 drewbeerme (1839), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mar 23, 2007 Updated: Jun 6, 2008
750ml, dated 3/1/05, aged 2 years. pours a beautiful hazy reddish pink with small pink head. nose has a nice balance of funkiness, oak, tart cherries, and vanilla. flavor has lots of brett, oak, with earthy-fresh-tart cherries, and a pleasant sourness. the sourness and acidity isn’t too much and makes this a lambic I could drink lots of.4.2.
6/5/08, 750ml bottle. thanks to holdenn for bringing over this gem during a horse shoe session right on Logan Boulevard during some of the first hot days of the year. this one paired perfectly with horse shoes even though we had to fill up our discret plastic cups. yep a big ol’ mug of lambic! anyways this beer smelled and tasted even better. the fruit flavor is boss. yeah this is easily the best kriek found in the us and probably ever. the sour cherry flavor is lush, dense, and full of the cherry skins. i get some raspberry in there a bit too and it starts reminded me of Hommage a tad, at least in fruit flavors. wow this is awsome stuff.4.3.
piscator34 (937), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Oct 5, 2008 Bottled sample shared with oakbluff. Deep ruby red in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of ripe sour cherry, mild wood, and a touch of funk. Great flavors of sour (but not overly so) cherries, mud, wood, farmhouse funk, light malts, and a bit of lemon. Not as crazy sour as Cantillon products, but everything is so well balanced. Very nice indeed.
oakbluff (222), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle shared via piscator- thanks Kris for this tasty treat! Pours a rich dark cherry colour with pinkish head. Nose- charry forward with some wood. Taste- full mouthfeel with fresh plump tasting cherries, medium tartness earthy brett. The wood and cherry tartness mingle well to create a highly drinkable fruit lambic. Finishes with a soft lemony sourness. Lovely drink
SSSteve (1565), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sep 19, 2008 murky dark purple under a small pink head. woody, brett, cherry, fruit aroma. flavor is very woody with cherry and brett. tart. mellow. smooth. not as acidic as the regular kriek. full body. good.
yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Sep 8, 2008 75 cL bottle, huge thanks to Hildigöltur. Pours clear and golden red with a fizzy pink head. Tart cherry deep spiced to mild dry almond aroma. Dry wooden and cherry almondish towards mild spiced initial flavoured. Dry cherry flavoured as main impression and a smooth and slight sulphorish note in addition. Acidic and tart finish with a nice cherry fruity accent.
bhensonb (3006), Woodland, California, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Bottle (01 march/ 2005) from Marcus. Very much appreciated. Pours a very dark reddish tinged brown with an emphemeral pinkish tan head. Aroma of sour cherry and brett. Medium body with fizzy/creamy carbonation. Flavor is sour, brettish, and puckering cherry. Finish is smooth, sour and a bit earthy. Not like sucking cherry pits. More like sucking sour cherry skins. Takes a long time for wood and oak to be noticeable, but it does happen. They don’t make many like this. It just gets better with time.
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