Hanssens Oude Kriek

Bottle. Light almandine body-as if the colors red and brown were perfectly mixed. No head whatsoever. Nose-beautiful funk and sour. Taste-perfect sourness, tartness that is very sharp, very light on the fruit flavor, spicy, peppery, a very small amount of wood. Hanssens Kriek has the sourness that the regular Oude Geuze lacks. Very sour and tart in all the right ways. Good dusty funkiness. Nearly perfectly done. A masterpiece. Loses a few points because it is just slightly thin.

75cl bottle Aroma: burnt, chemically sour, gall, bitter and musty, berryishly fruity, almond and cherries, acrid, liquorice. Red like candy w/ a white-beige small head. Yellow tone. Taste is sour, bitter and acrid. Light carbonation, majestic and smooth.

(Bottle 37,5cl) Beautiful copper/amber color, with a white non-stable head. Plesant sourness, with notes of vinegar and cherries. Very enjoyable..

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pinkish amber with dissipating head. Aroma of cherry, wood, horseblanket, barnyard. Lovely tart & sweetish taste. Acidic finish with slightly sweetish note. Excellent.

Bottled 750ml. POurs a burnt red/ copper color with no head. Aroma is of cherries, horse blanket and straw. Thick mouth feel. Flavors are cherry, sour and sweet. Soft, dry aftertaste. I enjoy this much more than the Oude Geueze.

Bottled. Deep red colour with small brownish hints. Small head. Cherry in aroma, kind of bitterish. Dry bitter cherry in flavour. A bit alcohol in flavour too, very dry aftertaste.

Bottled
Deep cherry red, small white head. Sour, fruity nose, not cherry found here. Sourish, but same time quite sweet cherry flavor. Big difference to other Hanssens I’ve sampled is lack of barnyard notes. Balanced kriek.

Orange-brown ruby red colour. Much of the head disappeared quickly, though some remained. Strong sourly cherry aroma. Flavour is more focussed on cherry fruityness than other oude krieks. Long fruity aftertaste. Soft, lightly carbonated. Not quite my favourite oude kriek.