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Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium
Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 434   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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.

3.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Benzai (2298) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - AUG 14, 2011
Clear red color, small slight pinkish head. Yeasty, artificial, chemical and a little musty smell. Taste light sour, not much more, but pretty nice. Carbo and body nice as well.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
crossovert (2547) - Wisconsin, USA - AUG 8, 2011
750ml capped and paper covered green bottle. It pours a great color, clear red with a small white head. The smell is great for a kriek. It is funky and sour but the cherries can easily be distinguished. The flavor is a bit weak on the cherry flavor but it is good nonetheless. It isn’t a funk bomb but rather a tart and sour mouth puckerer. Not a bad one, pretty tasty.

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
MPA (710) - Amager (form. Nørrebro&Aalborg), DENMARK - JUL 31, 2011
Bottle (from the november 2005 RB-tasting at Dixens place - notes have been damaged by flooding of my basement, but this was such an insane tasting for me as I was new to such massive tastings, so I gave up on the detailed notes quite early). Acidic, cherries. All that was readable...

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
rodenbach99 (1750) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 25, 2011
Description: Mélange de sour ale, lambic et de cerises.
Comment: Bouteille de 750ml.
Visuel: Ouf, le liquide est rouge et la mousse est rose.
Olfactif: Le nez est agréable, il offre de belles notes d’acidité et un léger fond de cerises. Très Kriek comme nez. br /> Gustatif: Cette bière est rafraichissante, acide, piquante. Les saveurs viennent vraiment envelopper la langue. La salivation commence dès les premières gorgées.
Résumé: Très bonne Kriek j’aime les bières de Ranke.
Note: 8/10

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Gary (1014) - London and Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND - JUL 18, 2011
UPDATED: JAN 23, 2012 (750ml) Yes this is beautiful stuff ,wow I felt inundated with all that is good and great about funky fruit beers .
I knew , I just knew psychically when looking at the bottle this would be fucking expressive. Acidicty is harsh and aggressive and that’s probing you, A very deep tart cherry stones juicy full on induction, , , bretty must ,only a mild sweetness, some ’flanders brune’ like blood texture present , . A brilliantly brutal Kriek.!!!

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
zdk (1609) - New York, New York, USA - JUL 7, 2011
bottle during RBSG ’11 - tons of cherries, lactic acid tart with a touch of funk. Perfect blend of sour and sweet. yum.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
hbmason (809) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - JUL 1, 2011
750 ml bottle. Cranberry red with a little white head. Cherries come through but almost tastes artificial. I know its not though. Good.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
wekker84 (990) - etten-leur, NETHERLANDS - JUN 28, 2011
750 ml bottle a red colored beer with a white head aroma sourness fruits cherries and some caramel flavor sourness fruits cherries some caramel and a dry finish


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