Kriek
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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Tried
on 31 Oct 2022
at 17:47
8/10
Tried
on 11 Aug 2022
at 16:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from HavnensVin&Tobak. Pours Dark red with large pink head. Aroma is intense cherry, almonds, red currant and hints of vanilla and yeast and vinegar. Taste is very sweet and light to medium acidic. Body is oily with light carbonation. Finish is long and mostly sweet with intense cherry, almonds, marzipan, red currant, vinegar and vanilla.
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from Bottle
on 24 May 2022
at 20:59
7/10
Feiner Chriesisaft
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2022
at 11:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bière 25 cl. Je ne sais pas comment j'ai fait pour en avoir une dans ma cave à bières alors que je l'évite scrupuleusement depuis mes 16 ans. Je n'aime pas les bières aromatisées aux fruits, et surtout aux fruits rouges, mais puisqu'elle était là, je l'ai bue quand même. Au final elle passe plutôt bien, c'est trop sucré pour moi, mais comme j'aime la cerise de façon générale, je m'y retrouve. Correcte, même si je ne la reprendrai pas car je n'ai pas le sentiment de boire une bière.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2022
at 18:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Poechenekelder, Brussels. Literally just had a Cantillon and then this. You may be snobby about Lindemans and with good reason but at the end of the day, it's tasty and fresh. Happily have a glass most days. The taste here is outrageously similar to cherry drop sweets (bassets) that i adored as a kid.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2022
at 16:06
4/10
Backlog
Tried
on 29 Oct 2021
at 21:50
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2021
at 15:28
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2021
at 20:43
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2021
at 18:37