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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5.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pour finir en beauté une soirée catastrophique, je me suis donc attaqué à une Kriek, et en l'occurrence à cette Lindemans que l'on retrouve usuellement dans toutes les grandes surfaces. Mais ô infamie, que je n'avais pas encore détectée, ils ont osé nous mettre des édulcorants!!! Comment une brasserie qui se respecte peut-elle ajouter ce genre d'ignominie. Surtout que le résultat est une bière très sucrée qui devient vite écœurante. Est-ce pour minimiser l'acidité et qu'elle plaise au plus grand nombre qu'ils ont faits cela? Très certainement. Mais cela nous fait une bière très médiocre qui manque de subtilité et d'intérêt sur des arômes simples de cerise. A noter tout de même que l'intensité en bouche est bonne et que la robe rose, soutenue et limpide est appréciable. Sale soirée.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2018
at 14:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
25cl bottle from Conad, Rimini, Italy. Pours intense red with pink foam, very fine. Aroma is nice of cherries, though seeking artificial. Body is fairly dense with moderate carbonation. Taste is overly sweet. Finish is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2018
at 18:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at Craft Room, Zagreb. Pours dark red with large pink head. Cherries all around in aroma and taste. Raspberries. Quite sweet even sugary. Fruit syrup. Medium bodied. Artificial.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Room
on 16 Feb 2018
at 20:49