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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.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
BückDich (5468) - McCall, Idaho, USA - NOV 28, 2006
Bottle: Dark crimson red color, pinkish head, light lacing. The nose is fairly sweet and tart with light cherry notes and a bit of malt. Lots of sugary sweet syrupy cherry notes and a bit of vitamin C and a dextrous body. A bit funky, but still 2 dimentional.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MullMan (1099) - New Jersey, USA - NOV 12, 2006
labelled as "Cherish". suuper tall frothy pink-white head, and a slightly cloudy ruby pink body, like cheerwine. aroma is just barely finky, and sweet/artificial cherries. a bit of sweat aroma, but more "ladylike". flavor is very astringent, sweet cherry, ans some tart astringency as is goes down. pretty high carbonation ans sharp balsalmic vinegar finish. lacing sticks to the glass like clumps of soap suds.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
mabjork (652) - Vasa, FINLAND - OCT 20, 2006
Bottled. Clear red in colour, a slightly read head. The aroma is cherry like, modestky sweet. The flavour is almost dry, cherry like, with a sweet aftertaste.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
frankenkitty (1953) - Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA - OCT 1, 2006
Rating for Cherish Kriek, 2000 Vintage     There was a pinkish tint to a whisky/amber body that held light particulate, slight haze and a thin head. Juicy aromatics are very fruity and floral with a healthy dose of cherry. Flavor is fruity yet not overdone even though it finishes and lingers with a berry sourness.

<font size=-4>Sampled at Delilah’s <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eve Annual Lambic Beer Festival.</font>

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
BeerPrince (1701) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - AUG 28, 2006
Dark cherry red with minimal bubbles for a head. Lots of articficial cherry syrup smell on the nose. Sweet, candy sugar flavour that moves to a tratness as it continues down. Sweet candy flavour dominates too much for me.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Oakes (9997) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - AUG 24, 2006
Dark red colour with orange highlights. Smells like Vick’s cough drops. Very sugary, candy cherryish aroma. There is some tartness, but also a massive cloying cherry candy overtone. Not my thing.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
presario (3977) - Stampede City, Alberta, CANADA - AUG 7, 2006
Bottle with ChineseHercules. Minimal white bubbles and ghostly film. Salty sour cherry aroma is better than the flavour. Sweet cherry is a little bit like candy and cough syrup with a hint of salt.

3.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TipsyMcStager (1065) - Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - JUL 17, 2006
lovely dark cherry sour aroma, sugary, yeast undertone. Pours a slight orange-red, thin head. Sweet cherries in the flavour, prunes, tart finish. A tad syrupy for my tastes, but not too bad.


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