# Lieber Waldi — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen

> Lieber Waldi in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany scores 3.93 out of 5 — Fine, #3 in Nordrhein-Westfalen. 76 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Lieber Waldi is a brewery in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.93 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #3 in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Of the 76 beers we track, 55% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.93 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #3 in Nordrhein-Westfalen · #75 in Germany · #2,835 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 76

## About

Lieber Waldi produce's good quality beer and is ranked #4 in North Rhine-Westphalia. They are most well known for "Waldi Balboa", which is an Imperial New England IPA and "Pups Fiction", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 55% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4 Blankenheimer Straße, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Coordinates: 50.9162142, 6.9221287
- Website: https://lieberwaldi.de/

## Breweries nearby

- [BAT - Benedikt Antonio Tobias](https://finding.beer/brewery/bat-benedikt-antonio-tobias-28450.md) — 2.75, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 0.6 mi away
- [Hellers Brauhaus](https://finding.beer/brewery/hellers-brauhaus-10468.md) — 2.83, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.2 mi away
- [Zappes Broi](https://finding.beer/brewery/zappes-broi-29742.md) — 2.71, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.3 mi away
- [viertelBräu.](https://finding.beer/brewery/viertelbrau-23498.md) — 3.73, Fine — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.6 mi away
- [Strüssje Bier Köln](https://finding.beer/brewery/strussje-bier-koln-23573.md) — 2.70, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.8 mi away
- [Bier Op Jöck](https://finding.beer/brewery/bier-op-jock-23884.md) — 2.71, Limited — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.8 mi away
- [BraveBrew GmbH](https://finding.beer/brewery/bravebrew-gmbh-29732.md) — 3.15, Poor — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.9 mi away
- [Brauerei Päffgen](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-paffgen-20857.md) — 3.49, Poor — Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 1.9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Cologne, Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/cologne.md)
- [Best breweries in Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany.md)

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