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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 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
MattH (313) - California, USA - SEP 10, 2011
8 oz bottle. Pours a bright maraschino cherry red. Taste of sweet cherry with a hint of alcohol. Not a bad flavor, but more like cherry soda than a beer.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
scarletfire65 (419) - Rockaway Park, New York, USA - SEP 4, 2011
Bottle at Rockaway Seafood Company for dessert. Clear pale pinkish red color, small but tight head. Aroma is fresh cherry juice, slightly medicinal. Light bodied with spritzy, champagne like carbonation. Has an authentic cherry infusion flavor. The finish is outstanding, very long, first sweet, then tart, then sweet, then tart, then just perfect balance and harmony. Really good.

2.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
DiarmaidBHK (1392) - Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 3, 2011
Bottle at the nook. Pours deep cherry red with a thin white head. Cloying cherry cough syrup on the nose. The more the beer warms the more I hate the smell. Slightly more sourness on the tongue to balance out the cherry juice. Not a great example of the style by any stretch of the imagination.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
coldbrewky (1116) - Saugerties, New York, USA - AUG 11, 2011
Sipper bottle under the "Cherish" title. sugary nose of cherries followed by exuberant head after gentle pour. Settled down and was a hazy reddish pink in glass. I wont go so far as to call it cough syrup but fortified cherries for certain. Some light tartness for finish. Overall it was easily consumable but it is Lambic for the masses, not for the beer geek. It was nice on this hot evening.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
adnielsen (3102) - Denver, Colorado, USA - AUG 6, 2011
Bottle @ bros house. Dark red maroon appearance with a reddish cream colored head. Amazingly fruity, slightly sour, delicious cherry aroma. Cherries and cream delicious, slightly tart flavor. Great brew. I love it.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
Naka (630) - Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 3, 2011
Sour cherry, medicinal. Not at all funky really, and very syrupy. Dark red with pink head. Ok, but I’ve had much better krieks.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
FROTHINGSLOSH (3205) - GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 29, 2011
Labeled as Cherish Kriek. Sampled on draft this beer poured a dark pink-red color with a large pink head that faded quickly but left good lacing. The aroma was sweet sugar and artificial cherry. The flavor was very tart with a strong cherry juice presence. The finish was incredibly long with tart cherry juice dominating. Light to medium body. Excellent.

4.5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
SudsMcDuff (3213) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - JUN 9, 2011
bottle: Kansas City Saucer- 2011-05-26, last nite of the trip .. . Pours adeep ruby, light spots of foam .. . cherry juice nose .. . sweet and pure, cherry juice when you were 6 years old didn’t taste this good .. . fuckin awesome stuff, if you like the sweeter cherry beers on the market, you won’t think this is the pits.. . :! .. . Too bad drinking scotch isn’t a paying job or Kenny’s dad would be a millionare!


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