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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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled draft @ Brugs Bier Festival 2014. Hazy amber orange, tanned head. Smells like sweet herbs, lots of spices, very sweet, cocoa, bay laurel, excess spices. Faintly tart, lots of herbs, sweet spices which turn bitter in the finish, chocolate, bitter herbs. m/m body. Touch odd, not stellar but fair enough.
Tried from Draft on 02 Feb 2014 at 03:56

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught Small cream-coloured head over veiled red-brown beer. Chocolate, cocoa powder, dry chocolate truffles. Again chocolate truffles, wood, dry leaves, woodstripper - mildly - , galanga root, rootspices. Medium bodied, quite (grist)slick, medium carbonation. Not bad. I remain in doubt as to what the brewer intended. The cocoa flavour is remarkable.
Tried on 02 Feb 2014 at 02:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as De Leite Fils à Papa (2014) (by De Leite):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

1/II/14 - on tap @ Brugs Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2014-143) Thanks to the Belgian ratebeer crew for sharing today's beers!

Clear dark orange beer, aery creamy beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: yeasty, some caramel, very malty, fruity touch, some apricots, hint of toast. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: little bitter, metallic touch, bit of caramel, apple skin, pretty hoppy. Aftertaste: metallic, caramel, some banana, hint of chocolate, hoppy and soapy ending. One of the lesser beers from De Leite. Strange.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2014 at 12:02

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus and Ansjelaah. Clear reddish color, small pinkish head. Aroma has fruits, slightly sweetness, a touch of wood, lightly cherries. Taste fruits, cherries, again a touch of wood. I must admit, I was quite skeptical but it’s pretty nice indeed. Good fruitbeer.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2014 at 15:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ benzai. Purple colour with a small pinkish head. Smells dusty, sour, fruity, cherry, red fruits, slightly mint and fresh. Tastes cherry, some mint, dusty, brett. Nice! It’s a bit thin though. Soft but fizzy carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2014 at 14:57

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Willems Grobbendonk, Belgium. Pours hazy red With a pink head. Nose is fresh cherries, mild funk and fruit forest. Lovely. Fruity flavor With a touch of marzipan, grain and oak With the cherries shining once again. Quite good.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2014 at 05:12

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Flaska från Belgoklubben. Ljust bärnstensfärgad vätska med tjockt vitt skum. Fruktig, jästig arom med lite surt i bakgrunden. Hästfilt och jordkällare i äktenskap. Eldig munkänsla.
Tried on 21 Jan 2014 at 09:40

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle 330ml (Tuulensuu)
Dark brown color, good off-white head. Aroma has caramel, chocolate but same time also hints of HP sauce. Maybe from last season? I can’t see BB. Medium-bodied. Chocolate, oxizidation, toffee, cardboard. Not aged very well.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2014 at 10:25

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample from 33 cl. bottle. Cloudy golden-amber colour with a big, off-white head. Fruity aroma with yeasts, peaches, apples and pale malts. Taste is sweet and spicy. Medium body. Finishes bitter and fruity. Nice dryness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2014 at 12:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home, blond beer with a small head, aroma is sour, citrus. Taste is also sour, lemon, dry. It’s something to get used to, sour beers but still drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2014 at 13:19