2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Head is initially average sized, frothy, pink, mostly diminishing. Body is murky purple. Aroma is lightly malty (caramel), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of cherry syrup and cask wood. Flavor is heavily sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation. As a fruit beer (which this comes off as, despite being "based" on a sour ale), it’s still a bit too overpowering in the nose with cherry...it’s uncomfortably close to cherry soda. Quite sweet.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
This one is another sweet cherry beer. The taste is really chemical, but there is worse on the market, it just isn’t my thing.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Indeed.. aroma of artificial cherries. That’s all in it. Hazy, dark-red coloured with a lasting pink head. Sweet taste. Sparkling, fresh mouthfeel. Artificial cherries. I must agree with dirkbreedveld; it’s not too sweet and for commercial purposes well brewed.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Cloudy red beer wtih a small head. The aroma is rather synthetic cherry. The taste is very sweet witch reminds me more of a soft drink than beer. Rodenbach is one of my favourite beers so I am now a bit disappointed with the company. Why?
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
this new cherrieflavoured beer biy the rodenbachbrwery is not bad at all. It’s very commercial because it’s well designed, well balanced in sweetness and sourness, and not siruppy at all.
Not the best "kriek" I know of, but acceptable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Hazy dark red, small pink head. Ripe cherry aroma. Sweet and lightly balsamic with only a light tuch of acidity. Refreshing, but I would certainly like to have it drier.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Bottled) Nice, deep red color with small head. Quite clean and fresh, pleasant cherry aroma. Sweet cherry flavor with some sourness and sticky, sugary finish. Medium-bodied palate with low carbonation and well-balanced sweetness/sourness. A balanced, fruity and refreshing brew.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Hazy red with pink head. Cherries (cherry-sauce!), sweet, bubblegum, light tartness. Pleasent, but i would prefer less candy and more ale...
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 10, 2004 Murky, deep red body. Mostly diminsihing, fizzy, pink head. Virtually no lace. Nose of white Mosel-wine (a sweet, German wine-variety) and cherries. Moderately sweet and moderately acidic initial flavour. Lightly sweet, lightly acidic finish (averagily long). Light bodied. Fizzy carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 22, 2004 Bottled (BB 05/2005)
What a suprise to find this one from the local grocery store, never thought that I will buy my first Flemish sour ale from there.
Bright ruby color with small but steady reddish head. Skunky rubbery aroma with notes of sweet cherry. Carbonated mouthfeel, sugary cherry and crisp lingonberry flavor with a nice sourish finish. (3/4/7/4/13 3.1)
Re-rate: upped aroma points, second bottled had much cleaner aroma. (6/4/7/4/14 3.5)
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