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De naam is afgeleid van de Leirekensroute, de fietsroute van Londerzeel naar Aalst, vertelt Leo De Smedt, Opwijkenaar en geestelijke vader van het bier. Op de Opwijkse ambachtenmarkt in de zomer van 2002 was het Leireken-bier voor het eerst te proeven. Het bier wordt sinds 2007 gebrouwen in Brouwerij Strubbe te Ichtegem in opdracht van Thylbert bvba. Voorheen werd het gebrouwen bij Brasserie de Silenrieux.
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Fully hazy, light milky yellow; good white head, a bit fluffy. Perfumed nose, coriander, grains. Citrus too, probably suggested by the coriander. Bitterish, very spicey-dry taste, touch of acidity. Much less uniform coriander than the nose, though it is still there. Other spiced difficult to name; character is quite "jenever" like. Light, wheat-like slickness, but much more crisp and refreshing than the Joseph. OK, I wanna be convinced, it isn’t the same as Joseph. Moi, je veux bien - but that’s not saying it necessarily better - and I thought they had capacity problems at Silenrieux?
Tried
on 30 Sep 2005
at 12:49
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Hazy golden color, big head. Strong aroma of cereals. Some sweetness. Ordinary, but spoiled by some sourness (infection?)
Tried
on 01 Apr 2005
at 05:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Beautiful golden-blond colour, white head. Full, spicy aroma. After smelling it, my expectations were high, but the greater the expectations, the deeper the disappointment. Although it would be an inslult to this beer saying the flavour is bad. It has a fine spicy flavour, as full as the aroma.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2003
at 16:58