Oude Kriek Cuvée René
(has 11 batches)
Brouwerij Lindemans in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Kriek Regular|
Score
7.45
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Whole cherries are fermented in lambic that is at least six months old, in large 10,000-litre oak foudres. After six months, it is bottled.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2012 bottle. The beer is a deep magenta-red color with a fizzy pink head. The bubbles dissipate fairly quickly. The liquid is dark and clouded over. The aroma is cherries, lemons and light lambic funk. There’s a mild medicinal notes, and it shows a touch of age. The fruit is mostly sour cherry goodness, but there are shades of berries and grapes to it. Little bit of sourness comes through. The funk is pretty much in line with Gueuze Cuvée René, light and gentle but packs some delicate depth. Taste is rather tart. Some sour cherries but more lemon peel and sour grapes. Just a touch of fruit sweetness initially. Dry finish. Plenty of pucker. Some body to it. Fairly effervescent. Solid kriek. I wouldn’t mind seeing bottles on local shelves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2015
at 01:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from BeerMerchants; hazy vimto red pour with a big frothy pink head, aroma had tart cherries and some almonds, taste has tart cherries, citrus, some woodiness, elements of funk, some horse blanket, some jam action to balance the sour, aggressive carbs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2015
at 13:49