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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Red-orange colour. Light malty and hopy aroma. Some cherry notes. Moderate sweet and bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2025
at 15:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Home is our Amber malt with slightly old pie cherries. On the downhill side but still drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 28 Dec 2025
at 00:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Fles gedeeld met familie tijdens kerst.
Robijnrood helder bier met weinig schuim.
Aroma is zuur.
Smaak is fruitig en zuur.
Het zuur blijft even hangen.
Robijnrood helder bier met weinig schuim.
Aroma is zuur.
Smaak is fruitig en zuur.
Het zuur blijft even hangen.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2025
at 19:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
24 December 2025. Christmas Eve tasting - cheers to the family!
Hazy deep red, small, foamy, pinkish head. Aroma of cherry pit & juice, almond & marzipan, vanilla, yoghurt, ripe nectarine, red grape, wild raspberry, wood, some red candy. Taste has sour nectarine, sweet cherry & raspberry in a yoghurty, almondy malt body with notes of lactic acid and vanilla. Tart cherry pit in the finish, grape skin-like woody tannins, sweetish red wine and a whiff of bourbon (vanilla). Medium body, slick-moussy texture, average carbonation. Quite moreish but quite sweet at the same time. Nice to have but nothing special either.
Hazy deep red, small, foamy, pinkish head. Aroma of cherry pit & juice, almond & marzipan, vanilla, yoghurt, ripe nectarine, red grape, wild raspberry, wood, some red candy. Taste has sour nectarine, sweet cherry & raspberry in a yoghurty, almondy malt body with notes of lactic acid and vanilla. Tart cherry pit in the finish, grape skin-like woody tannins, sweetish red wine and a whiff of bourbon (vanilla). Medium body, slick-moussy texture, average carbonation. Quite moreish but quite sweet at the same time. Nice to have but nothing special either.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2025
at 16:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Klare rötliche Farbe mit minimaler weißer Schaumkrone. Fruchtiger, an Glühwein erinnernder Geruch. Geschmacklich fruchtig nach Kirsche, wiederum Glühwein. Hohe Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit sanfter Kohlensäure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2025
at 18:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating from 2011 - 330ml bottle, pours red with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of cherries, raspberries & strawberries. Moderate body. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2025
at 12:02
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared with Johan 18.11.25. Mahogany amber. Fine aroma and taste of cherries, cherry stones and pale malt. Excelleny!
Tried
on 18 Nov 2025
at 21:56
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2025
at 13:07
7/10
Tap @ the De Koninck brewery bar. Unclear golden body under a lacing white head. Aroma has pale malt and fruity hops. Taste is medium sour with pale malt, refreshing hop and moderate bitterness. Smooth and decent.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2025
at 11:18