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Hanssens Oude Kriek

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Hanssens Artisanaal
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Dworp, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4503.74/5.03.73/5.06%79.7Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
This is the result of blending black cherries lambic of different ages followed by a second fermentation in the bottle. Storage is similar like geuze. All bottles are champagne corked and can be reserved, in normal conditions, for more than thirty years. It is obvious that an amazing taste evolution takes place.
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 Bov (5425), Bienne, Switzerland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 27, 2007  
from belgianshop.com - cloudy reddish-amber colour with avery little foam; strong aroma of vinegar, cheese and cherries; very sour, medium-bodied; finishes dry, long and sourish with more notes of cherries and cheese - a wonderful kriek !


 anders37 (4607), Malmö, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
May 27, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear pinkish/brown color with a small pinkish/white head. Tart and sligtly sour cherry aroma. The flavor starts out sweet then the tart sourness hits you. Lots of cherries in the flavor. Dry sourish finish with some hints of cherries in the aftertaste.


 drewbeerme (2272), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 25, 2007    Updated: Mar 19, 2008
375ml, pours clear blood red with very small white head around the rim. nose has oak, sour cherries, cinnamon, vinegar, peanut brittle, perfume, and sour notes. very pungent nose. flavor is pretty astringent and acidic, oaky, musty, very sour and sweet cherries. i think i might prefer this with 5+ years of age because at this point it’s too acidic. tasty but lacks the delicacy of a fine lambic.


 badlizard (2341), Berkeley, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
May 20, 2007  
Tasted at Holiday Wine Cellar. Clear deep red with slight white head. Aroma of red wine vinegar. Very tangy bright palate. Intense sour taste with a lingering sourness in the finish.


 wetherel (1591), Encinitas, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 20, 2007  
Tried at Holiday Wine Cellar farmhouse ale tasting. Nice pink color. Classic gueze smell and taste. Nothing spectacular.


 WeeHeavySD (2961), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
May 11, 2007    Updated: Nov 24, 2007
Re-rate, 375ml bottle @ Brickskeller. I think this was my 24th choice. No clue of vintage but it was certainly not red giving me the impression it was older. Pour copper no head, big huge tart cherry nose. Taste was huge with a big mouth tingling tart pucker. Damn nice, much better than the first time around. 375ml bottle via trade with biggcb. Many thanks. Always happy to try another authentic kriek. The pour is cloudy oragne with no head. Aroma is sweet, cherry with a bit of the lambic funk. The taste is big and sour and really quite spectacular. Very good kriek.


 DrHomolka (728), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
May 5, 2007  
750ml bottle. Pours a sunburnt orange color with a quickly disappearing white head. Aroma is musty, tart, sour, hay, horsy, barn, yeast, etc. Classic lambic smell. Taste is sweet, tart, cherries, light bodied, acidic. This could have a little more kick to it. It’s a little too thin and lacks the complexity and oomph to make it a great kriek. This is still very good and I enjoyed it thoroughly though it is not perfect. I’m really starting to come around to lambics. I think I have acquired the taste.


Variety (27), Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Apr 30, 2007  
(bottle) A magnificent experience, with the ruby red colour, tantalising aroma and exciting taste. Krieks should be drunk relatively soon, as the cherriness tends to drop off after six months or so.



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