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BELGIAN FRUIT BEER

Liefmans Fruitesse

LiefmansEast Flanders Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned 3.8% ABV

Refreshing Belgian fruit beer made with strawberries, raspberries, cherries, elderberries, and blueberries. Lightly sweet, low bitterness, and highly approachable.

PERFECT FOR
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FLAVOR PROFILE
Mixed BerrySweetLight TartnessRefreshing

Fruity, sweet and vibrant, with notes of mixed berry, sweet, light tartness, finishing rich and sweet.

SERVING

Serve at 6-8°C in a lambic glass to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

6-8°C

CHARACTER
DrySweetSweet
LightLightFull
SoftSoftBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Bright, fruit-tinted, with a soft head
Aroma
Mixed Berry, Sweet, Light Tartness
Taste
Sweet, medium-bodied, mixed berry, sweet, light tartness, refreshing
Finish
Dry.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Belgian Fruit Beer
ABV:
3.8%
IBU:
0-15
Origin:
East Flanders, Belgium
Glassware:
Lambic Glass
CELLARWithin a year or two

Best fresh. Enjoy while lively; little to gain from cellaring.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Serve on ice as an aperitif, or with fresh fruit salad to keep things light."

Cook this: a crisp witloof (endive) salad, or white asparagus in spring, a cherry or raspberry tart, or olives, marcona almonds, and cubes of Gouda.

AVAILABILITY

Widely available

PRICE GUIDE
$$$$

Everyday

Easy to find, easy on the wallet.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Mixed Berry
IIOn the palate
  • Mixed Berry
  • Sweet
  • Refreshing
IIIThe finish
  • Light Tartness

Refreshing Belgian fruit beer made with strawberries, raspberries, cherries, elderberries, and blueberries. Lightly sweet, low bitterness, and highly approachable.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

A fruit beer from Liefmans of Oudenaarde, blending the brewery's old-brown tradition with cherries, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Often served over ice.

On the Belgian Fruit Beer style, Beers infused with fruits, offering a sweet, tart, or complex fruity profile. Can be a lambic or non-lambic base.

Explore the Belgian Fruit Beer guide Source: RateBeer
BREWERY

Liefmans

COUNTRY

Belgium

STYLE

Belgian Fruit Beer

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Glassware & Ritual

The Lambic Glass
THE LAMBIC GLASS

For wild & sour ales

A slender, tapered glass that shows off the bright effervescence and tart, funky bouquet of spontaneously-fermented lambics, gueuze and fruit ales.

01

Serve well-chilled

Cool tempers the sharp acidity

02

Pour gently

Preserve the champagne-like bead

03

Keep a lacy collar

A thin head carries the funk

04

Sip slowly

Let the sourness unfold on the palate

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THE MONK'S NOTE

Pour it into a lambic glass, served around 6-8°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Enjoy it fresh and lively; there is little to gain from waiting.

Brother Anselm, cellarmaster

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