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De Ranke Kriek 3.75 318

De Ranke Kriek

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Sour Ale

Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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3183.77/5.03.75/5.07%74Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Kriek de Rank is real Belgian sour ale fermented with cherries and then blended with real lambic. It is unfiltered and unpasterized. The de Rank brewery was founded by two good friends; Nino Bacelle & Guido Devose. To them, brewing is a weekend hobby, not an occupation. For a few hours every week they make small batches of what many consider the best specialty beers. Their beers are robust and flavorful. They use the best Hallertau and brewer’s Gold varieties of hops.
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 drewbeerme (2316), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
May 26, 2008  
750ml bottle. thanks to holdenn for sharing. pours red with bright pink head. looks great! nose of cherries, bubblegum, a bit sour. flavors are cherry, bubblegum, oak, sour, vinegar. this is really nice.


 ChristianScheffel (4689), Odense, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 24, 2008  
Muddy (it was a gusher) red, with a disappearing pink head. Cherry, wood and almond aroma. Very tart with a good fruity flavour. Funky and very sour, extremely close to a lambic kriek.


 wetherel (1658), Encinitas, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 12, 2008  
Tasted at Bill’s Sour tasting. Easy to drink. Lots of cherry in the aroma. Yum! Mild sourness.


 rickgordon (3358), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/514/20
May 12, 2008  
ZBF 2008. Deep red-amber colour, with pale-pink head. Sweetish cherry stone aroma with woody notes and very gentle. Light sourish in flavour with cherries, and nicely tart. I did not find it very complex though. Still, very tasty!


 thewolf (5842), Kolding, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/516/20
May 9, 2008  
Bottle, bought @ Wohlenbergs, Sønderborg.
Pours deep amber red with a large, fizzy pink-white head. Aroma has lots of sour berries, red currants and cherries, some wood and pine. Lowish carbonation, rather creamy. Flavour is wonderfully fruity tart. There is no difference in style between this, and a cherry lamic. Wonderful funkiness with barnyard, super dryness. The ABV is not felt - except afterwards :o). As others has pointed out, it may lack the complexity of a ’real’ kriek, but this is exceptionally drinkable nonetheless.


 Madsnp (632), Odense C, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
May 8, 2008  
Bottle. Hazy deep red coloured with a big lively pink foam. This beer has a great sound! The foam disappears quickly and leaves almost no lacings. Aromas of sour berries, cherry and some wood. Flavour is sour and rich of tannins. This on is missing a little complexity I guess, but a fair kriek though.


 austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 6, 2008    Updated: Jan 17, 2009
75cl bottle. Opaque red currant color, small pink head. Red currants and cherry on the nose. Natural berry sourness. Flavor is tart red currants, little cherry and grainy malts. Very quick finish, some wheaty malts and berry seeds. Medium bodied, quite smooth and a little tannic palate. Unsweetened berry juice, without the complexity of lambics. (7 4 7 3 14)
Re-rate: Very refreshing, authentic brew with loads of cherry fruitiness and good acidic kick. Not the most complex one, but definitely enjoyable.


wacho (51), Izegem, Belgium
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
May 1, 2008    Updated: Jun 11, 2008
smaakvol kriekenbier met een zeer fruitige azijnzuresmaak en een lichte toets van het Gerardinlambic en de noorderkrieken uit Polen.



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