Friek
(has 1 batch)
Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular|
Score
7.54
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Friek is an evolution, an imaginative amalgamation invented by our brewers. Multiple kriek Lambic style ales are fermented with wild yeast and tart cherries and then moved into oak barrels to age and sour taking on the cherry flavors. As the beer matures, framboises (raspberries) from Schroyer Family Farms in Fort Collins are handpicked and readied for the beer. The fresh raspberries are added immediately prior to the final blending. The sweet and tart flavors mingle on the tongue with a sparkling dry finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5th November 2016
High Wycombe House Warming. Thanks to Paul. Hazy peach tinted amber beer, a few lonely pink bubbles. Palate is light, semi dry ahd mildly crisp. Light tart raspberry eases in to mild floralness. A whisper of yoghurt, but well buried. Light finish. Quite tasty.
High Wycombe House Warming. Thanks to Paul. Hazy peach tinted amber beer, a few lonely pink bubbles. Palate is light, semi dry ahd mildly crisp. Light tart raspberry eases in to mild floralness. A whisper of yoghurt, but well buried. Light finish. Quite tasty.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2017
at 11:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at The High WyCum tasting, Chez Bois, thanks to Bropey 05/11/16. Hazed reddish orange with a decent light crimson cap. Nose is pissy cherry skins, funk, wood must, light balsa. Taste comprises puckering cherries, spice, straw, wood must, red berry funk, light fruit balsams. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow puckering edge. Decent easy drinking sour, approachable stuff but not top draw.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 13:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Colin’s. It pours cloudy pines - red with a quickly dissipating white head. The aroma is musty, funky, tart cherry, wood, vanilla and fruit pie. The taste is crisp, tart, good mouth - pucker, minerals, bright acidity, wood, vanilla, cherry, sour green apple, lemon sherbet, marzipan with a dry, firmly dry finish. Medium body and fine, pricey carbonation. Fresh, bright, fruity and tart. Nice, juan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 13:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the hi wy cum. Tasting, 5/11/2016. Many thanks to Scopey for this one. A nice peach pink coloured pour with a a fine loose white head. Aroma is nutty marzipan, cherry. Raspberry. Berry fruits, woody. Flavour is composed of woody, raspberry, woody pips, cherry, funky sour, vanilla. Palate is tangy sour, highish carbonation, woody, melon. Nice. Complexity. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 13:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Craig (shared with Craig, cheers mate!) had this at Cropredy 2016 I believe this bottle was consumed on Friday 12th August 2016 This pours reddy brown with a small head. Fruity with the cherries showing but not massively so, woody elements to this also, has a Belgian feel about it. Fruity, tangy and tart and quite good but no earth shaker. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2016
at 06:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Picked up a berrylicious cake at Nakitanitei near Lingua World Cafe in Osaka.
I got it to pair with Odell’s Friek which is a 6.9% ale with cherries and raspberries added then aged 2 years in oak barrels.
It’s an orange pink color best described as salmon with a fizzy light pink foam that vanished in an eyeblink. Sharp oaky aroma with an almond nut quality I surmise came from the cherry pits. There’s also a tart cherry and raspberry component which I enjoy.
A lovely soft round carbonation that reveals a very acidic, tart cherry, nutty almond and earthy raspberry. This is exceedingly tart, acidic but gives enough berry sweetness in the dry lingering finish.
Man with the cake the berry flavor really pops prompting me to say Wow! While the chocolate gives an amazing sweet counterpoint. If you’ve got a berry sour get this cake to pair with it. Superb.
On it’s own I’d say hovering around 4 but paired with this raspberry-chocolate cake it’s easily a 4.2 so I’ll split the difference and give it a 4.1.
I got it to pair with Odell’s Friek which is a 6.9% ale with cherries and raspberries added then aged 2 years in oak barrels.
It’s an orange pink color best described as salmon with a fizzy light pink foam that vanished in an eyeblink. Sharp oaky aroma with an almond nut quality I surmise came from the cherry pits. There’s also a tart cherry and raspberry component which I enjoy.
A lovely soft round carbonation that reveals a very acidic, tart cherry, nutty almond and earthy raspberry. This is exceedingly tart, acidic but gives enough berry sweetness in the dry lingering finish.
Man with the cake the berry flavor really pops prompting me to say Wow! While the chocolate gives an amazing sweet counterpoint. If you’ve got a berry sour get this cake to pair with it. Superb.
On it’s own I’d say hovering around 4 but paired with this raspberry-chocolate cake it’s easily a 4.2 so I’ll split the difference and give it a 4.1.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2016
at 09:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2 oz bottle pour at SAVOR 2016’s Saturday session. Clear reddish orange with off-white head. Aromas of tart cherries, vinegar. Tastes of cherries, light vinegar, tart acidic notes. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2016
at 17:58