 jredmond (476), New Jersey, USA
May 14, 2008 On Tap at Selinsgrove Brewpub. I’ve been waiting a couple years to try this - and I was happy to finally get to try it a few days before graduation. Whenever, theres a highly rated beer that Ive been anticipating for a while I get a little nervous over whether or not it will live up to my self-imposed hype. The Kriek definitely did. It pours a dark red body and seems to have a somewhat syrup consistency - no head. The aroma is tart and maybe some sour cherry. The taste is sweet cherry followed by a rush of sourness which is great. At 8% abv, this beer does an incredibly good job of maintaining drinkability. A pretty unique beer as well - couldn’t compare it to anything Ive tried so far - one of the best beers too.
Rogueone (120), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
May 14, 2008 Thanks moejuck: This is the kind of beer that makes me sad that I count calories. One of the most memorable-tasting beers I have sampled, the aroma is of sour cherry pie filling with a hint of sweet, spiced toffee. The balance of sweet and tart and alcohol in this beer is nearly perfect. Even at 8% it is incredibly drinkable. Yum!
toncatcher (184), Santee - SAN DIEGO, California, USA
May 11, 2008 Hand bottle shared by Fordest. Poured amber with no head. Aroma of dark fruit and malt with a subtle tartness. Flavors were tart cherry but not super tart. Nice mouthfeel but I would have to think this would have been much better right out of the tap. Still very nice.
tertons (100), East Providence, Rhode Island, Tibet
May 9, 2008 Delicious sweet cherry with a slight tart ending with a slight medicinal heaviness mixed with thick malts. Minimally dry and is more dependent on the candy flavor. Ruby red color packed with a fresh spicy aroma.
Old_Mr_Crow (938), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 2, 2008 Handbottle from acrdz - huge thanks!
Pours a caramelly red, modest off-white head. Kirschesaft aroma, tons of cherry, caramel, mild liquor notes. The flavor is tart cherry juice -- the good stuff that you get in Germany -- atop caramel sugary sweetness. It’s just glorious. Full, splendid mouthfeel reveals the 8% only in the intensity of flavor and body. Not lambic tart at all -- a lot more sugar -- but it makes this so drinkable, so delicious. I’m going through a bomber of it as if it were an 8 oz serving of juice for breakfast. Comparing this to NG Belgian Red is enlightening; this is what the Belgian Red should have been.
Wonderful beer!
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