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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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Bottle 0,33ltr:Very drinkable ale in this Flemish Sour Ale style, some caramel and its well known sourness.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:51


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 0,25ltr: Not bad at all for an low-alcohol Fruit beer added wich peaches.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:51


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle 0,25ltr: A lot of sweetness in the sweetened dark red Kriek. Not sour as mend to be.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:51


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle 0,33ltr wrapped in paper with cork: Hazy dark red-brown coloured smooth sour tasting Flemish red with the familiar cherries.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:43


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0,25ltr: Hazy brown-red coloured cherry added Flemish sour red ale, very drinkable due its commercial background.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:43


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy yellowish with an sweet sugary and fruity taste, all the fruity ingredients on the backlabel mentioned are actually easy noticeable. But also the basil and that one thet can left out of this summerdrink.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0,25 l bottle. Pours ruby red with medium light pink head. Head is medium lasting with plenty of lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity, cherries and Raspberries, a hint of malt. Aroma is borderline artificial. Taste is medium sweet with low bitterness. Flavor follows aroma, berries. Finish is on short side, a small burst of bitterness after sweetness fades.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2024 at 15:48


7

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:47


10

Oh my god, the beer. Sweet but not syrupy, the color is crazy cool, and it's delicious.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:59


7

Tastes like a jolly rancher.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:53