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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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 biggcb (464), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 1, 2006  
By no means a great kriek, but overall, not bad. Very sweet. Nice head. I found the cherries to be a bit too much and bordering on a little fake tasting. No proper sourness/tartnees to balance out the sweetness.


 Geiserich (1781), Vienna, Austria
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 30, 2006  
Bottled:
Intensive almond note, sweetish cherry notes. Sweet and sour flavor. Cherry juice feeling, light almond note. Sourly and astringent finish. Too artificial.


 saxo (3575), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 23, 2006  
Bottle. Good strong cherry aroma. Nice head with medium duration. Taste is cherry and acidic.


 Lilith (242), Santiago, Chile
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 21, 2006  
Its aroma is that of a maraschino, very sweet and that sort of deceived me. This was my first lambic so I thought they were sweeter...In any case, it has a beautiful red color that resemlbes a strawberry juice but with nice bubbles. It wasn’t served on the propper glass so it developed a very small head and almost no lacing (nothing to do with the picture :( ). It has a bittersweet flavor with a sour finnish and a cherry aftertaste.


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 Panzerfaust (401), Santiago, Chile
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/511/20
Mar 20, 2006    Updated: Nov 17, 2006
Pours a dark and hazy ruby color with a small, light pink and medium retentive head. Not very promising. Aroma is mostly of cherry, dry cherry and cane sugar, extremely sweet but with slightly yeasty notes. Flavor has an obvious cherry-ish character. It starts with a short sweet initial attack, then becoming tart and yeasty. Very sour finish with a blur of bitterness. Body is thick and highly carbonated. It has a consistence of a fruit nectar. Almost no alcohol noticeable. Not really my cup of tea.

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 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 9, 2006  
Pours red with a small pink head, aromas of fermented cherries, sweetness. Flavor is carbonated, fruity(cherry), sweet, too sweet, i guess im not liking either this style or this brewery, nothing great here.


 smcd (366), USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/512/20
Mar 8, 2006  
My favorite of the Chapeau labels, this kriek is a relatively sweet example that highlights its malt backbone while not forgetting the sour notes one expects in a lambic ... just not, unfortunately, in the complex abundance one might otherwise desire.


 RooftopRogue (423), Champaign, Illinois, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/101/58/20
Mar 4, 2006  
This beer offers a nice enticing cherry aroma. This beer is rose colored with a light pink colored head. This beer is thin and mildly tingles the tongue but does not produce much of a taste.



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