Liefmans Oud Bruin

Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale
Oudenaarde, Belgium

I´ve only drunk this one once, in Westmalle many years ago. This one was in a champagne-bottle stored in the bar-cellars for 5 years. This was really a fantastic experience. What an explosion of tastes in the nose and palate.

Presentation: It was poured from a tap into a pint glass. Appearance: The body has a brownish or an old tarnished copper color that is nearly opaque. Near the sides of the glass there is a lot of visible carbonation streaming up to the top of the glass. This constant flow of tiny little bubbles helps to maintain a thick and foamy head, which is off white in color. Head retention is excellent and lacing is very good as well. Smell: The aroma has a tart and slightly sour fruity malty character with just a hint of citrus. Taste/Mouth feel: Its flavor is pleasantly tart with a good solid malty base that is in good balance to its fruity tartness. A mildly tart oak flavor also adds another layer of complexity. The texture is refreshing with a lively carbonation and solid medium body that is quite drinkable. Notes: Overall this was very enjoyable.

Draft at Max’s 72 Hours of Belgium. Poured a mahogany color with very little head and carbonation. Nicely acidic aroma with a medium body that tastes of brown sugar and apples. A bit of Belgian funkiness at the end. Rounded flavor. Good sour.

Those Liefmans-dudes rock! I love everything they make. Dark brown, clear. Sour malty nose. Typical Flemish Sour Ale flavour (and i like that). Good. Additional note: Cherry nose. Flavour is more buttery. Not as sour as some other Flemish reds, but certainly good.

No#68. (2002). This was one of those beers that i could just drink for days. Aroma comes off sourish, yet still a little sweetness and fresh also. Taste is sweetish for the style, still a bit sour. Maltiness comes in too, and an unexpected warming from it, with it only being 5% ? I want this again and a few bottles at that to keep me going. RERATE: Same score, alround a really nice sour yet balanced session ale, that id love to sit an have pints of.

Bottle. Deep red, brown colour. Dissipating head. Huge aroma, acidic, almost gueuzeish. Marvellous. Cloying palate detracts from a higher score. Still.. this is damn good.

Final Four of ’04 - New Years Eve. 250ml bottle from Beer Temple, Brussels. Dark brown, fluffy white head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavour is typical of the aged brown style - sweet and fruity with some pleasent sourness and a little woody character. Love this.

Very refreshing. Lightly acidic and sour. Definately better than Rodenbach Classic. This has more flavour.