Hanssens Oude Kriek

Bottle at Simon & Laïla’s. Clear reddish - white edges. Salt & vinegar, rubber, rubber-glue, light (but clearly) cherries, gooseberries, this is fantastic !! Thanks to Jacob & Dixen for this present to Mette.

Bottle - January 07 - thanks Omhper! Pours an amazing rosé champagne-like color with a diminishing white head and a cuveé like effervescence. The color shows a very unique velvet appareance. Aroma is a mix between red fruit juice, some vinegar and a touch of sugar, slight horse saddle. Captivating. Taste is really nice, some fruits, vinegar, full salty in my palate. Refreshing. Sparkling mouthfeel and very refreshing. Some woody and vinous notes as it goes down. This champagne I like!!! Hell It took me about and hour and a half to finnish

Pours a clear ruby copper color, and even though it is quite effervescent, whatever very little white foam there is dies away immediately. Sharp tart funky aroma - nice! Tart cherry and sour lemon flavor - very juicy. Barnyard funk is prominent throughout, and even more so in the lemony aftertaste. Light body, light carbonation.

cloudy off rededish brown w/ hints of orange and a fairly dense off white head w/ some good lacing. Well funked aroma lots of leathers some very earthy horse spawning yard smell some definate sour fruits w/ cherries. Palate is well coated lightly carbonated well lingering. Flavor is a verty tart fruit lots of bitter cherries and hints of leather almost musky very dry finish w/ an oaky woody note as well. Well done.

Bottle. Poured hazy reddish color with an average frothy reddish head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate complex sour cherry aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture and lively carbonation. Medium sour cherry flavor with a medium sour finish of moderate duration. Sour refreshing brew.

(Bottle) Red colour with orange tinges and frothy, white, brief head. Hazy with sediment, clear without. Fruity, sourish nose with distinct cherry aromas, notes of red-currant and stable, a hint of smoke (or rather the aroma of freshly lit matches). Acidity drawing slightly in the vinegar direction. Musty and fresh at the same time. Fresh, sour taste with cherries and red-currant, a hint of raspberries as well. Very dry, but not harsh. Very fresh compared to most traditional krieks, but still with the dryness and acidity that is characteristic for the style. Brilliant!

Hazy reddish-brown hue, with an off-white head, musty nose, with a barnyard accent, with an almondy cherryish note, a bit dusty, wet oakiness and tartness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a tart acidic cherryish character, less agressive than expected, but still having the traditional lambic aspect, with an oakiness note, nice sourness and sharpness, wet wood accent, leading towards a dry tartness finish.

Bouteille verte de 750 ml, avec bouchon de liège, obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de cerises sûrettes et de vinaigre. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée rougâtre avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux avec une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de cerises sûrettes. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de sûrette en arrière goût. (Rating #742)