Kriek Lambic
Sprecher Brewing Company in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular|
Score
6.52
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superspak (10160) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/23/2010. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy reddish orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of sweet/tart black cherry, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, cherries, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of sweet/tart black cherry, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruit tartness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of black cherry, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, cherries, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. High amount of dryness from carbonation and fruit acidity. High carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly acidic/grainy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this was a nice fruited wild ale style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, cherries, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the lighter acidity. I was expecting some lactic tartness, but the acidity only appears to be from the cherries. This was still nicely enjoyable; and had a nice amount of Brett complexity along with the cherry flavors.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at Max’s tasting. Pours pinkish red with pink head. Nose and taste of cherry juice, malt, light tartness and old cherries. Lighter medium body. Okay.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A pink burgundy kriek with a thick rosy frothy head. In aroma, a nice classic chery pulp with smooth lactic notes, smooth Brett, earthy. In mouth, a smooth cherry candy with light Certs notes, Brett, lactic and acetic acids, not too much, faint barnyard and cheese and finale, this one got better with age (about 2 years old).
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Hazy deep pink and ruby tinted body with a nice thin one centimetre tall just off-white head. Aroma of sour cherries, grapes, yeast, light brett and some mouthwatering smells - very nice. Light-bodied; Sharp yeastie flavour with some light corn and coriander seed flavours, a hint of yeast, a little cherry flavour but more on the carbonation end. Aftertaste shows some mild sweetness, a hint of sour cherries and grapes and a nice taste of oak and dry flavours. Overall, a honest attempt at a kriek lambic, but not executed well, of course. Worth trying if you like the style, because it makes you appreciate how well some of the pedestrian belgies are in compared to some American attempts. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Discount Liqour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 05-September-2012 for US$2.99 sampled at home in Washington on 13-May-2013. Beer #4 of my 4000rating extravaganza (of 9 total).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle shared by mreusch poured into a tulip glass. This was a fun beer. It does not taste sweet or have an artificial flavor. Both great positives. On the other hand, there is not much here that I would associate with a lambic. I have no idea how this was made but I don’t any brett or wild yeasts. There is a nice tartness but I think it is all from the juice used. It’s well attenuated to leave a tart cherry flavor with no sweetness or artificial mess. If there are wild cultures added to this the bottle did not pick up a lot of the character. Light and sparkling on the cheeks. I see this being changed to a fruit beer eventually. Thanks for sharing this Matt, cool stuff.
theisti (5540) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 oz bottle shared by mreusch. The pour is a ruby copper, light hazed, with a smallish light pink head. The aroma is a bit soapy initially, though clears quickly to cilantro, and tart cherry fruit. The taste is cherry skin, not much fruit sweetness, a touch of barnyard, belgian yeast, and a dry mineral finish. The palate is medium bodied, finishes dry. Fun and interesting beer, thanks for sharing this one Matt.
Irishboy (4674) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 oz bottle from Ledgers labeled 25 Kreik Lambic. Nose is sharp tart note, a little horsewblanket, light cherries, and lots of yeast, murky raspberry red with a big pink head that laces heavily and lasts quite a while. Flavor is sour and bretty with hints of cherries, but mostly lots of tartness. Really quite sour, bretty, and good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12oz bottle from Binny’s poured into a shaker. Pours a cloudy light red with about 2 fingers of frothy pink head. Aroma is sour cherry and a little earthy leather. Taste is heavy sour and light sweet. Lots of sour green apple with a good bit of cherry and earth. A little Band-Aid in the aftertaste. Light bodied with a thin texture. Fizzy carbonation and a long sour finish. Overall, not bad. Could use a little less Brett. I’ll finish this bottle but won’t be buying it again.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Kriek Lambic from Sprecher Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Murky pink, almost a gusher but settles quickly. Aroma of sour moldy cherries. Taste is sweet cherry soda.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a red-amber color with a huge foamy salmon head that faded quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was faint cherry with a touch of must. The flavor was tart, sour and vinegary with a bit of cherry and must. The finish was long, tart, sour and vinegary. Light body. Disappointing.