Hanssens Oude Kriek

Brewed by Hanssens Artisanaal
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Dworp, Belgium

Bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours clear ruby with a small, frothy, off-white (pink) head, somewhat diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (hay, straw), average hops (flowers, grass), average yeast (earth) with notes of cherry. Medium bodied, thin texture, soft carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.

Bottle (375ml). I wish I would’ve noted the vintage on this, it’s at least a year or two old but I honestly have no idea, it could be more. Pours a slightly hazy amber-red with practically no head. Aroma’s funky along with wood, sour cherry and citrus. Sour flavour of lemons, tart fruit, yeast, wood and white wine. A bit of sweetness hidden in there. Dry finish with what I swear tastes like pepper. Flat mouthfeel yet also acidic, medium bodied. This is one sour, funky mo-fo, it’s hurting my teeth! Still, it’s a pretty good one.

2003 shared by EDA (thanks, man!) - hazy red/brown w/lasting lace - the aroma is sweet and tart in equal measure, with light cheesy funk, leather, and cherry pits - light acidity and briny flavor, with a cherry sweetness to balance it - hints of oak and very mild blue cheese - acidity starts to get a little strong, but this is wonderfully balanced.

Bottle, 2003 vintage, thanks EDA. Reddish orange pour. Aroma is barnyard funky cherry skins. Flavor is tart cherry, but also rich and sweet cherry flavor. Good palate, nicely boozy.

1.5L bottle of 2003 vintage generously shared by eyedrinkale. Deep pink colour topped by fine white lace. The aroma is loaded with funktastic sourness. Barnyard, earth, citric tartness and loads of delicious stinkiness. A bit of cherry in the nose but it really picks up in the mouth. Funky, leathery sourness, lots of cherry and sourness. Creamy soft palate. Mmmm, delicious.

Cloudy red with fast dissapering pink head. Stron acidic aroma of wood, leather, barn yard, horseblanket and lost of sour cheeries. Flavour is very sour and finish is long and sour. You really feel clean and refreshed after this.

Huge funk tart aroma, barnyard,old socks, brett and lacto absolutely dominating here, taste is monsterous barnyard, tartness, some cheese, hard to distinguish that this tartness and sourness is actually cherry, pretty amazing stuff. There’s no way 10 years ago I would have taken more then a sip of this,probaly would have said it tastes like baby vomit, now its a joy to sip on

Deep unclear brown red with a thick off-white head. Aroma of wood, blood, fruit, meat stock, vinilyc glue and a bit cheesy. Not as sour as other kriek I had, quite sweet at first, with a decent sourness on a medium dry end.