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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6/10
They wouldn’t tell me what they were serving at the Beer Museum, but I suspect this was it.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2018
at 18:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black cherry nose, moss and musty basement. Ruby brown, medium pink head, good lace. Tangy cherry, subtle mustiness. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 15 May 2018
at 03:16
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
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 0.375l. Lightly cloudy, red colored. AROMA- pleasant but somewhat artifical cherries, barrel, aged character. FLAVOR- moderately sweet, lightly sour, the same as aroma. Medium bodied.
Good.
Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2018
at 15:42
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
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
355ml bottle. Pours dark red with a light pink head. Aroma of tart cherries. Taste of tart cherries, sugar, syrup. Finish is too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2017
at 22:58
6/10
Cassis met alcohol
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2017
at 00:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From Oct 2007
This pours a clear deep red with a small pinkish head of foam that shrinks quickly to some islands in the middle and it has some nice lacing.
The smell is of sweet cherries and some caramel malt. Nice nose.
The taste is so very black cherry though not as sweet as I thought it would be and that's just fine by me. The finish does end up slightly tart but that just makes me want to take another sip. It has a medium body and the carbonation is light...it's very drinkable. Very nice dessert beer. I really enjoy the Fruit beers from Lindeman's.
This pours a clear deep red with a small pinkish head of foam that shrinks quickly to some islands in the middle and it has some nice lacing.
The smell is of sweet cherries and some caramel malt. Nice nose.
The taste is so very black cherry though not as sweet as I thought it would be and that's just fine by me. The finish does end up slightly tart but that just makes me want to take another sip. It has a medium body and the carbonation is light...it's very drinkable. Very nice dessert beer. I really enjoy the Fruit beers from Lindeman's.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2017
at 14:54
4/10
Samo to az boli. Ale z szocikiem wlanym do srodka dokonale dziala na osoby lubiace drinki a nie lubiace piwa zadnego ;)
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Jabeerwocky
on 02 Oct 2017
at 12:51
10/10
Tried
on 29 Sep 2017
at 14:11