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Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Ertvelde, Belgium
Serve in Flute, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 237   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.16   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The Bios Kriek Lambic is sold under the CHERISH label in the USA and outside Europe. Everybody likes the right balance between the sourness of the Lambic and the sweetness of the fruit, in this case cherries. The aroma of the cherries is not too dominant, as it should be. The beer gives a very pleasant and refreshing feeling in the mouth, with a smooth cherry aftertaste. The Bios Kriek Lambic is an excellent thirst quencher, low in alcohol (5 % by volume) and great to drink at parties. True Lambic lovers prefer the Bios Kriek Lambic so much because you taste slightly more of the Lambic sourness, than in some more commercial Belgian Lambics, wherein the artificial sweetness is too strong.


2.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
tagz (336) - USA - DEC 9, 2007
(cherish brand name) bottle. pours bright red with a huge pink head. took several minutes to pour. aroma was a nice fruity yeast. surprisingly refined, especially considering the soda like appearance. taste is candy sweet, like a liquid cherry jolly rancher. very little of the dry/tart/funky qualities that makes lambics great. more akin to a shirley temple than a lambic.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
HogTownHarry (4809) - Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, CANADA - NOV 27, 2007
Bottle (250ml). As "Cherish Kriek." Moderate gusher on opening. Deep slightly cloudy ruby, large frothy lasting pinkish white head - nice sticky lacing. Dry and spicy-yeasty aroma, dominated by sour cherry and sour funky - not hugely funky, but pretty solid. Taste - yummy, sour cherry all the way, a little syrupy, but enough sourness to keep it real. Light and syrupy body, nice life to the mouthfeel but not much carbonation - a little lingering acidity in the finish - very nice; dry, sharp and fruity. A dessert lambic.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 18, 2007
25 cL bottle. Pours hazy hazzlenut brown with a diminished light brown head. Brett acidic towards a citric aroma with a slight sweetness. Flavour holds a subdued sweetness beneath a solid fruity acidity. Leads into a nice fruity dry finish with a soft acidity.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 16, 2007
250ml bottle with the Cherish label. This one was a gusher and poured all head. Settled into a red color with a reddish / pink head. Aromas of cherries, other berries, and lightly funky. Tastes of sweet and tart cherries.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
OleR (3510) - Oslo, NORWAY - OCT 24, 2007
250 ml bottle. Small vanishing ruby-beige head. Unclear reddish-amber colored body. Cherry aroma is noteable, but not prominent. Notes of apples, barnyard and almond. Tart and acidic fruit flavors. Lots of fruity acidity in the finish as well. Very nice.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
blklab2007 (1354) - Connecticut, USA - SEP 18, 2007
rating from notes, bottle labeled as cherish kriek lambic. poured a light red in color with light carbination. sweet cherry medicine smell and sweetness. taste is slightly tart, good cherry taste that is not too artificial but has this odd flavor. bottle was fairly beat up looking and was the last in the store so who knows. will have to get a better looking bottle and re-try.

2.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
mtoast (336) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 1, 2007
On tap, 8/31/07. Me thinks this keg may be a little on the older side of things, I’ve had nothing but problems with it since we tapped it, likes to pour lots of foam. On the brighter side of things it seems to have done wonders to the beer itself, it no longer tastes like cough medicine and instead resembles a slightly sweet almost lambic. Aroma is straight up cherry pie filling, but there is actually some depth to the flavor with this keg, instead of the usual Nyquil-esque flavor that is usually there.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 12/14/1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

hazy red, frothy white head, strong cherry kool-aid aroma, lots of cherry flavor, lots of tartness, biq pucker
-------- /> Date: 03/11/2000
Mode: draft

hazy red, fine white head, strong cherry aroma, rich dry tart cherry flavor,
-------- /> Date: 01/19/2003
Mode: bottle

clear red, whispy head, sweet cherry aroma, thin body, rich cherry flavor with lots of tartness, starts dry and gets much drier and tarter as it warms
-------- /> Date: 02/02/2005
Mode: 2yr old bottle

amber with a rose hue, intense sweet merinshino cherry aroma, good cherry flavor, light tartness, touch of sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


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