Baladin Mama Kriek

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Fruit Beer
Piozzo, Italy

Serve in Flute

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UPDATED: SEP 21, 2011 Bottiglia da 75 comprata al bar La Pausa di Genova. La base Wayan è migliorata nettamente dall’utilizzo di ciliegie: il colore è un rosè trasparente, la schiuma pannosa è straordinariamente persistente, al naso emergono diverse spezie tra cui risalta il rosmarino, in bocca è un connubio fantastico tra malti, spezie, ciliegie e luppoli. Fantastica, merita il massimo. Migliore birra di Baladin finora assaggiata. Ribevuta nel corso del 2011, più volte: la nuova versione non è eccezionale come la prima che avevo assaggiato, lievemente brettata.

Bottiglia da 75cl comprata al birrificio, bevuta durante una partita a poker con gli amici qua in soffitta; versa colore oro, decisamente più chiaro di quanto mi aspettassi (d’accordo che è a base Wayan, ma ci sono dentro le ciliegie!!!), torbida e con buona schiuma. Aroma straordinario, qualcosa che da tempo non sentivo in una birra: spezie e ciliegie si fondono in un’acidino intenso ma al tempo stesso carezzevole e ’caldo’. Sapore complesso ma ben bilanciato con finale secco. Straordinaria, per me una delle migliori proposte del Baladin.

GBBF 2003, bottle: Very complex overall in all respects, though I'm not sure if I'm convince of its success. Starts with a spicy, complex nose of fresh hops, corriander, and over-ripe fruit. Darky cloudy gold color (like a Weizen). Fresh, mouth-filling malt body. Taste of peaches, apricots that falls off quickly. No sign of cherries, but I know they are there. One of the most complex beers I've ever had. It's everything at once: chicory, coriander, fruit, hips, malt, sugar, etc. Wow.

Bottle. GBBF2003 (kriek tasting session). Hazy pink red, low head and moderate condition. Big spicy corriander and melon fruit nose, more corriander in the mouth with more fruit (this time peach). Quite dry and thin in the finish. Few obvious cherry notes except for the colour, but a good spicy wheaty beer, like Hoegaarden brewed with Weihenstephan yeast.

Birra assolutamente UNICA. Colore rosso ambrato, schiuma di media persistenza. In bocca e al naso sprigiona un gusto difficilmente imitabile. Le ciliegie la fanno da padrona ma sono percepibili anche note di malto e luppolo. Da provare.

Capped 750 from Open Baladin in Rome. Pours hazy orange with a big frothy creamy head. Aroma is lightly sour and funky. Near med body. Flavor is funky, earthy, light fruity. And a little cherry does seem to pop up in the finish.

Hazy light red to brown body, white head. Aroma of sour berries, wood and acid. Flavour has nice balance of sweetness and sourness. Slightl vainilla, yoghurt, cherries. Very fullfilling.

Off white full lasting head. Cloudy orange colour. aroma is malty, spicy, fruity (peach) with floral notes. Aroma is malty and fruity with light sour tones, ending in a fruity (cherries) finish. Medium bodied.

Bottle at Jan & Charlottes tasting, Ulfborg, Denmark 09.04.11 cheers Jan & Charlotte This is almost peachy amber in colour, good sparkle to it, it looks lovely. Nose is a little rustic but with fruitiness. Flavour is a bit tame, soft carbonation, but lacking for me, with just a light tartiness and cherriness to keep this from being totally boring. This is another beer for me from Baladin which isn’t quite hitting the heights. A8 A4 T6 P4 Ov14 3.6

750 ml bottle. Batch #067/090. From Rome, Italy. HHOK IX.
Murky brown (rhubarb juice colour) colour with small white head. Sourness, berries, red currant and some sweetness in aroma. Flavour is sour with some berries, red currant and some crispiness. Couldn’t catch the Kriek but even more red currant.