De Leeuw

Commercial Brewery in Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by Haacht

Established in 1886

Closed in 2005

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Valkenburg, Netherlands
Description
In 1886 the Valkenburg branch named "De Valkenburgsche Leeuwenbrouwerij'' of the German ''Dittmann & Sauerländer Actiën Brauerei'' was founded. After WW I the Valkenburg brewery became independant as Bierbrouwerij de Leeuw. In 2000 the brewey was acquired by the Belgian brewer Haacht and in 2005 all brewing activites in Valkenburg came to an end. The Leeuw Pilsner and Oud Bruin were from now on brewed at the Belgian parent company. The beer is still available in bars and restaurants in South Limburg.

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5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Nice dark brown appearance, good head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts and some skunkiness. Taste is watery, metallic, roasted malts, sugar, some skunk. Not very good actually.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2008 at 07:38


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap @ Gollem 2. Golden yellow, white head. Aroma of malts and hops. Flavour is malty and bitter, a bit thin. Nice bitterness, good pilsener.

Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2008 at 07:34


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Tap. Sort of amber tinged gold color. Seemed a bit fruity in aroma. Server said fruity pilseners are popular in the Netherlands. Tasted a bit fruity. There was a grassy hop buildup. So it sort of ended like a pilsener. I really liked it, but it was rather different.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2008 at 16:30


4.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty bready aroma. Hopps? where? Light bitter flavor. Moderate bitter average finish, but not very pleasent. Watery palate.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2007 at 01:33


4.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Canned(500ml). -straight from the can while walking across Red Light District.
Mild hoppy and bready aroma with rather bitter finish. Easy drinkable but nothing more than ordinary Dutch pils.

Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2007 at 03:37


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Quite a well balanced Pilsener. It’s quite dry and bitter with medium carbonation. Not very fresh tasting and might not make such a good session beer.

Tried on 21 Sep 2007 at 14:58


2.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Zu Beginn erscheint das Bier herb-wässrig, was sich im weiteren Verlauf bestätigt. Eine langweilige Brühe ist das Bier spätstens ab dem Mittelteil, es gibt tausende Biere (meist im Billigsektor), die genau so schmecken. Braucht niemand, zudem der stumpf-metallerne Nachgeschmack auch keine Lust auf mehr macht. Test vom 10.8.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,5,4,2,7,3 - 4,20

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2007 at 22:00


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

(bottle) Hazy yellow colour with a foamy white medium head. Dusty and yeasty wheat malty flavour with lemon peel and shy spicy herbal notes. Malty and fruity taste, light bodied with moderate carbonation. Short and quite thin fruity finish, slightly herbal. Refreshing and clean Wit but unfortunately way too thin.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2005 at 17:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Bottle 30 cl) Reddish, almost reddish brown, with a very small, brownish head. Spicy notes of....cinnamon. Also spices in the flavour. But not heavy and sweet, more dry with a surprisingly light body for it’s strength and hence a rather unusual Bock. Reminds me a bit of a Flemish Sour - without the sourness! Nice one. 060703

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2005 at 08:04


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

(Bottle 30 cl) Greyish orange with a small, compact head. Rather dry without much bitterness. Light-bodied and quenching - a very classical witbier. 120501

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2005 at 11:25