Liefmans

Commercial Brewery in Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Duvel Moortgat

Established in 1679

Contact
Aalststraat 200, Oudenaarde, 9700, Belgium
+32 3 860 94 00
info@liefmans.be
Description
The history of the brewery dates back to 1679. At the end of the eighteenth century, Jacobus Liefmans settled in Oudenaarde and gave the brewery its name. It was around 1900 that Liefmans started filling maturation tanks with black cherries, on a small scale. Local farmers brought their excess crops of black cherries to Liefmans and swapped them for beer. One individual who played a key part in this was Rosa Merckx. She was closely involved in the brewery’s operations over several decades. Thanks to her encouragement, the cherry beer evolved into a real success story.
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Bierridder
Bierridder (4509) ticked
Kriek Brut Xtra Madame Rose from Liefmans
2 years ago
7.5/10
Suprised to have a GUSHER.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2024 at 11:34
Sigmund
Sigmund (14957) reviewed
Goudenband from Liefmans
2 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
March 2016: 330 ml bottle, from the Norwegian importer (I could swear I had rated this beer before, but apparently not). Dark reddish brown colour, large beige head. The aroma has first a whiff of smoke, then notes of red wine, red wine vinegar, oak and horse stable. Pleasant flavour, malty, fruity and only moderately sour, again notes of red wine, red wine vinegar and oak, hardly any noticeable hops. Still easy drinking, due to the fruitiness. The alcohol is well hidden. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2024 at 22:34
mart
mart (27184) ticked
Cuvée - Brut (2010) from Liefmans
2 years ago
8/10
Magus, hapu, kirsine, puuviljane, väga smooth. Hea.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2024 at 20:45
Marduk
Marduk (26387) ticked
Cuvée - Brut (2010) from Liefmans
2 years ago
7/10
Cherries, sweet, sugary, sourish, fruity
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2024 at 20:39
Adelholzener
Adelholzener (1951) ticked
Fruitesse from Liefmans
2 years ago
6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2024 at 11:33
Beer5000
Beer5000 (11571) reviewed
Glühkriek from Liefmans
2 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ home. Sampled a few times both cold and hot (70 degrees Celsius). Last sample as hot is valid for this rating. Clear, deep red body without any head. Aroma has acidic cherry, dry fruit, cinnamon, cloves and classic glühwein. Taste is quite sweet with some balancing acidity, cherry, dry fruit, glühwein spices and some alcohol. Balanced body and long lasting aftertaste. Nice and fun alternative glühwein. Not easy to compare with anything else, but that’s not important – this is nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2024 at 18:44
Ken1
Ken1 (6363) reviewed
Glühkriek from Liefmans
2 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Aroma: Strong glühwein with fruits and spices. Flavour: Sweet fruits with sour notes and Christmas spices. Aftertaste is sweet and lightly sour. Colour: Reddish brown with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ Væskebalancen Aarhus.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2023 at 16:39
Szeppp
Szeppp (7627) ticked
Cuvee Brut / Kriek Brut from Liefmans
2 years ago
5/10
Tried on 08 Dec 2023 at 17:30
Franclh
Franclh (7993) reviewed
Peach On The Rocks from Liefmans
2 years ago
3.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2.5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Fles 33cl thuis gedeeld. Erg zoet, perzik, candy, fruitig, ranja. (25-11-2023).
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2023 at 16:01
Ritzbertator
Ritzbertator (4754) reviewed
Fruitesse Alcohol Free from Liefmans
2 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Deep ruby. Aroma is chewing gum with cherry. Taste is artificial sweetness with light fruit. Sparkly. Nope.
Tried on 01 Nov 2023 at 06:42