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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
250ml bottle. Bright red colour with a pink foam head leaving some lacing. Aroma of sweet dessert cherry, almonds. Taste is sour, sweet cherry, woody, lemon, candy, funk. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry sweet & tart finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2016
at 13:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
37,5cl bottle at Kolm Sibulat, Tallinn. Pours deep red with a nice, pink head. Fruity aroma dominated by cherries with hint of almonds and sour berries. Moderate to medium sweet with nice acidity and fairly decent cherry flavour. Almost impressive for the low alcohol content. A bit on the sweet side, but still fairly refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2016
at 12:16
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Das erste Mal getrunken auf der Hochzeit meines Kumpels Bernhard, wo wir beinahe an dem Korken gescheitert wären, das das Restaurant keinen Korkenzieher finden konnte...gottseidank hatte jemand ein Taschenmesser mit einem passenden Aufsatz dabei. Fruchtig-spritziges Kriek, das auch in Österreich recht bekannt ist. Anenehme Säure, ohne irgendwo anzuecken. etwas zu brav, aber schön erfrischend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2016
at 16:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
BOTTLE 25 CL. The aroma is plain (well ripe) sour cherry compote or juice. Not too complex, but intense. The taste is similar, cherry, the acidity is more like soda than lambic. Light nutty/fruit stone bitterness. Not much more than that, not even alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2016
at 05:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear ruby color with pink head. Aroma is sweet cherry, some vanilla, juice-like. Taste is sweet cherry but some wood, cork, horseblanket, and base lambic is noticeable. Finish is dry and sweet at the same time. Medium carbonation. If you accept the fact that this is a sweetened Kriek, I suppose you can live with it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2016
at 15:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Butelka 25cl z datą ważności 20.10.2017, temperatura degustacji 12-14 stopni +, szkło teku. Aromat: zdominowany przez wiśnię niestety brak dzikości, nie wyczuwam charakterystycznej dla stylu stodoły-siana-końskiego pledu. Słabo kompot z wiśni, brak wad sensorycznych ale w stylu jest po prostu słabo. Barwa: czerwony wpadający w wiśniowy, klarowne. Piana: średnia, blado różowa, drobno pęcherzykowa, średnio trwała, zdobi szkło. Smak: wiśnia góruje słodki kompotowy początek który przechodzi szybko w umiarkowanie kwaśny finisz, niestety tu też brak stajni. Lekkie,musujące, delikatnie cierpkie, pijalne. Dobre piwo do wypicia w upalny dzień jednakże w stylu słabe.
Tried
on 12 May 2016
at 15:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle multiple times in the US and Japan. Cherry nose with some faint oak and light sourness. Sweet on the palate with a light tartness that comes through. Better than most of the Lindemans but still nowhere near a Cantillon or Hanssens. Good beginners fruit lambic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2016
at 08:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours cloudy and dark red with a medium pink head, very much like the Lindemans Framboise. Very inviting. The aroma contains cherries, sugar, marzipan, It tastes heavy sweet and light sour with a long finish. Oily texture and soft carbonation. Nice, although this one seems less complex than the Framboise.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2016
at 06:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle from JSG Wine Merchants. Drunk at home. I think this will be the penultimate beer I drink in my Ely home… Dark red with a brownish/purple tint. Ring of pink head around the glass. Light aroma of cherry and brown sugar. Gorgeous taste: tart and fruity without being overpowering. Gentle yet pronounced to the vinous sour finish. Spot on carbonation. A great kriek.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2016
at 07:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle. Pours an unclear dark red with a medium, long lasting, pink head that laces nicely. Aroma of tart cherries. Sweet flavour of cherries and sugar with a dry, acidic, tart finish. Light body with an oily texture and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2016
at 23:26