Kelso Newtown Kriek

Brewed by Greenpoint Beer Works
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draught at Barcade, New York
Muddy amber color. Nice Lambic aroma, and light cellar aroma. Medium bodied, it has an aggressive mouthfeel, with vinegar, acidity, citrus fruits, acetone. Not much fruit, but well sour.

Tap at Studio Square. I’ve missed this beer several times now, so I was pretty glad to see this on the list now. Deep hazy pink pour with a light pink lace. The nose is fairly lactic and tart. A bit of cherry skin and a touch of light funkiness. Sort of tart and quite acidic. Lactic acid and a little bit of horsey funkiness. The acidity in here is really quite pronounced. Light lemon peel and a bit of light fruit. As it warms, the nose really opens up revealing a touch of cherry fruitiness. It’s pretty well-developed at this point. Bright lemon and a kiss of light spice. Really solid brew. I hope this is a harbinger of things to come from Kelso.

From JW77...nice! Very fruity and lots of sour vinegar in the nose. A nice amber beer leads to really nice sour cherry notes. Some good barnyard notes as well. Good.

2009-08-01. Hazy red-brown body with a modest beige head. Aroma is pretty funky at first, with an odd touch of fruit. Assertive sour cherry in the flavour, acidic finish. Average palate. Pretty decent sour, but I did not find it had the complexity of some others. On tap at BCTC 2009

Growler at CDC release. Pours an ruby amber body with an off white head. Sour tart cherry pit and skin with a light sweetness. Grapefruit and a leather finish. Nice brew!

Growler at the CDC release thanks to Microgrog. Hazy deep pinkish- almost redish brown- fizzy white head. Aroma is a dull pitty dirty cherry pit and sour cherry, earthy leather, and green, with perfumey hints. Flavor has an ok cherry fruitienss, some sour notes and a ton of bubblegum fruitienss- bubbleiscious sweet and fruity- cherry and almost strawberry watermellon artificial fruits with more earth and pits. Strange but somehow nice and quite drinkable.

[BCTC 09] A hazy reddish brown color with a small, white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of wild yeast, leather, some vanilla, toast, sour cherries, berry skins, and cherry pits. Taste of sweeter cherries, some banana, vanilla, light wood, and a tart, lightly sour finish.

On tap at the Kelso booth at BCTC. Pours a reddish brown with a thin white head. Brett, cherries, wood, and leather on the nose. Sour with a light bit of vinegar, but not much cherry flavor coming through. Finishes tannic with a light cherry follow through.

[2376-20090801] Sample. Doughy cherry fruit aroma hints mildly at wood cask. Hazy, light brown body with a quick bubbly white head. Solid woody cherry fruit flavour has sweet vanilla and a wood finish. Medium body is sour. Lovely sour.
(BCTC @ Ommegang; Cooperstown, NY)

Poured a pinkish brown color with an off-white head. Light leather aroma with a touch of metal. Light on the fruit side. The flavor was tart with a taste of cherry skins. Not complex but tastes nice. Light bodied.