Halve Maan Java Kriek

Bierbrouwerij de Halve Maan
Brewed at Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Fruit Beer
Hulst, Netherlands

Serve in Flute

Colour is quite much what i like. Taste is very sour and artificial. I don’t think they used real cherries. Chemical was my only not, so it bothered me obviously.

The dark red color is the only thing a like about this beer. It’s way too sour but the worst thing is that it tastes chemical. Like they didn’t use real cherries.

Pours a cloudy dark red, almost blood-like. Small pink head that sticks around for the, almost, entire drink. Smells like fresh cherry juice. A bit of a sour note to the nose. But mostly sweet cherries. Sweet cherry juice again. Very nice fresh fruit flavor. The slight sourness is there as well, but pretty much balanced out. No alcohol taste, which you would expect from this low an ABV. Like a carbonated cherry juice. Slight sweetness, and sourness left behind. But mostly sweet fruit is left over after each swallow. Not bad, but would get pretty old after a bit. A good breakfast beer with waffles.

Label claims 3.5% ABV. Different lable from picture above Mixed pink-whitish head like vanilla & strawberry softice. Well-carbonated veiled deep-red beer. Childrens’ cherrysweets. Artificial, citric acid smell. More childrens’ sweets in the flavour, with a particularily artificial citric acid/ cherry flavouring. Very spritzy, certain slickness backthroat. I believe "Huyge" anytime. Probably even not original.

Bottle, 25 cl. Bought @ brewpub. DDeep red color, with reddisch head. Aroma sweet, syrupy cherry. Medium body. Taste very sweet, artificiel, cherries syrup, sticky.

0.25 l bottle. Deep red color with small head. Good sweet and juicy cherry aroma with notes almonds. Sweet juicy and sugary cherry flavor, some acidity. Surprisingly pleasant aroma, too sugary flavor.

Bottle@Home. Cherry juice aroma. Cloudy, deep red color, good lace. Lots of cherry juice but not really in a bad way, sourish, sweet, light bitter. I actually maintained a beer character but still is very fruity. Quite full.

Bottled. Aroma of cherries, marzipan. Bit artificial. Hazy, red-pink coloured with a medium, lasting, pink head. Taste is sweet, thick and a little sticky. Some slight sourness. Has bubblegum and cherry. Better than expected.