 marcus (1821), Sacramento, California, USA
Dec 3, 2004 This cherry red lambic pours with a short pink head, eliciting a light aroma of fermented fruit. There is a very delicate initial cherry taste with a hearty sour finish. This is an outstanding kriek.
envane (251), Evanston, Illinois, USA
Nov 29, 2004 I don’t know whether I’ve simply gotten used to lambics, but this wasn’t too sour. Which I consider a good thing. Not that it was sweet --just littlle hints of sweetness here and thre. Taste was wood, chalky lactic acid, and hints of cherry in the finish. Very refreshing. Sad to see another traditonal lambic brewer go out of business.
Metalhead (570), Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA
Nov 25, 2004 Hazy red with pink frothy head that died down but never completely disappeared. Fizzy,tart,slightly sour,dryish,acidic. Decent cherry but too carbonated for me. BB date of 12-2022,huh!? This may improve with age but I’m not waiting 10-15 years to find out.
kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nov 25, 2004 Cherry stones, barnyard, rotty fruit, acid, bandaids, amazing! Red with pink head. Incredible sweet cherries with dry yet not tart sour finish. Smooth medium/dry. At the base of my notes it says "fucking shit this is a top beer" underlined several times
Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 14, 2004 Nice cherry nose. Acidic, with cherry skins and sweet-sour cherry pie. Light astringency. Cranberry, blood red color, slightly hazy, with foamy lacing pink head. Medium-heavy watery body with medium-high carboation. Tart cherry start, high acidity but very smooth. Tart lactic tang, wheaty gueuze graininess. Finish is astringent and cherry bitter. After is mild sweet-tart and dry. Nice kriek.
SwedeDog (364), Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Nov 7, 2004 Aroma is musty and tart, not bad. Flavor? Big time tart and dry. Gallons of cherry in there, probably too much. I don’t know, I guess I’m just not a lambic fan
beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
Oct 22, 2004 Updated: Mar 27, 2005From the bottle this brew pours a deep cherry red with a tall fluffy pink head that leaves a quick silky lacing on the glass as its swirled. This brew gives off a delicious tart cherry aroma. First taste reveals a rush of tart cherry flavor with a warmth going down and only a moderate sourness. This beer finishes dry and sweet. My bottle wasn’t over carbonated as some have been, pouring straight down into the glass left a perfect head. The carbonation had a nice fizz to it that brought out the cherry flavor in full force.
grat (433), ST. Louis, Missouri, USA
Oct 18, 2004 Resiny kool-aid like appearance. Floats beneath a deep lingerie-like head. Lusty pink. Dusty. Musty mohair with gallons of cherries. Undeniably exquisite aroma. Rivals the Boon Mariage 95 for certain. After the dust settles and the cherries take over a slight rust or iron appears so characteristic of Lambics in general. Not too bretty or smeary just right. Carbonation however is out of control. Terribly overcarbonated. Low marks for that. Hard to drink. This only makes my palate grimace in a bad way at the tartness. Like a knife. Flavors are not delicate. Bold cherry. Cunning sourness. Although the cherries truly dominate a slight mossyness creeps in from the cold. Excellently complements the cherries. Well done minus the carbonation overload.
G-rat
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