4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy reddish pink pour at Ebs. The nose holds cherry skins and tons of acidic funky notes, with a flavor that will peel the enamel right off the teeth. Farmy hay, funky horse, and acetic acid to the max. Uber dry acidic mouthfeel with a puckering finish. Love it!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pink red pour at Ebenezers for Night of the Great Thirst.
Aroma is Cherry flesh, funky horsiness, lots of acid. lightly carbonated, flavor is very sour upfront and then the fruit comes through in spades, tons of rich cherry fruit, and some sweaty horsey twang on the end. Finishes dry and acidic. A delicious Kriek.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
2005 Vintage, 750ml, Lions Pride, Brunswick ME.
Extremely sour! Fruit was a bit restrained, but well balanced with the sourness and ’funk’ . The beer is clear and bright, with a fairly high level of carbonation. Be careful not to get too much of the sediment in the the last glass, this definately changed the mouthfeel and appearance. This is a beer worth seeking out, and at $65.00+ / bottle it is a decent value for what you are getting.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
1999 Vintage.
A: The cork comes out without much of a sound and the beer pours an almost flat, murky, red color.
S: Despite a lackluster appearance, there is a very strong aroma. Big-time cherries which have a decent amount of sweetness, but still plenty of tartness and lactic acid. There seems to be a mild oak aroma as well as some grass and straw.
T: The flavor is really quite sour, more so than I expected, in fact. Lots of cherries, which again give a mild sweetness along with plenty of tartness. There is some musty funk and a bit of straw and grass.
M: Medium in body with a very low level of carbonation.
O: A fantastic Kriek. Glad to have finally tried this beer and that it was as good as I had hoped.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
375 ml bottle @ Olutravintola Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Bottled 2005.
Pours a unclear yellow colour without a head. Aroma of stinging cherries with floral notes. Flavour of stinging sour cherries, some strawberries and highly stinging oak. Medium bodied with a lovely stinging cherry-driven finish with a mouth-drying sour, fruity finish. Nice one.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2005 vintage 375ml bottle @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki
Pours red with a minimal head. Aroma has notes of cherry, fruits and berries. Taste is quite sour and sweet with notes of cherry, berries and some fruits. Finish is slightly sweet and sticky. Well balanced kriek.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
37,5 cl bottle @ Olutravintola Pikkulintu
Beautiful red color with no head. Rather light aroma is sour and has some berry juice. Very sour flavour with some berry juice. Very dry palate. Nice kriek and sour enough.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is moderate sour - vinegar - and cherries. Flavor is light sweet, rather sour and rather acidic. Bone dry and moderate acidic finish. 090711
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