Omer Vander Ghinste LeFort

Omer Lefort

Strength: 8.5% ABVSize of Bottle: 33clBeer Description: Brasserie Le Fort is a complex, dark beer with a sweet and fruity touch. The pale and roasted dark barley malts give the beer a perfect balance. The beer has aromas and background flavours of chocolate and caramel and the top fermentation gives a slight fruitiness. This results in a dark beer with a completely unique taste. The taste of this beer is steeped in tradition, and refers to its long history. When Felix Verscheure started his brewery „Brasserie Le Fort?, back in 1854, Belgian pils (or Pilsener, i.e. a pale, straw-coloured lager beer) was still unheard of. That period was characterized by beers with a high alcohol content. Brasserie Le Fort was no exception. Typical of a period in which branded beers didn’t exist yet, all the beers that Felix Verscheure brewed referred collectively to „Brasserie Le Fort?.

Product DetailsLeFort is a complex, dark beer of 10° with a sweet and fruity touch. The pale and roasted, dark barley malts give the beer a perfect balance. The beer is lightly flavored with chocolate and caramel and the high fermentation gives a slight fruitiness. This results in a dark beer with a completely unique taste.
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BREWERY INFO
OmerWhen Omer Vander Ghinste started brewing in 1892 in the beautiful West-Flemish village of Bellegem, brand names did not yet exist. He promoted his beers by placing stained glasswindows with the words “Beers Omer Vander Ghinste” in the front windows of the pubs. As these windows were very expensive, it was no option to replace them at every change of generation. Therefore every firstborn son was baptised ‘Omer’. A smart move, with an unexpected effect. A tradition that is still kept alive today, 130 years and 5 generations later.