Hanssens Oude Kriek

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

(Bottled, 0.375l) Hazy red color with a smallish, tight head. Slightly sour, but also sweet cherry aroma. Sour and acidic, crisp cherry flavor. Medium-bodied, semi-dry, sour palate with medium carbonation. A crisply sour, fruity and quite well-balanced kriek.

Red colour, highly carbonated but no head. Big sour cherry aroma, with mild funk there too. Very dry and sour flavour, brilliantly acidic. Juicy cherries. Medium bodied, wonderfully refreshing lambic.

La pureté des fruits entiers nous raconte vivement le soin pris lors de leur introduction à la terre jusqu’à la récolte. L’acidité prononcée ainsi que la balance tartrique font preuves des exclusives conditions de vieillissement parmi les bactéries les plus authentique et laborieuse qui soit. Le réconfort qu’elle nous apporte témoigne de la passion des gens qui l’ont sagement assemblée. La joie intérieure ressenti lorsqu’elle nous envahi, combiné au rayonnement lumineux dégagé par les gens avec qui on la partage est l’une des meilleures preuves que nous sommes encore humain.

Rating # 2; Toujours un régale. Rien à redire. Bouteille Moan And Dove, Mai 2005

Cloudy red color with no head. Amazing aroma and flavor of acid and funky cherries covered in dust. The fruit really jumps out to grab the tastebuds, I like that ! Light body, very soft carbonation. As in Hanssens’ Oude Gueuze the funkyness adds an amazing dimension to the lambic, so far these are some of my favorite lambics. Merci Olivier !

Cheeries balance nicely with lemons and sour lambic base. Might be just a tad to much cherry sweetness. full mouthfeel and nice sour finish. re rate from previous. Has lost much of its previous sour notes. Much sweeter and more cough syrup like.

First taste is a tad on the tart side, but does not over power you. Excellent sweet & sour fruit aroma.

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Flat as a pannekoeken. Rosy red colour. Strong, sour aroma - invitingly vinuous and deep. Splendid Kriek. Candy cherry flavour on a pear drop background (hello Mark!). It’s smooth, long, with sherbet mixed in and a tasty lengthy, warming finish. I don’t go much for flat Lambics, but this sticky fellow is absolutely crammed with taste.

Poured a murky copper-red with only a lace cap. Nose was nice: berries, musty banana, wet horse blanket. Puckering mouth feel...this Kreik has more of a sour decernment than a tart berry profile, musty malty body is eclipsed by the sourness....finish is puckering sour...after a few sips you appreciate it more...this is well made but I prefer rodenbach.