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Chapeau Kriek

Percentile
23
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij De Troch
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Ternat-Wambeek, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2092.73/5.02.73/5.03.5%15.2Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Disclaimer: This is the sweetened version of Chapeau Kriek. In 2007 a new version was released, which can come with the same label as Chapeau Kriek, but which is a different beer. This new version is in the database as Chapeau Oude Kriek and it is not sweet. If you had a sweet beer, then you should rate this one. Otherwise, you should rate the Chapeau Oude Kriek.

Description: Since many decades, the brewers of the Senne valley are brewing Lambic. In the 19th century they have created several fruit beers. The cherry beer on base of Lambic was the first or one of the first. The Chapeau Kriek is made on base of Lambic, a artisanal traditional product which ripe on oaken barrels. The Chapeau Kriek is a fresh and delicious beer for delightful moments.
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 SHIG (2023), Aviano, Italy
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/57/20
Jan 11, 2007  
Bottle: Poured a dark red with light white head. Sweet cherry aroma. Sour watery cherry flavor. Not impressive for this style!


 Glouglouburp (2815), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/52/101/54/20
Oct 6, 2006    Updated: Oct 9, 2006
Deep red body with no head. Aroma and taste of sangria. Grapes, wine, tropical fruits, sweet, no carbonation, no acidity, limited sourness, lifeless. There had to be something wrong with my bottle. The bad news: it seems to be popular in Belgium. The good news: I can brew a kriek as good as this, and without any equipment!


 frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 1, 2006  
2000 Vintage.    Deep whisky color with red edges and a thick, white halo. Cherry aroma has an odd cereal background & light vitamin undertones. Sugary sweet to start, but the cherries beneath quickly show their tartness. A little sticky in the mouth. You must be in the mood for a sweet affront before you dive into this one, but I certainly was after sampling a variety of gueueze.

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


 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 26, 2006  
(Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy red body with a spare white head. Aroma of candish cherry. Flavor of lightly cherry (more sugary than sour).


 flemmingwillum (234), København S, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 11, 2006  
A pretty winy fruitbeer - amazing done with only 3,5% alcohol! The smell is obviously with a lot of cherrys, but it sometimes can seem a little artificial - it reminds me a lot like cheap cherry wine with a lot of additives. The taste is at first kind of sour, but then it becomes sweeter, just like real cherries. It has a medium body, and it is really great for the low alcohol percentage. The beer can seem a little too sugary, but it doesn’t matter too me - i think it gives a good balance with the sourness. The beer is obviously refreshing allthough it is dry, and it might be unfiltrered. Anyway, there’s something in the bottom of the glass that might be yeast remnants.


 dwyerpg (2529), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 28, 2006  
Oh, this is nice. Has some Christmas spices throughout, perhaps nutmeg. Probably the best of the chapeau bunch I’ve had, thought they aren’t all that wonderful.


 bubbleflubber (892), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 20, 2006  
Pours a hazy cherry, little head and nice 1/8th-inch retention to the bottom of the glass. Sour cherry Jolly Rancher candy to the nose, with somewhat of a medicinal Robitussin hue. I pick up very sour unripened cherries, but a weird dirt flavor, indigenous of garden greens. This is a bit unusual and not welcomed for the style. The traditional Chapeau soda finish/mouthfeel, but with more of a "plastic" taste, lends an over-processed note to the brew. Not the best Kriek lambic out there, surely.


 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/512/20
Jun 23, 2006  
Pours a hazy solid red with a thin head. Sweet, dark cherry aroma. Very sweet, dark cherry flavor, with a bit of acidity in the finish. Has some lingering mustiness. Not complex at all and the cherries are obviously not tart or shearbeek but the flavor is still one of quality. Comparing this to other Lambics is kind of ridiculas. Would be good over ice.



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