3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20Name: Phoenix Kriek
Date: 11/01/2006
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting
muddy brown, thin beige head, musty cherry aroma with a hint of woody cherry pit, big body, rich cherry flavor, starts sweet and then the tartness kicks in, nice bready yeastyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **4
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler shared by ygtbsm94. Thanks Brad!
A: Ruby hued with a gigantic tan head that coats the glass in lacing.
S: The aroma is more subtle than the taste. Scents include cherries, cherries, cherries with hints of cherry pie and cherries. Oh, yeah I almost forgot...cherries. It’s really that simple.
T: Cherries, fresh from the tree. The beer is sweet but not cloying. This is without a doubt my favorite fruit beer that isn’t sour. It’s very drinkable and enjoyable. Other beers of this ilk often quickly become cloying and lose their appeal. Not the case with this well-crafted gem.
M: Smooth and tasty. Great carbonation level, especially from a growler.
D: Surprisingly easy to drink, as the beer has considerable sweetness. One would think the beer would become cloying, but it’s just so tasty I keep going back for more.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed on: 11-06-2010
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very ruby a nice white head, smells like twizzlers, this is a fruit beer not a sour or tart not sweet loads of flavor, smells like a cherry pie, brown sugar, awesome, and I hate cherry...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a clear ruby color with a thin white/pink head. Aroma has notable cherry...a bit like juice meets wine. Flavor has sweet and vinous cherry notes...mild tartness. Mouthfeel is full and a bit sticky...finish is vinous cherry and dry.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler at Vince’s. Pours bright red with with slight orange hew. nose is sour cherry paste, first sip is cherry cobbler with cinnamon and a juicy finis. nice.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Courtesy of my boy Carl. 2 Pints out of a growler. A beautiful garnet pour yields a beautiful rose head. Massive cherry pit and cherry flesh in the nose gives way to pure cherry puree in the flavor. Super dark cherry notes in the finish- bordering on plum. The palate is medium in body with an ultra quenching body. Really nice!
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Draft and growler directly from the brewery. Pours a stunning deep ruby with a small head. The nose is light and supple, with beautiful tart cherry pie, touches of leather and plum, and that beautifully complex cherry skin note. Flavor is so wonderful, just pure legitimate cherry, both sweet and tart, touches of darker fruit notes, and clean, refreshing carbonation. Not super crazy or intense, just so delightful and luscious. Conceivably second only to New Glarus Wisconsin Red in the category.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared with Plovmand, courtesy of Axilla!
Pours a nice mahogany colour with a big long lasting tan head.
At first there wasnt much flavour coming out but it slowly revealed notes of caramel, ripe cherries and ripe peaches as it heated up.
Lovely fruity flavour with a sweet base balanced extremely well with a nice portion of acidic notes also loads of ripe cherries and peaches.
Best fruit beer I have had to date. Would love to try it again.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hand bottle by Axilla. Thanks! Shared with Anker. It pours bit hazy reddish with a long lasting dense off white head. The aroma is at first a bit vague but as the beer warms up the aroma gets more intense and contain notes of cherry, dark berries, ripe peach and sweet malt. The flavour is sweet fruity with strong notes of cherries, dark berries and then a sour fruity note kicks in and balances the sweetness very well.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Totalmente insipida e anche un po’ scarica, è stata una enorme delusione inaspettata.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Big thanks to chase2634 for this. Poured into a snifter.
3.5 A: Lightly hazed deep amber mahogany color. Just a small touch of carbonation. Seems like the growler didn’t keep it’s seal.
4.5 S: A deep mixture of cherry. Sweet, prime of the ripe black cherry. Tart, hard red cherry. A touch of booze, but not hot. More like a the way a cheap, overly sweet brandy is boozy. This is a lot like NG BR, but the fruit isn’t as in-your-face powerful and thus allows the base beer to also be discernable. The malts give a neutral sweetness and are grainy overall. Quite nice.
4.5 T: Taste is naturally dominated by cherry. The sweet fruitiness outweighs the tart by a good margin. I would liken it to a cherry pie made from cans. Intense cherry throughout, which covalesce to produce a light medicinal vibe. A slight tart bite on finish. Again, grainy malts. Light nutmeg spiciness. Very good.
4.5 M: Heavier medium body. Surprisingly, the carbonation is adequate. Rich and slightly chewy, the way this beer should be.
4.5 D: To make a good fruit beer, the brewer needs to really commit to the fruit. This does just that. Perfect beer for the cherry lover who wants a break from Belgian Red.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed on: 07-31-2011 21:50:08
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