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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

Broad Distribution
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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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 MIBRomeo (1966), Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 17, 2005  
pours a ruby like red color w/ a tiny white head and some light lacing. smells like barnyard or horseblanket and some very sour cherries. Fruit beer my ass... lambic!. Super sour tongue feel good carbonation. Flavor is very sour cherries lots of carbonated taste somewhat acidic a bit of a bitter.


 1FastSTi (2591), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 17, 2005  
Thanks to DenverLogan? Pours to a deep red body with a thin white head. Lots of carbonation. The aroma is sour cherries and good tartness. The flavor is an acidic tart cherries and light wheat/grain. The palate is tart and smooth


 JensenTaster (1588), Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 7, 2005  
(on bottle at CPH Yeha05) Best rotten cheerykerns I ever smelled. Mouthfeel like champagne, perfect. Nicely balanced acid and tartness, along with sweetnes, fruity flavours and dustyness; excelent made. finishes with a bite, good stuff indeed.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 5, 2005  
Hazy reddish colour with a small pink head. Fruity and yeasty aroma with a light sourness. Tart dusty flavor.


 Dixen (1465), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 5, 2005  
Very dusty nose of cherries, with a good amount of tartness. Pink colored body with a small white head. Flavor of sour cherries, which turns into a regular tartness. One of the best non-lambic fruit beers.


 joergen (8714), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 4, 2005  
Bottled. Hazy red coloured with a small white head. Acidic aroma of fruits and wood with notes of berries. Acidic flavour of fruits and berries.


 thebeertourist (2867), Oslo, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 30, 2005  
Aroma is cherry with a lemony background. Complex vanilla and wood tones are also present. The short-lived head on top of the orangey-red beer is pinkish. Very sour, but with balancing sweetness provided by the cherries. Long, dry woody aftertaste leaving the mouth dry (and wanting more!). Medium body, good carbonation. A world classic!


 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 24, 2005  
Pours bright red with little head but you can hear the carbonation. I can smell the tart muskiness at arms length. Some sour cherry aroma with muscat and cherry pits. Very sour. Funky barnyard flavor with just a hint of cherry and an extra clean finish.



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