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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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle shared. Pours hazy ruby red with a big pink head. Aroma of big cherry, sweet and candied of course. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a touch of acidity behind. Light to medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2015
at 11:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Lindemans Kriek (by Brouwerij Lindemans):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
3/V/15 - on tap @ the brewery during Toer de Geuze 2015 - BB: n/a (2015-594)
Clear deep ruby red to pink beer, creamy pink irregular head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very sweet, cherry candy, sugary. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sweet start, sugary, cherry candy, lemony, pretty acidic. Aftertaste: fruity, candy, cherry syrup, pretty acidic, sweet and still very sour at the same time.
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
3/V/15 - on tap @ the brewery during Toer de Geuze 2015 - BB: n/a (2015-594)
Clear deep ruby red to pink beer, creamy pink irregular head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very sweet, cherry candy, sugary. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sweet start, sugary, cherry candy, lemony, pretty acidic. Aftertaste: fruity, candy, cherry syrup, pretty acidic, sweet and still very sour at the same time.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2015
at 14:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap (Academus, Wroclaw). Barwa ciemno miedziano-czerwona z rubinowymi refleksami. Piana kremowo-czerwona, niezbyt trwala ale cienki kozuszek utrzymuje sie calkiem dlugo. Ladny lacing. Aromat owocowy, wisniowy, intensywny, przyjemny. W smaku kwasne, wisniowe z delikatnym slodkim posmakiem. Bardzo przyjemne, pijalne, przyjemne, nawet sesyjne.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Apr 2015
at 12:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2008 guidelines (style 17F). Bottle 25 cl - Batch GB050KR023323. AROMA: dominant sweet cherry aroma with a slight artificial touch. no hop aromas and very faint to non existent brett aromas with a slight acidic touch. APPEARANCE: red color and almost clear. very thin pink head with average retention. TASTE: dominant cherry flavour mildly sweet, balanced with an acidic note. no hop bitterness with a semi-dry finish and no brett flavours noticeable or extremely faint. PALATE: light body with a medium tart sensation. medium carbonation. OVERALL: an average fruit lambic without the characteristic brett notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2015
at 13:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
37.5cl Bottle from AH. Clear deep red colour, pink head. Aroma of sweet cherry, marzipan, blueberries. Flavour is sweet, cherries, cassis, marzipan, light sourness in the finish. Light bodied. Low ABV version of Kasteel Rouge. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2015
at 16:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
25 cl. bottle poured in to a Flute. Lovely deep red colour with a dense, pink head. Sweet aroma with marzipan, artificial sweetener, cherries, juice and faint yeasty notes. Taste is sweet. Medium body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes sweet with cherries, juice and only a faint acidic note. Lacks Lambic character to be good. A bit of a disappointment - the Cassis version was far better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2015
at 14:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from local AH. Slightly hazy dark red coloured, with a medium pink head. Nose is sour and sweet cherry, cherry candy. Flavour is fairly sweet cherry, later more sour cherry. Very fruity. High carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2015
at 14:09