Chapeau Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij De Troch
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Ternat-Wambeek, Belgium

Bouteille 250ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur rouge-rose et faiblement voilée. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture sirupeuse fruitée. Nez fruité de cerises aigres (légèrement acétique) et moyen de sirop de bonbon aux cerises. Goût de cerises sucrées (petites notes de framboises) et moyennement aigres (notes de vinaigre) lors de l entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute graduellement un goût assez sucré de fruits (sirop et bonbons aux cerises) avec de faibles traces de fromage vieilli en finale. Post-goût moyen, de moût de cerises ainsi que de sirop de cerises sucrées.

Brown bottle, 25 cl, best before 30/01/10, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on December 1 2008; eye: grape juice, clear, champagne-style pink head, light effervescence, no lacing; nose: concentrated sweet cherry, Cherry Blossom; mouth: concentrated sweet cherries, Cherry Blossom, tart, tart finale in sweet cherry, quite sweet, quite carbonated, medium-light body, cloying; overall: once is enough FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 25 cl, meilleure avant 30/01/10, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 1er décembre 2008; œil : jus de raisin, claire, mousse rose de style champagne, légère effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : concentré de cerise sucrée, Cherry Blossom; bouche : concentré de cerises sucrées, Cherry Blossom, acidulé, finale acidulé en cerise sucrée, très sucrée, pas mal carbonatée, corps moyen-léger, toquante; en résumé : une fois c’est suffisant

Burgandy redish pour. Little head. Looks pretty good. Odd scent. Kind of like tart Candy. Actually drinkable, which is more then I can say for any of the other Chapeau’s I have had. Still way too sweet and candy like. Not good but good for this brand.

38cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink sweet Kriek, not complex, balanced, clear, small head, nothing special

The one thing I can’t get past in some fruit beers is a vinegar taste. The Chapeau Kriek had just too much of it. I couldn’t get more than a few sips down. I actually really enjoyed the cherry flavor and it wasn’t bad, but that little bit of vinegar in the back was enough that I couldn’t drink it. I’m sure this is pretty good for other people, but if that vinegar flavor turns you off, you might want to go elsewhere. There certainly isn’t a lot of it, though. Just enough... Sorry, Chapeau.

Pours a pale red ,smells sweet cherry, tastes like sweet sour cherries and VERY sweet If you like sour cndies you will like this so called beer Not for me

Aged (accidently) for 5 years. I didn’t knew I still had this bottle. Surprisingly enough it was still drinkable. Probably with the huge amount of sugar in this beer. But I’ve expected this to be rotten. Very sweet but a bit artificial flavor. (Bottle 25cl)

Bottle. Pours a murky reddish color, capped with a small pink head. Aroma is on the sweet side with primarily black cherry. The flavor is very nice initially, with black cherry, sour cherries, and sweet tarts candy. The sweetness builds after the initial sip, until it becomes almost unbearable. Spritzy carbonation. It would be very refreshing if it weren’t quite so sweet.