Lindemans Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij Lindemans
Style: Lambic - Fruit
St Pieters Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, Belgium

poured a a meduim red with bubbley small head aromas of cherries flavors of cheeries alittle sor and a little bitter this was my 2nd lambic not overly impressed with yhis style

bottle, black cherry color, foamy pink head with some lace, aroma of neapolitan ice cream, great flavors of cherry lifesavers, sour lemon and bitter aspic, finishes like cherry pie

12oz bottle - Pours deep ruby with a very slight, lingering head. The rich aroma is all about the cherries as is the flavor. It’s sweet with just a bare hint of lambic funk under all that sugar. It’s medium bodied and really quite pleasant, but you have to be wanting something sweet.

750ml bottle-pours a big rich to shaving cream pink head that laces and red color. Aroma is sweet cherry, some tart. Taste is sweet cherry, some tart/sour, malty, smooth. Enjoyable.

Appearance is like a cherry soda; an opaque candy - reddish beer with a pink/red head. The aroma is cherries, pure cherries. The flavor is more or less the same: mostly cherries, a little tart on occasion, but mostly sweet. The finish is more tart than sweet, and slighly sour as time passes. This is purely a dessert beer. Not bad, but not something I would actively seek out in the future.

Pours a dark blood red color with a big fluffy pink head in a flute like glass. Smell is dark juicy cherry juice. Smells a bit tart, but mostly sweet. Taste is strongly of sweet and tart cherry juice up front and then it finishes a bit dry to keep from being overly sweet. Still comes off more like a slightly dry and rich black cherry soda than a lambic, with only very faint malt and wheat notes, but I can’t say it doesn’t taste good. Slightly syrupy, full body with a bubbly mouthfeel. Fairly enjoyable despite not being what I think a real lambic is supposed to be.

She pours a dark cherry red into my glass and a large cotton-candy pink head rises to at least two fingers thick. She is in no rush to go anywhere, and as she fades, little trails of brussels lace mark her path back to the liquid delight in my glass. A slight swirl stirs her waters and further pink foam coats and lingers. Not one to fear pink, I lift my glass for a whiff of her nose and am greeted by a warm cherry pie in my glass, or so it would seem. First impressions can be misleading, so I savor her nose a few more times. Mingling amidst the fresh cherry pie flavors and warm crust are hints of vanilla and cream. Already my tastebuds are watering in anticipation. My first sip is an explosion of sour and then sweet dark cherries. The body is super light and airy so much so it practically floats in my mouth. Subtle notes of vanilla whisper in the background as more tartness hints of a citric nip in the aftertaste. Her body coats my mouth and as I delve further into her diminishing depths, a veritable network of brussels lace has adorned my glass. From start to finish, a very well-balanced palate of succulent and tart dark cherries, cream and vanilla, and a lightness in her step.
A great introductory Kriek Lambic and a great desert beer. Anyone who doesn’t like beer but enjoys wine should try a Lambic. It very well may be the key which opens the door to a world of limitless variety in flavor and styles: beer. A bit more sweet than I would like in my sour ales, but Lindeman’s accomplishes with aplomb the very example of traditional Belgian Lambic, Kriek style.

Bottle pours ruby red with off white/red head. Has some tart and sweet cherry aroma. Has a thin to medium body with a lot of carbonation. Is more sweet than tart at first, then goes back and forth between overly sweet and tart. Overall this is too sweet.