Oud Beersel Oude Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij Oud Beersel
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Beersel, Belgium

Bottle. Pours a light ruby red color with a nice pink head that leaves some lacings. The aroma is nice and balanced with prominent notes of tart cherries, some sweet cherries as well and grass, funk and a hint of apples. The flavor has a pleasant mixture of tartness and sweetness, presented in an enjoyable sequence. The cherry flavors are both sweet and tart. Notes of tart apples as well. Some funkiness, vinegar and grass add a little bit of complexity. The finish is dry with notes of tart cherries and minerals. The body is moderate and the carbonation is very lively which gives the beer a nice effervescent character. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this one - much more tart and more complex than I expected. Very easy to drink and, all in all, very enjoyable.

37.5cl corked bottle, pours a clear ruby-red color with a light pink head. Aroma is strong with sour fruits, cherries and apples, Flavors is very sour and fruity, cherries and apples, spices, some dry wood and creamy finish. Not sweet at all. Good carbonation and with a good old fruit ballance.

375ml corked & caged bottle, best by 10/4/2029, from grape & gourmet. pours a beautiful, deep, dark, ruby-red with a bubbly, two-finger pink head with great lacing. aroma is great with big, tart cherries, funk, red wine vinegar, autumn leaf piles, and a touch of barnyard and lemon peel. flavor is excellent as well with big, sour black cherry and red grape notes, funky yeast, sweat-sock, dry hay, lemon zest, and salty red wine vinegar with a hint of spice. palate it crisp and very dry with big carbonation and a lip-puckering sour cherry finish. overall, very nice lambic.

Cask Stillage at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 07/08/2009 (2003 Vintage) Sour fruit aroma. Dark red coloured strong in alcohol and sour cherry flavoured with a crisp and dry woody finish.

Bottle dated best before 10-4-2029. Opens with a very forceful pop of the cork. Pours a deep ruby red color with a large pink head that fades to a lasting ring of pink foam. Deep, vinous aroma with lots of vinegar sourness, mild funk, and a moderately soft dark cherry note. The flavor is dry, grainy and funky upfront with a lasting, tart, dark cherry and spice finish. The body light and effervescent like a nice champagne.

Bottle poured into a tulip. Just had the Oud Beersel Kriek, and now this is the Oude Kriek version...yes, I am certain they are different. Pours a deep burgundy color with frothy pink head. Aroma of tart cherries and some funky yeast. Taste of sweet malt, sweet and sour cherries. Finish is dry and quenching, with very fizzy carbonation. Very tasty, and a bit more tart than the Oud Kriek version. Nice!

Deep, hazy maroon color. Great nose of cherry and tang. Lovely tart cherry palate, more red cherry than black. Sea salt, lemon rind, almost like a Sauvignon blanc. Creamy texture, backed up by rocking acidity. Good food beer. Wish it had more weight.

Nice murky red color with minimal head, pours like a soda. Scent is a nice sour cherry and light funk. Taste is a pleasant dry sour with a quick leathery finish. Mouth is appropriately bubbly and thin.