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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Must be one of the first Belgian beers I've had, circa 25 years ago. Strawberry juice red, thin pink head, cherry candy nose. One notices the addition of (natural or artificial?) aromas. Flavor is super sweet and obviously cherries, definitely not as natural as many others, light on there hops, but still tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2024
at 21:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Klare dunkelrote Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Prägnant fruchtig säuerlicher Geruch nach Kirschen. Geschmacklich ebenso prägnant fruchtig säuerlich nach Kirschen. Mittlere Süße mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, leichter bis mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2024
at 07:16