Brouwerij Leysen

Microbrewery in Herentals, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2015

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Meivuurstraat 2, Herentals, 2200, Belgium
Description
Gestart in 2000 met het hobbybrouwen hebben we veel bieren kunnen ontwikkelen. Het ene lekker en snel op, het andere wat minder en snel weg. Toch evolueerde het bier en het werd steeds beter gesmaakt door vrienden en familie. De installatie groeide ook van de 30l naar 100l en verder naar 200l. Sinds september 2015 is de brouwerij gestart. Klein en ambachtelijk maar met de volle goesting om de bierliefhebbers van lekkere en toegankelijke bieren te voorzien. Na onze start zijn we stapsgewijs gegroeid. in 2016 zijn er 2 nieuwe ketels bijgekomen (400 en 500 liter). Eind 2017 een nieuwe afvullijn. Zo werken we verder aan de uitbouw van onze brouwerij. Maar het ambachtelijke en toch constante kwaliteit leveren blijven vaste waardes naar de toekomst toe.

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

BBT 02/2024. Deep golden color with white head. Aroma of malt, whiskey, barrel, Belgian yeast, spices. Taste is sweet, oxidized, spice, cardboard, alcohol.

Tried on 28 Feb 2024 at 19:46


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, belgian yeasty notes, caramel, light whisky notes, medium bitter. Medium to full body, malty spicy bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2024 at 19:43


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

Bottle at BBT 2/2024. Medium body, non-existent carbonation. High sweetness, medium warmth, low bitterness. Quite brutally oxidated. Flavour is dominated by dried fruits, sherry, caramel, toffeeish. Only background whisky and no perceivable woody character in my opinion. This did not age particularly well. Actually, it aged pretty bad. It is still drinkable, but lack any nuance, coherent concept. Goodish-average.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2024 at 19:41


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Slow gusher. Mahogany brown colour with massive foaming head. Aroma is like blackcurrant syrup. Similar taste too. Sweet but with a bitter note.

Tried on 14 Jan 2024 at 22:54


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Kerstbier Festival. Hazy golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of phenols, belgian yeast, dried fruits. Taste of herbal and spicy malt, yeast, phenols.

Tried on 23 Dec 2023 at 12:48


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Very dark brown beer, no head. Aroma of intense liquorice, cardamon, spices. Taste of very strong dark malt, boozy, burning alcohol, cinnamon.

Tried on 23 Dec 2023 at 10:33


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Kerstbier Festival. Very dark brown beer with a big off white head. Aroma of dark malt, some red berries. Taste of red berries, blackcurrant, dark malt, raisins, high carbonation.

Tried on 22 Dec 2023 at 15:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Kerstbier Festival. Hazy golden beer with a white head. Aroma of sweet stone fruits, apricot, apples. Taste of ripe apricot, stone fruits, mango, yeast, some spices.

Tried on 22 Dec 2023 at 09:48


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

2023 Small white head, fed by finely carbonated veiled orange beer. Citrus, dried herbs, special grains. Sweetish, alleviated by the high CO² content. Again a bit other grains, not very hoppy, however. Overcarbonated, slick. Decent basic beer, missing the hops gracing its name.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2023 at 16:38


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

Bottle, 10%. Metal aroma, sweetish with berry notes. Cloudy dark golden colour. Good stable whitish head. The flavour has a good vanilla note, quite malty with a peppery finish. Not so much metal in the flavour, and it seems to be gone from the aroma also. Alcohol bitterness and vanilla in the aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2023 at 16:31