Kriek
(has 1 batch)
Brouwerij Lindemans in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Kriek Regular|
Score
6.56
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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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
10th Sep 2015. 75cl bottle, cork and caped: shared at home with a young cousin who likes "Fruit Beers". I quite like this, not too sweet, not too sour or sharp either. Red bodied with a weak pink topping. Cherry and Marzipan in the nose and flavour. Pleasant without really upsetting your taste buds, you know what’s coming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 07:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a dark red almost ruby color, topped with a average and very foamy white head with pink hue. Quickly settling. One of my favourite aromas of sweet cherries, very lovely. Taste is sweet and syrupy, with some soury feel from the cherries. A perfectly nice kriek.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2015
at 04:17