Oud Beersel Oude Kriek

My bottle (375ml) shared with GregClow, jerc & tupalev -- courtesy of SecretSanta 2006. Pours a murky dark pink-red with a fluffy light-pink head. Nice aroma of tart cherries, wood, spices and sweet malt. Dry flavour of tart cherries (though not as much as I expected), yeast, light spices and sweet malt. Medium bodied. Pretty good, not mindblowing but quite enjoyable.

Bottle shared with jerc, blankboy and tupalev - blankboy’s bottle. Hazy ruby-rose colour with a small pink head. Aroma is funky, musty, cheesy with note of sour cherry, cough syrup and old books. Body is a touch thinner than expected. Flavour is very dry and tart and dusty, but not as aggressively mouth-puckering as I’d expected. As jerc notes, is a fairly accessible lambic - at least in the flavour - but still a very good one.

Bottle from Flaco Alto. Thanks!
Pours a lush, semi-viscous raspberry brown with a slight pink head that measures roughly two fingers at its peak. Nice aromas of spring spices; plenty of floral notes and sour fruits (cranberry being the dominant fruit, followed by a slight cherry) as well. Mouth-puckering sour; tons of acidity intermingled with cranberry, muted lemon juice, raspberry, and a touch of orange. I ain’t kiddin’ when I say this sucker is sour. Whew! Palate is nice. I’ll struggle to finish the bottle (due to the sourness, not the taste), so I think one is enough for awhile. But I’d definitely drink more in the future.

Bottle. Murky red body with a dark pink head. (3+) Funky aroma has lots of cherry below. (7+) The flavour has only moderate sourness, which is a bit of a surprise after the aroma, and is dominated by cherries and very light yeasty funk. Average palate. A pleasant, relatively accessible lambic.

Caged and corked 375ml ?Bottle Pours out gently but with a huge bright pink hea that nearly filled the flute. Deep ruby color with lots of rising sparklies. Big time tart musty aroma. Sour cherries and funky with some faint vanilla. Very dry sour flavor. Not so much of the funky Lambic yeast as the aroma suggested but balanced in that way nicely. These things attenuate so far it is hard to tell the original fruit flavor. Dusty dry and earthen. Late lingering chery flavor. Dry, tart and crisp. I love this stuff, but I think that more that 12oz or so would burn out my toungue. Good Stuff.

Nice crisp sour aroma, with just a touch of cherry as it warms up. I’m still slightly disturbed by the color of it. It pours red with a big fluffy pink head. Very acidic/tart flavor, with just hints of cherries hiding amongst it. Long sour finish, and very light on the palate. Overall, much better then I expected, but I’ll grab a guezue over this any day.

Deep red pour. small to medium and lasting head. Aroma is sour, a lot of wood and brett, subtle cherry. Acidic, cherry flavor. Dry. Sharp carbonation. Sour, but mildly. Still a bit shocking at first, since I haven’t had a sour brew in some time, and I’ve only had a few so far. Got used to it in a few sips. Nice beer.

Red, ruby colour. Head is mostly lasting. Cherry aroma and flavor. It has some acidity and less sweetness in the flavor.