frutta bianca, molto pulita e bilanciata. In bocca è delicata, forse un filo troppo, ma ha un equilibrio davvero notevole tra dolcezza e acidità, e soprattutto scende giù in maniera incredibile! Gli 8.5 gradi non si sentono per niente e il corpo è abbastanza snello. Un piccolo capolavoro.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2013 at 02:06


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

(bottle, 33cl) Hazy, golden colour with a medium-sized and slightly off-white foamy head. Yeasty, slightly mouldy and oaky, woody malty aroma with fruity notes of cherries and berries, accompanied by hints of honey and shades of caramel and vanilla. Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a smooth carbonation. Moderately oaky malty taste with vinous fruity notes of red currant and cherries; moderately sweet vinous-fruity, even a bit acidic finish with tannic spots in the aftertaste. Very interesting brew. 07.II.13

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2013 at 14:25


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild yeasty and fruity, toasted malty. Toasted malty, yeasty and light peachy to grapefruity. Bitter, dry and slight mellow finish.

Tried from Draft on 06 Feb 2013 at 08:36


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

From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity and light peachy to citrusy. Barnyard, brett and orange fruity. Smooth fruity and light bretty crisp finish, nice.

Tried from Draft on 06 Feb 2013 at 07:51