 Beerlando (1344), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 29, 2007
Cloudy, dark ruby red body that borders on violet. The head is a foamy, light pink blanket that settles to a small rim after about a minute. There is some visible sediment at the bottom of the glass. Sudsy lace tries its best to cling to the glass, but its a futile effort as gravity quickly imposes its will. The aroma shows strong, sour dark cherries, with a funky, dusty, barnyard-like yeast profile. There’s also a bit of port on the nose. The flavor is very sour, with cherries again dominating. The port adds just a little sweetness, which is welcomed. There is a slight acidic cherry finish in the top-rear of the mouth that lasts for a few seconds. The finish then transitions to a clean, bone dry void. Very interesting brew. Not my favorite style, but incredibly well crafted and something I can really appreciate.
Scauca (260), Lovere, Italy
Oct 5, 2008 Deep red with no head. Sweet cherry aroma, some wood, some sourness. Definitely not sour nor bretta’s tipycal aromas featured, but still a remarkably good kriek.
grandridge (159), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
Sep 27, 2008 375mL Lot 01 Bottled Feb. 2005. Pours an orange-red with minimal head. Aroma is tart cherries and wood. Flavor is very sour cherries and wood at first. Finishes very dry and tart. Not very complex, you are overwhelmed by sour cherries with woody undertones. A slight sweetness in there towards the finish but not much else.
vyvvy (1728), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Pours quite reddish with a very small head. The aroma is quite tart and vinegary, share, some sour cherries, wild yeast and some wood. Thin body with little to no carbonation. The flavor starts with lots of tartness, sourness and cherries. The finish is more of the same. This is not very complex, especially from 3 Fonteinen, but what is there is what I like.
Ober (390), Best, Netherlands
Sep 16, 2008 A dark red colored beer, with a reddies head, which disappears very quickly. The aroma of cherry fruits, with sweets and a little sour. The taste of sour cherries, wood. It has a long dry finish.
JK54B (385), Finland
Sep 14, 2008 Gorgeus red colour. A dry cherryish tatse. Nice head. Well balanced sourness/sweetness. A bottle tatsed at Pikkulintu.
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