De Troch Kriek

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Troch
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Ternat-Wambeek, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Bottle @ W.O.S.F. Salmon coloured with a small white head. Aromas of macaroon, wet wood and berries. Flavour of balsamic vinegar, wood and tartness. Dry finish. Very nice.

Thanks to Todd for coming through with a rarity older than some of the Crew!. Vintage 1981. Gross looking cork. Muddy flat pour. Aroma is dank, musty, old sponge. Funky,cardboard, cork, really weird old fruit taste and definitely gamey as stated by Jason

Danke an den Doppelbock fürs Teilen. Abgestumpft saurer Geruch, nicht frisch wirkend. Unscheinbar saurer Antrunk, der schnell abflacht und ein künstliches ekelhaftes Werk zurücklässt, es wirk alt und verkorkt, sowas will ich nie wieder trinken müssen! Test vom 30.5.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,8,7,3,-,6 - 6,52

Hard to rate a beer like this past its prime. Most of the fruit was gone and the cork took over... some interesting last vestiges of something that might have been good at some time. Points for the adventure. Thanks, Todd.

Once again, OSCF comes with an ancient relic for our contemporary study - thanks, Todd! 1981 big bottle with an awesome space age cage (I can imagine it being smuggled out of East Germany at some point). Always an adventure with a beer this old, but it wasn’t too bad. Dingy pour of an indistinct color, fairly flat (no big surprise there). Nose was musty basement and slightly acetic. Flavor was . . . interesting. Gamey, corky, funk, the cured venison of beer.

Bottle. Sparse pink head over a hazy dark pink body. Sweet perfume like aroma of glace cherries, with a sour clove/woody acidic finish. Light to medium bodied.

1981 bottle shared by OSCF. Thanks for the opportunity, Todd! Everything about this beer was muddled, but it was still fun to drink the few ounces I could put down. Some mild fruity tartness, cardboard, some sweet and salty flavors, leather, must. Rather thin palate for the style. Would have liked to study this beer and let it warm up a little more before moving on, but so goes the tasting. Definitely the oldest lambic I have tried. An experience I hope to have again.

I believe this was a 1981 bottle. Lets just say it was past its prime. Way muddled and off.

Bottle 1981 shared to celebrate the birth of my first daughter Aia with Andreassen11 and Rødgaard, kindly traded by traPISSED - Thanks, your the man!! :) Removing the cork was quite a challenge as it was very brittle and crumpled when pulling the cork. Eventually the sealing was broken with a nice fizz and a nice very oaky and sour cherry aroma appeared. When pouring it gently a small white head appeared on top of a hazy to murky ruby-reddish body. Putting the nose into the glass also revealed some caramel sweetness along with notes of dry grape, dirt and a faint hint of must. The flavour is very dry simi-sour cherries and grape that intensifies and gets more sour closer to the bottom of the bottle. Some must, apples, oak and dirt notes is also present. Lovely complexity and balance, leaving a long sour after taste, unfortunately a bit to musty, but it not overwhelming. No traces of caramel sweetness or oxidation as expected. Thanks again Alan!

75cl Bottle Vintage 1981 (29 years old) served at home. Well what a treat this was! The bottle was very dusty and covered in cobwebs and certainly had the apperance of something that should not be opened. The cork came out in one piece coupled with a slight hiss that suggested the bottle sitll had some remaining carbonation. The aroma was of cherrys, funk and that lovely woody/smoked smell that I associate with top quality Krieks. There was a musty smell initally due to the age but that soon dissapeared once the bottle had been left to air. Upon pouring there was an inital one finger head of loose bubbles which again suggested carbonation. The liquid was light ruby and had some sediment that slowly made its way down to the bottom ot the glass. Taste; well this is definately a traditional Lambic. With this ammount of age the cherry is still there but it is so mellow its more of a complementing background flavour. There is funk, oak, acidity and just a little hint of remaining must. The palate was thin which is what you should expect with a beer of this age. The light palate was not a downside, infact it added to the overall character of the beer. There was still carbonation there but it would be maybe 1/10th of what this Kriek origionally had. Overall I thought this beer was excellent and had held up much better than I expected. Just wonderful!

(375ml bottle) Pours a clear reddish orange body with a small white head. Aroma of wood, cherry, and light horseblanket. Flavor of cherries, funky, light green apple, and some citrus with a dry wood finish.