de Garde Brewing The Kriek - Keeper's Blend

The Kriek - Keeper's Blend

 

de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production
Score
7.29
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 2
Available only to members of De Garde's Keepers society, this version of The Kriek is a wild ale aged in Oak barrels with Tart Cherries.

Our spontaneously fermented golden wild ale, blended from multiple years of barrel fermented and matured stock, refermented on regionally grown Montmorency and Morello cherries. The nuance of the blend matches up elegantly in this fruit forward beer, with the Montmorency cherries providing their typical spice notes and the Morello cherries offering bold color and flavor. This particular blend incorporates a greater amount of Morello than normal for us, providing a more intense color and depth of fruit character. Crisp carbonation, an earthy funk and delicate oak balance the anticipated vibrant fruit character.
 

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8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle thanks to Busprak! Pours hazy deep dark red with a small pink head. Aroma has marzipan, lightly tart cherry, de garde funk, lactose. Taste has tart cherries, lactic tartness, subtle funk, almond like sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Ben. Pours a cloudy ruby with medium pinkish head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is cherry skin, oak, cinnamon, funk. Medium body, jammy, spice, oak, sweet cherry, acidic, funky, dry finish, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2018 at 23:53