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6540
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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%
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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.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
HoppyBunny (88) - Temptation, Michigan, USA - FEB 4, 2004
What a nice taste, this was a brightful cherry delight. Soft sweet smell, reminds me of hiwanian punch with some alcohol taste... This beer would go down just to easy... Loved it...

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rciesla (5499) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - JUN 1, 2008
Bottle. Pours a ruby hazy beer with a pink head. Aroma is sour cherries, barnyard funkiness, and a sweet nose. Falvor is that with a light sourness and a strong passion of cherries. I enjoyed this one.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
LilBeerDoctor (2609) - East Setauket, New York, USA - OCT 3, 2008
Bottle, labeled Cherish Kriek. Pours a dirty brown red with a huge, thick, foamy light pink head. Aroma of sour cherries and a little funk. Flavor of sweet cherry with a nice tartness. Body is a little weaker than I’d prefer, but this is a nice cherry lambic.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
SM_Jenkins (48) - Missouri, USA - JUL 3, 2010
cherry cough syrup - in a good way; red with pink head; tart, not-too-sweet; perfect beer to cut hoppy bitterness

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
frankenkitty (1958) - 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>

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
young (45) - Georgia, USA - OCT 15, 2000
Good, but the cherries were a little overpowering. Tasted more like the cherry juice had JUST been added to the brew, and in a large quantity. Had a strange aftertase that I did not really care for.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
DrBeer (825) - Solna Stockholm, SWEDEN - AUG 6, 2002
Allthough this is one of my favorite krieks I tend to forget to take useful notes on it. It´s amber-red (if such a colour exists) The aroma is sweet with tones of cherries and some sourness. Sourish flavor with lots of cherries. Trust me, I will return to this one.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nate (3093) - Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 26, 2010
From bottle. Nice sweet and rich cherry lozenge aroma, musky dark cherry. Dark ruby-brown hazy beer, like the color of dark cherry skins, topped with thin head. Medium body with medium-high carbonation. Starts tart and sweet with rich cherry flavor throughout. Nice acidity and great cherry flavor, with tart clean cherry finish. Not in the class of Cantillon and others, but tasty for the type of lambic it is.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DerBiermeister (586) - Birmingham, Alabama, USA - APR 15, 2009
Quite tasty and flavourful, though not as good as the raspberry counterpart of the same brewer. Raspberry is just kind of better anyway though. A bit on the fizzy side.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
JagerQueen (123) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - JAN 20, 2004
A tasty Kriek, full of sweet cherry flavor. Slightly sour at first, but ends with a cherry tang. Aroma a little bitter, but got better as it warmed. Overall, a good choice.


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