4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Vintage 1981 (estimate - expiration date minus 5 years). Pours golden brown - no head. A nose of raspberries and strawberries (earthy, raw) that comes back in the taste as well. Very special, well conserved beer
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 750ml. [ Vintage 1990 ].
Clear medium red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is oxidide, cherry, cherry stons, balsamic cherry aroma, vinegar notes. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light acidic and vinegar with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice ;O) [20091211]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sweet strawberry, marzipan and cherry nose.
Fine bordaux colour, no head.
Marzipan and cherry flavor, relatively sweet.
Dusty, citric exit.
rapid end
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
1997 vintage.
Brown-orange with particles.
Fruity aroma with notes of cherries and vinegar. Acidic with some fruit sweetness.
Sweet flavor with notes of cherries and butter. Acidic with dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle 25 cl) More orange than red, small bubbly head. Dry, tart with only a hint of sweetness. No real cherry-aroma. On a hot summer’s day you find nothing more quenching than a dry kriek. 060795
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Vintage 1997 - sampled 2004] A cognac colored beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with notes of alcohol and fruit, especially peach. The flavor is dusty sweet with alcohol running over the tongue. In my opinion a little over the top.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
1997 vintage: Orangey-red colour. Woody, slightly marzipan-like aroma. Somewhat acetic. Sweet & sour, mainly with cherries and some sugary, marshmallowy notes. Sweet and sour finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled, Vintage 1997: Dark amber coloured. Clear. Reddish head. Fruity and light sour aroma. Sherry notes. Very smooth and balanced cherry flavour. Sweet with light acidity. To me it seemed to be a little old.
4.1 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled, 1997 vintage. Dark red. Wonderful lightly balsamic cherry aroma. Firm, creamy mouthfeel. Dryish with medium acidity and concentrated flavour.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Following on from the Belle Vue Kriek in La Fleur en Papier Dore bar in Brussels, De Neve Kriek comes from the same brewery as the Belle Vue, but is reputed to have a higher proportion of lambic in the blend. It certainly finished sharper and drier than the Belle Vue, but was otherwise pretty similar. The cherry fruit still had that medicinal tang. Bottled, September 2003.
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