De Cam Oude Kriek

Brewed by Geuzestekerij De Cam
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Gooik, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

Huge, huge thanks to craytonic for sharing a 375mL bottle of this. 2005 vintage served in a Cantillon tumbler. Pours a really nice red color with a bit of a rust-brown hue to it. It starts out with a short head and doesn’t gather much in the way of lacing. The nose is a great mixture of cherry and funk, with some acidity lingering in the background. Nothing too over the top, and the cherries don’t completely the over the base beer. The flavor follows the nose for the most part. The cherry is still fairly muted, but comes out a tad bit more along with accompanying acidity. Nice underlying funk and earthiness. Light body with moderate carbonation for the style. Good acidity through the finish. Acidic, yet smooth. Very well done.

37,5cl bottle. Old label. Pours a murky purple colour with virtually no head, which anyways goes away fast. Aroma of tart cherries, some vinegar and red berries. Flavour is tart upfront. Little sweetness to speak of. Tons of cherries and hay. The nice fruit presence balances quite well the tart lemony presence. Impressive.

Bottle labeled as Kriek Lambiek. Clear ruby red colour without head or carbonisation. Acidic aroma of sour cherries, fungi and moldy yeast. Flavour is thick, acidic and really returns the cherry. Finished the entire bottle because my friends didn’t like it. Luckily I gave it a chance and it turned out to be great.

09 vintage. Pours a nice dark red color with no head and looks just like a red wine. Aroma is of dark cherries, almonds, vanilla, currants, tart notes, vinegar, red apple and funk. The flavor follows the nose with some tart and sour flavors with the dark cherries, funk in the way of wet hay and barn yard, an old dusty flavor, vanilla, almonds, vinegar and some currants. The body is light with a dry mouthfeel. Overall a really interesting Kriek Lambic, that reminds me a little of the Danish dish Ris a la Mande.

Bottle thanks to a good trader! Pours a cloudy ruby red with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma is full of tart cherries with a nice earthiness and a good amount acid. Flavor has nice amount of cherry with a hint of sweetness but mainly tart wit good amount of acid and funk.

375 ml bottle @ Pikkulintu.
Rated on 20110729.
Pours tepid red colour with a minimal head. Aroma has sour cherries, raspberries and redcurrant. The flavour is pretty much the same. The sour palate is nice and tangy and the berries keep on the background. Well balanced brew.
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Bottle.From 2002.Hazy red with no head.Aroma of ripped cherrys.acid and almond.Flavor is light sour and bitter with hint of wood and marzipan light dry and nice finish.

Bottle in Rome during The Stag Do. Dry, lots of cherries. Tart, some sting. Sour. Moderately sweet. Good stuff.