Gageleer is a gold-coloured beer that forms a beautiful white head in the gageleer glass. It is brewed with honest organic ingredients: the finest barley malt, partly from local Kempen organic farmers, and gale from De Liereman (nature reserve in the Kempen region of Oud-Tunrhout), without additives or preservatives. Gale is a low shrub that grows in the nutrient-poor swamps of the Kempen. Its aromatic leaves and flowers were already used in the Middle Ages as the main ingredient of gruut, the then flavor and preservative of beer. That old recipe has been brought back to life in the Gageleer. The beer is not pasteurized and is therefore completely pure and natural. Gageleer undergoes a second fermentation and a long maturation in the bottle, which gives it its distinctive flavour.
There is a nice balance between the malty, somewhat sweet, fruity and spicy aroma and a subtle bitterness. The taste of the gale is characteristic and unique: spicy with a touch of pepper and eucalyptus. It is a refreshing beer, but due to its alcohol content of 7.5 percent by volume, it is still a strong drink.
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