Sour Brown · Liefmans Goudenband
Liefmans Goudenband
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Liefmans went bankrupt in 2007 and was bought by Duvel Moortgat the following year, which kept the Oudenaarde site for ageing and blending.
Goudenband is a deep reddish-brown Flanders sour ale, tart and slightly sweet, aged and blended for a complex, vinous character unlike typical Belgian beer. It's a defining example of the region's centuries-old mixed-fermentation brewing style.
Why it's made this way: Brewed in Oudenaarde since the 17th century, Liefmans is the standard-bearer for East Flanders' distinctive sour brown ale tradition, a style found almost nowhere outside this corner of Belgium.
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