Kriek
(has 1 batch)
Brouwerij Lindemans in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Kriek Regular|
Score
6.57
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In order to obtain a beer like no other, we have been adding whole sour cherries to our lambic for generations.
Our meeting with American importer Charles Finkel in the 1970s revolutionised the fruit beer segment. Charles convinced us to export our old kriek to the United States by boat. What we had not thought of is that the movement of the waves would reactivate the fermentation process and cause the corks to pop during the trip. It was like something out of The Adventures of Tintin. To prevent that from happening, we therefore developed an alternative production method for our kriek. We use fresh, not from concentrate, unsweetened cherry filtrate which we blend with lambic that is at least one year old before fermenting & macerating for up to 3 days and pasteurising the whole batch. So the corks don't pop.
Our meeting with American importer Charles Finkel in the 1970s revolutionised the fruit beer segment. Charles convinced us to export our old kriek to the United States by boat. What we had not thought of is that the movement of the waves would reactivate the fermentation process and cause the corks to pop during the trip. It was like something out of The Adventures of Tintin. To prevent that from happening, we therefore developed an alternative production method for our kriek. We use fresh, not from concentrate, unsweetened cherry filtrate which we blend with lambic that is at least one year old before fermenting & macerating for up to 3 days and pasteurising the whole batch. So the corks don't pop.
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6/10
Tried
on 13 Apr 2017
at 16:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - sweet maraschino cherry. Deep maroon with a small pink head. Sweet and light sour cherry. Sweet and lots of maraschino notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2017
at 12:56
7/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2017
at 17:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
250 ml bottle. Nice cherry taste. Very fruity, no artificial taste. Not that sweet. Nice sour taste. Nice dark red colour, pink foam head. Lively carbonated. Very refreshing! Very good Kriek!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 17:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
28/1/2017. Bottle from Worldwide Alcohol bottle shop, Chelmsford, shared at Dan’s. Pours cherry red with a small pink head. Aroma of sweet cherry. Quite heavy sweetness, no bitterness, nice sharp sourness. Light body and sticky texture, carbonation is quite lively. Like fizzy cherry bomb sweets. Enjoyable. Also 22/6/2025. Bottle at Trappistventotto, Giovinazzo. See photo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2017
at 16:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear cherry red colour, good foamy pink head, mostly diminishing, fair lacing. Aroma sweet cherry, bubble gum, candy sugar, wood notes, hint of cinnamon. Flavour heavy sweet, light sourish touch, cherries, bit woody, sugary. Aftertaste sweet and light sourish, fruity, sugary, light body, sticky texture, soft carbonation, very sweet but refreshing and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 20:26
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Thought I was having cough medicine to start with! interesting, certainly different. Used in a veal recipe from the Paul Mecurio book.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2017
at 05:11
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
0.25 l bottle from Pivoteka, Zagreb. Shared with lovely Anja. Deep ruby red, diminishing medium creamy pink head. Cherry Popsicle or bubblegum aroma. Cherry cake or yogurt, sweet with not enough sourness. Light body, soft to medium carbonation, moderate light fruity finish. Not really good, had much better kriek lambics.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 16:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
24/12/2016 - bottle @ my sister’s place. Clear ref colour with creamy pink head. Nose is sweet, candy, cherries. Taste is first sweet, candy, cherries and a dryer, sour taste afterwards. Less sweet than I had imagined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 00:20