Liefmans

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

Established in 1679

Contact
Aalststraat 200, Oudenaarde, 9700, Belgium
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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6
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
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

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2025 at 13:07


6

Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2025 at 22:09


7

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


7

Tap @ the De Koninck brewery bar. Clear pale golden body under a light white head. Mild funky aroma with a hint of yoghurt. Taste is light, mild and refreshing, smooth malt, acidic lemon and no yoghurt in taste.

Tried on 10 Nov 2025 at 11:12


7

On tap at De Koninck. Yoghurt hint in the aroma, but the flavor is on the fruity side. Tropical, citrusy. Refreshing and quite tasteful. Not much Liefmans influence found. 747413 251107

Tried from Draft at Brouwerij De Koninck on 07 Nov 2025 at 11:00


7

On tap at De Koninck. Refreshing, mostly sour, but with IPA in the back. Lightly tropical. Not a winner in my book, but sure works fine. 747412 251107

Tried from Draft at Brouwerij De Koninck on 07 Nov 2025 at 10:55


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Color castaño, rojizo al trasluz, espuma avellana de retención corta. Aroma y sabor con matices agridulces, balsámicos y frutales, notas de ciruela roja, caramelo, sutil toque de madera, final seco moderadamente ácido... Disfrutable, mas me da la sensación de dejar a deber algo de chispa en boca, rica y buena, no obstante.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2025 at 23:12


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Pours a clear pale blonde. Medium sized white stable head. Scent is peach, candy, sugar, quite what you'd expect. Taste is sugary AF. Very cloying and sweet. Syrupy peachyness, very arteficial to say the least. A somewhat malty, even slightly pleasant finish, but not enough to save the beer. Lingering sugaryness. Exactly to expectarions, liquid aroma-infused sugar.

Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 15:15