Glühkriek
(has 5 batches)

Big bottle from SB shared with wife (warm version) cons 2010-11-19 Göteborg Tried both warm and cold, lets started with the warm variant since that is the recomendation on wrapping! Heated to 70C! AR: soure kriek, alcohol (what do you think at that temperature), christmas spices (ex. clove) AP: dark ruby red, wee pinkish, wee bubbly diminishing head F: kriek, clove, sour douh, medium bitterness, carbonation, and wee fruity sweetness, there are othe herbs but they are hard to define - anyhow with chistmas touch Cold AP: dark ruby red, extrelmy wee diminishing head AR: kriek, herbs, tyme, clove, F. sour kriek, clove, insipidly feeling - the brewer is right it shoul be dconsumed warm, average warm: 3,6, cold 3,1!

warm: [6-2-7-3-16] clear dark red, no head (went away when i warmed it up) aroma of cherries. flavor is very nice, sort of reminds me of glogg, but with a much more refined fruity sour tinge to it, and of course the cherries. Surprisingly nice and "clear" taste. great winter warmer. There’s also some spices in there which is especially apparent towards the end. cold:[3-6-6-2-13] cloudy red, smooth pink head.3, aroma of cherries, almonds, fruity bitterness. 6. flavor is pretty sweet at first, cherries, however some sour balance is present, towards the end it goes a bit fruity bitter.6, palate a bit bubbly and foamy2, overall 13.. My rate is the warm one, as that is what the bottle suggested for a serving temperature. One of the best warm beers i’ve tasted.

25th April 2006
Warning! Early amateur rating! Aromatic warm cherry beer. More a morello cherry falvour. Not sweet and vaguely spicy. Nearly missed the fact you are suppossed to warm this up and actually preferred it very cold!

This has been lying under the stairs now for a over year mainly down to the fact I couldn’t be arsed to heat it up! Today I got that arse in gear and heated it up on the stove. Deep red pour with a light pink head. Steamy aromas of cherries, sultanas, figs and dates. Sweet cherry taste. Lots of dark fruits, sultanas, raisins, plum pudding. Soothing, sweet fruity finish. Gets me in the mood to get in a few bottles of mulled wine for Christmas.

25 cl bottle. Opened bottle and warmed it in a pot like hot sake to about 50 degrees. Deep, dark, cherry red color. Rich and fragrant cherry aroma, tart and slightly milky. Tart cherry flavor, sweet and sour, with quite a bit of carbonation remaining. Slightly lactic, citric. Spicy, but restrained. Works very nicely warm. Great balance, fragrance is loosened by the heat. A strange experience at first, but I could get used to this in winter.

First ratingRated warm, heated in microwave to about 70 C.Older bottle, thanks to thomat and Reza!On February 21, 2009.Perfect day/night to try it with lots of snow outside.Hazy brown color, small tan head. Sweet cherry and alcohol scent. Cherry sweet taste like lemonade. Medium to smooth mouthfeel. Very low bitterness.7/2/7/3/14=3.3Rerate750 ml bottle on January 8, 2011.Purchased from Swedish Systembolaget.Sampled cold.Hazy dark red color, smallish pink head. Anise, herbal, black pepper scent. Sweet cherry taste, some spices. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Sweet aftertaste.5/3/8/3/14=3.3RerateBottle 75 cl on March 14, 2014, I got it a while back from Systembolaget. 2010 bottle, BB 10-2015. Marked 6% ABV. Sampled chilled.Clear dark brown color, small white head. Sweet, cherry, spicy, gingerbread scent. Sweet, spicy, cherry taste. Cherry, sweet, spicy, gingerbread aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness.8/3/7/4/14=3.6

Cloudy deep red with a tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with cardemun, carnations and cherries. Sweet flavour with cherries, christmas spices and berries. Finished sweet.

75cl Bottle. Served hot. Clear red colour, almost no head. Aroma of sour cherries, cinnamon, clove. A little musty. Flavour is sour cherries at first, then sweet and spicy. Slightly sour finish. Medium bodied. Really nice. Also very good served cold, although it lacks some of the spicy flavour then.

From a hot pot at EBF 08. Served hot, spiced sherry beer. Served warm. It’s got mustiness and sherry. It’s ok. Just a bit spicey and extreme.

Bottle. Tasted warm. Cherry, marzipan & almond. Cloying, sticky & sweet. Warming. Spices like cinnamon. Different experience but wouldnt choose it over "beer" anyday!