Cherry of Eden
Brouwerij Eylenbosch (2019 - ... ) in Kobbegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Brouwerij AlvinneLambic Style - Untraditional Special
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7.50
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Wanneer traditie, creativiteit en vriendschap samenkomen, ontstaan er bijzondere smaken.
Voor deze unieke blend hebben we 50% Eylenbosch kriekenlambiek gecombineerd met 50% Alvinne Chain Reaction, gerijpt in Chateauneuf du Pape foeder, verrijkt met geurige vijgenbladeren.
De kriekenlambiek zorgt voor de dieprode kleur, levendige zuren en fruitige karakter. Het foederbier voegt lagen van zachte houttonen en subtiele kokos- en kaneelaroma’s, afkomstig van het vijgenblad, toe.
Het resultaat? Een complex maar toegankelijk bier, waarin frisse en zachte rode vruchten en zachte exotische aroma’s, traditie en experiment in harmonie samenkomen.
Koel drinken, bij voorkeur in goed gezelschap.
Voor deze unieke blend hebben we 50% Eylenbosch kriekenlambiek gecombineerd met 50% Alvinne Chain Reaction, gerijpt in Chateauneuf du Pape foeder, verrijkt met geurige vijgenbladeren.
De kriekenlambiek zorgt voor de dieprode kleur, levendige zuren en fruitige karakter. Het foederbier voegt lagen van zachte houttonen en subtiele kokos- en kaneelaroma’s, afkomstig van het vijgenblad, toe.
Het resultaat? Een complex maar toegankelijk bier, waarin frisse en zachte rode vruchten en zachte exotische aroma’s, traditie en experiment in harmonie samenkomen.
Koel drinken, bij voorkeur in goed gezelschap.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught Huge, baby pink head over clear carmosine beer. Wood, pine tree, sour cherry, vinous. All different aromas in perfect harmony. Deep complex flavour with fresh sour cherries, wooden pipes, tannines; a herbal touch that must be the vineleaf. Lipsmacking acidity, ultra-dry, dry-out effect and soft acidthinning and -burn. Amazingly good beer, ranking amongst the best kriek variations available.
Tried
from Draft
at
Café Pardaf
on 10 May 2026
at 08:12
8/10
Tried
from Draft
at
Taplokaal Gist
on 07 Feb 2026
at 14:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nicely balanced. Dry and lightly tart cherry character. Low carb. Quenching finish. Mild tongue sparkle. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
at
In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst
on 07 Dec 2025
at 10:47
7.5/10
Superficial sample from Billie’s craft beer fest 2025. Unclear pink under a huge pink head. Acidic cherry aroma. Taste is sour cherry, lemon, funk and hint of vanille. Pretty sour stuff.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2025
at 14:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Blend of (the revived) Eylenbosch cherry lambic with Alvinne's Chain Reaction, a blonde sour making use of raw wheat in an attempt at emulating lambic, but also flavoured with fig leaf; this is a collab I never saw coming, I must admit, but apparently it arose when both Alvinne and Eylenbosch were invited together for a tap takeover at Internationella Pressklubben, the famed Swedish beer restaurant. From those kegged origins back in April, the blend has meanwhile been bottled in 37.5 cl 'geuze bottles' with cork and muselet - luckily. Medium thick, fizzing, irregularly moussey, pale pink-white head dissolving quickly in the middle but retaining at the edges; cloudy fuchsia red robe with rosy tinge, the colour of a strawberry daiquiri, but more tilted towards burgundy. Strong and distinct bouquet of rich cherry jam and reduced sour cherry juice, slight cherry vinegar, sour yoghurt, old leather, wet oak wood, damp earth, stewed rhubarb, almond from the cherry stones, cherry skins, rosé wine gone sour, dark green forest weeds, indeed whiffs of both coconut and cinnamon as announced (but even then I was not actually expecting them) but also cesspool as more of the bottle goes into the glass (slowly retreating again after that, fortunately). Sharp onset from both puckering cherry tartness and spritzy carbon dioxide, lemony streaks for sure but no real 'vinegar' effect, just an aromatic touch of cherry vinegar perhaps; unripe green plum and hard green apple notes as well. Lots of sour cherry fleshiness along with astringent cherry skin tannins, piercing through a soft bready wheatiness and yoghurty lactic sourness throughout, adding layers of wood, earthiness and cherry stone tannins in the end, while a full-bodied red wine aspect lingers in the background. Retronasally, the fig leaf that went into the Alvinne part of this blend does push through as a slight exotic accent, but far less reminiscent of cinnamon and coconut retronasally than orthonasally. Drying, tart, long, tannic, almondy and lemony finish - but also filled with this 'rosy' cherry fleshiness and juiciness, also contributing to a flavour profile which generally feels a bit more intense than average for a cherry lambic. Alvinne fans will probably not be disappointed here - I am less certain about the Eylenbosch fans which are probably a tad more traditionally oriented, but this is in any case a very colourful, tangy and distinct fruit sour, recommended at least for the true sour beer aficionado.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2025
at 22:49
7/10
On tap at Billie's Craft Beer Festival. Marzipan, cherry and vinegar notes. Complex, sure not bad, but I'm not really sure about this one. 747413 251107
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2025
at 11:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Pressklubben, Stockholm
Hazy burgundy colour, mid sized head. Tart funky cherry aroma. Tart with medium body rounded mouthfeel. Tart cherries, deep vinegar. Low bitterness.
Hazy burgundy colour, mid sized head. Tart funky cherry aroma. Tart with medium body rounded mouthfeel. Tart cherries, deep vinegar. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Pressklubben
on 01 Oct 2025
at 18:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
A hazy bright pinkish red beer with a white lacing. Aroma of lactic red fruits, berries, grapes. Taste of sour red berries, red grapes, funk, vineous finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2025
at 11:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at Borefts2025. Puckering sour. Strong cherry, red fruit. Cherry pie. Long acidic sourness, dry-ish. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2025
at 07:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Spritziger, vollmundig fruchtiger Beginn, angenehme Säure. Beerig, fruchtig, Nuancen von Essig, langer Nachhall. Lecker! 10/11/11/11//11
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2025
at 11:53