Tahoma Kriek
(has 1 batch)
Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.21
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Belgian Style Sour Ale with Cherries
Tahoma is very similar to the Devils in process. The only difference is the base beer and the varietal of cherry, so much of this applies to both Krieks. To add depth and complexity, we use a blend of both house yeasts. The clean fruitiness of the Abbey, and the subtle fruit but dry, lager like breadiness of the Kölsch play well with what we’re going for. The base beer is allowed to ferment all the way through. As the beer is being racked onto cherries in the totes, a portion of Brett beer is added to aid in the inoculation. Then we seal em up and send them safely to the warehouse. The rest is out of our hands. We have to let go, and let it do its thing. If we’ve done our job right, and kept things clean, everything should be fine. We check on it from time to time to see how it’s progressing, but let it sit. The anticipation is wonderful…
Yeast: Abbey, Kolsch, Brettanomyces lambicus
Hops: Sterling
Malt: Pilsner, Wheat
Tahoma is very similar to the Devils in process. The only difference is the base beer and the varietal of cherry, so much of this applies to both Krieks. To add depth and complexity, we use a blend of both house yeasts. The clean fruitiness of the Abbey, and the subtle fruit but dry, lager like breadiness of the Kölsch play well with what we’re going for. The base beer is allowed to ferment all the way through. As the beer is being racked onto cherries in the totes, a portion of Brett beer is added to aid in the inoculation. Then we seal em up and send them safely to the warehouse. The rest is out of our hands. We have to let go, and let it do its thing. If we’ve done our job right, and kept things clean, everything should be fine. We check on it from time to time to see how it’s progressing, but let it sit. The anticipation is wonderful…
Yeast: Abbey, Kolsch, Brettanomyces lambicus
Hops: Sterling
Malt: Pilsner, Wheat
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pale, hazy golden pour. Instant big, airy head fades fast. Tart, fruity nose. Sweet, but not necessarily strong cherry essences. Taste also builds on the tartness. I guess the Rainier cherries lend their own character to this, making it more of a straight up a sour than the traditional kriek.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2016
at 18:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Opaque blond color. I don’t get the cherries, but I get an aggressive sour beer, with a lemony character, some other citrus fruits, and a good body strength, so a very good choice if you look for a sour.
Opaque blond color. I don’t get the cherries, but I get an aggressive sour beer, with a lemony character, some other citrus fruits, and a good body strength, so a very good choice if you look for a sour.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2016
at 16:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at St. Augustine with Ash during Double Mountain tap takeover. Pours a cloudy blonde with a white head. Aroma is sour, bretts, fruity. Taste is fruity, very smooth, barrel, fermented fruits, cherries. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2016
at 19:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2015 375 ml bottle from Tavour. Nose is light funk, yeasty, a small hint of my favorite Ranier cherries, and a bit of bubblegum. Hazy urine yellow with a small quickly disapating off f white head. Flavor is lightly tart and funky with a moderate sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2016
at 16:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the the rbwg 2016. Bright yellow straw coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is set dog, socks, apricot. Flavour is composed of tangy tangerine. Bitter orange. Zesty orange, apricot. Tart and funk. Palate is medium sweet, tart light acid, tangy. Crisp. Highish carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2016
at 03:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared during RBWG 2016. Pours lightly hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Tangy citrus nose, some lemon, raspberry. Light sweet flavor with a little plastic, harsh lemony acidity, pale wood. Light bodied with spritzy carbonation. Sharply acidic on the finish, with more lemon, light plastic, alcohol warmth. A little harsh but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2016
at 03:43