Kasteel Kriek

On tap at Flying Saucer in Charlotte, NC. Rated on 3/7/08. Pours a dark brown to black thinnish red-pink head. Smells very fruity, almost like grape juice. Strong raspberry and blackberry notes with a strong tart finish. Not my type of beer but good for the style.

Bottle, thx to fonefan. It pours a clear, glowing ruby body with a nice pinkish head. Almond and cherry dominates the aroma. The flavor is much the same, with some sourness added. Fizzy and sticky mouthfeel. Slightly sour finish with cherry and almond. This one didn’t impress at all. It’s way too fizzy and lacks complexity. Not that it has to be complex, but a little bit more would have been nice. (080412)

Bottle @ Maria tasting. red colour with a pink head. Aroma is almond, cherry. flavour is sweet, almond, cherry, hint of sourness. Pleasent nice beer i would like to drink again.

750 ml bottle from Sam’s. Cork says 01/2007. A very rich dark ruby red, very minimal head fades fast. Sweet jolly rancherish smell. Taste is dark cherries, pits, skin, lots of sweetness- a ltitle unbalanced by an unequal amount of acidity- of course I am judging this by other much more sour beers like DeRanke and OudBeersel. Much like a Lindemans, but the cherries are a darker variety. Pretty good overall- glad I tried it, glad it is 8% abv-

poured a dark red, with purplish pink head. Smells very strong of cherries, the bottle i had was called kasteel rouge and i thought it tasted pretty similar to a lambic but not as sour. Overall very appetizing.

Pours a two finger pink head that fades to a ring and leaving traces of lace. Deep red color. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Sweet cherry nose. Flavor is sweet maraschino cherries with a sweet & sour cherry finish. Higher ABV is hidden. $4.39 for a 330ml bottle from Yankee Spirits South Attleboro, Ma.

Strong aroma of maraschino cherry. Slightly sweet on the nose, with a light backing of spice. Really a beautiful color in the glass -- a rich reddish brown. Tart palate, not too sweet or cloying, and the alcohol is barely there. Again, cherries dominate the flavors, though there is a mixture of other dark pit fruit in the background.

pours a nice dark red. The cherry predominates but a very deep taste on this one. Really much better than I thought it would be, and the alcohol is well disguised.