Liefmans
Commercial Brewery
in
Oudenaarde,
East Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Duvel Moortgat
Established in 1679
Contact
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.
7/10
Not really my thing
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2022
at 21:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, blended 2020. Brown with hints of red, small pinkish head. Nose of tart sour cherries, promising, like pie with lattice top crust cooling on the window. Fine carbonation for a great mouthfeel, nice balance of fruit flavor and moderate sweetness. Doesn't taste super artificial and overdone like many krieks do, though a little bit. Not super complex but very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2022
at 18:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Clear-ish red with minimal white head. Portland Craft legit served it on the rocks (wtf?!)… anyway, cherry, mild strawberry. Fine by todays fruit beer standards.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2022
at 06:50
5/10
Tried
on 04 Aug 2022
at 15:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
GAS 260622. Red color with a pinkish head. Aroma is cherries, vanilla. Flavor is cherries, vanilla, sugar, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, elderberries. Nice lowalcohol.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2022
at 06:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
0,75l bottle at home shared by me. No pop. Reddish hazy color, no head. Smells sherry, spices, peppery, earthy. Ok smell. Full body, no carbonation. Tastes of sherry, peppery, bit sweet, spices, oxidation, earthy. Finishes lightly sweet with notes of sherry, oxidation and peppery notes. Gone
7, 6, 5.5, 5, 5
7, 6, 5.5, 5, 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2022
at 15:22
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Bottle) Reddish brown colour with lasting, beige head. Malty, fruity, sourish nose with caramel, black-currant, dark cherries, oak wood, red wine and a touch of balsamic vinegar. Malty, fruity, tart taste with notes of caramel, dark cherries, black-currant, oak wood, balsamic vinegar, red wine, pink grapefruit and a tart finish with a slight sweetness. Almost full body, with a touch of sweetness. Complex and really tasty, with a fresh acidity and wood character. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2022
at 20:56