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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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.

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.

Tap at RnH: I would compare this favorably with the Belgian lambics. Pours hazy red/ pink with no head. Sour/fruity tart. Strong cherries and hints of melons and other acidic fruits. The fizzy carbonation tingle enhances the tartness of the beer by adding a physical dimension to the flavor profile, which is nice complex. Finishes with some dry, yeasty funk. Yum.

The aroma is tart, vinegar, lemon, other fruit. The apppearance is a relatively hazy light red color, thin white head. The flavor is a little strange, more vinegar, tart lemon, but also an unexpected toasted malt flavor, and a slight hint of cherry. The finish is a tart lemon, lactic acid, vinegar, and again a slight bit of cherry. Medium body. Decent sour.

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.

BCTC. Pale reddish amber with ring. Funky barnyard hay tart aroma. Funky cherry tart hay with lingering funky dry finish. Soft effervescent light mouthfeel. One of the great surprises of BCTC. Excellent.

[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)

Great smell of fruit and vinegar, but flavor is more like greek yogurt. Very salty. Bottle thanks to either JJ77, Daknole, or Ryan.

BCTC’09. Color is a rosey amber. Aroma has that earthy vegetal character, which balances the aceto. Actually very plant-like, dark earth. Flavor is very drying with rotten cherry. It is easy drinking and has a long sour finish. Kelso does interesting enough stuff and better than a lot of the other sour reds at Cooperstown. Dry out your sours people.