Chapeau Oude Kriek

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Bottle at Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation Clear, ruby to brown/amber body. No head. Aroma of cherries, strawberry, wood, ... quite nice. Heavily sour, lightly sweet flavour. Interesting, but bit astringent mouthfeel. Quite nice, but not supercomplex. Balance is quite fine.

On tap at the brewery. It’s a flat, almost clear beer, deep ruby in color. The aroma has a lot of cherry, some citrus juice and a faint touch of almond, but I’d like it more pronounced. It’s quite dry and astringent on the palate, with flavors of lemon, cherries and some almond. Lasting finish. A quite nice one, although certainly in the commercial end of the spectrum. 110501

Bottle at the brewery at tour de Geueze. Red colour with no head. Aroma is sourness, cherry, malt, fruit. Flavour is sourness, cherry, malt, fruit. OK/Nice beer.

From bottle @ Brouwerij De Troch, Terant-Wambeek. No head, no carbonation. Shiny orangey red body. Smells like red fruit candy, with herbs and grass added. Acidic-sweet cherry taste. Quite artificial, with a note of cider apples. Light in body. Watered down, light acidic ending.

No head. Bright red body. Earthy cherry aroma. Dry-acidic waxy earthy taste with wooden tea notes. Fullish body. Mild mouthfeel with some acid bite. Dry waxy cherry aftertaste with floral notes. Didn’t like it much. (0.33l bottle shared by Ole_R.)

Bottle at the source, Tour de Geuze 2011. Cloudy purple color, small pink head that disappears quickly. Aroma of must and cherries. Taste is sour cherries from somebody’s attic. Not bad.

25 cl bottle. Murky Red/Brown body with very small off-white head. Flavour is sour and berries.

A Mes rate. Bottle at the Weekend of Tarts.
Hmmm. Well this surprised me a little. I just couldn’t get my head around the fact that something so tolerable could come out of a bottle with that label on it... It’s a unsweetened kriek. It’s certainly better than the usual Chapeau drivel. It’s just not that amazing either...

Reddish-amber. Very fruity, leather aroma is young but solid. Fruity, bitter and austere. Very dry, bready and woody. Shows quite a bit of cherry and carries a punch...very classic in style.

Bottle @ WSF. 37,5cl. Pours a pale pink with a small bubbly head. Nose is tart - Acetone tickling the nostrils. Cherry and cellar notes. Tart and dry. Good.