De Ranke Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

UPDATED: JUN 12, 2008 Spontanious weekend 07. Shared with pat. Notes say: i had to shake the over carbonation out a bit. Kriek, oud brune base, very drinkable balanced sourness, a bit chalky which was unusual but something id like to try again. This finished me off also. RERATE: Bottle from paisley beer fest. Man o man, the mix of girardain lambic and oud brune are amazing, the cherrys character is almost unnoticeable which i dont mind. Soo drinkable soo much going on, its soo funky. Amazing beer one of the best iv ever had forsure. Possibly up with the sourest too.

On cask at Moeder Lambic Saint Gilles. Nice Red Color with cherry nose. Beer acidic with perfect balance.

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.!!!

Colore rosso profondo data la fermentazione con ciliegie e la miscelazione con birra lambic,da qui forse anche la scarsa schiuma.L’aroma di ciliegia e vino(Porto?).Il sapore è legno di quercia e frutti di bosco maturi,acidità da agrume.Finale secco.Grande birra!

25 cl. draft in a De Ranke glass @ Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas – cannot believe, I haven’t tried this one before – A: dark raspberry red with a foaming, hello kitty pink head – S: yay, strong lambic smell here, tart with sour & acid lemons with some kind of sour & acidic indefinable blend of raspberries & kriek – T: musty, sour & acidic, very tart lemons, hint rainwater, very lambic-like, Cantillon-like even, great, cellar dust, acidic & sour with sweet raspberries in finish (I know that this is a kriek but if I had to guess the fruit, I would lean towards raspberries), some concentrated sour kriek as well, still sweet touch berried underneath – B: medium with slight puckering sourness – got to love the sour stuff – great stuff here

I’ve had this many times and love it, but recently had a bottle aged exactly 5 years, and it was definitely worth the wait. The cherries were just as prevalent but dryer, the body had thinned a bit and a deep sour woodiness emerged that put it on par with the best batches of La Folie. Unmatched!

Bottiglia da 75cl al Pub del Duca (12€ ben spesi): già il contenitore è una delizia, con incartocciamento sottile e fragile fin sopra al tappo (duplice, come già insegnò Cantillon: corona e sughero insieme per proteggere un prodotto unico). Versa nel bicchiere con aspetto rosso acceso e schiuma vivace e leggiadra, non pochissima per il genere ma molto rapida a svanire; aroma complesso, abbacinante, gradevolissimo di ciliegia asprigna e un fondo di gomma, legno e muffa. Il lambic aspro e ottimo di Girardin domina il sapore, insieme alla splendida fragranza delle ciliegie: sorso dopo sorso si crede di riconoscere la base di oud bruin, ma è difficile scindere l’armonia di un sapore così articolato. Corpo vivace e vinoso, ma allo stesso tempo abbastanza leggero e rinfrescante. Semplicemente stupenda.

Bottle at Falling Rock.
Pours a deep, mysterious, and cloudy candy read with an aroma of sour cherry Luden’s and raspberry tart soaked in leathery cedar. Flavor is an invigorating sour bomb of cherry, raspberry, leather, and cedar. This beer simply refuses to leave the tongue. Woah. So good I need a cigarette.