Kriek
Microbrouwerij Den Triest in Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.88
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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From a 75 cl bottle with crown cap bought at Dranken De Moor. Irregularly cobweb-lacing, loudly crackling, bit 'dirty' but otherwise very pink, medium thick, moussy, fairly stable head over an initially almost clear, ruby red beer with copper hue, shifting to a murky dark brownish-tinged wine red with sediment added. Aroma of fresh cherry juice and even cherry skins (even though only the juice has been used here), lavender, soap, bread crust, blueberries, banana and even a bit of chewing gum, dry earth, melting cherry ice cream, dead tree leaves, old rosé wine and eventually a touch of red wine vinegar, sweat, pear, iron, tea, raw pineapple, strawberry wine, ripe red apple, faint wet dog, freshly grated ginger and - perhaps even more so - freshly cut dandelions, some straw, old liquorice, earthy beetroot, spoiled potatoes. Crisp onset, a typical mediocre Belgian ale with banana-like and even bubblegummy ester effects as well as hints of peach and blueberry but drenched in a rosé wine-like tartness representing a generous amount of cherry juice, feeling quite 'natural' and genuine, as if actual cherry juice was poured into a standard Belgian blonde - almost without the dreaded sticky sugary sweetness I was expecting. Strong and sharp, bit 'rough' carbonation, still slick and lean, bit glueish mouthfeel but nothing here feels truly artificial; a mellow breadiness with cereally edges forms the supporting structure for ongoing 'real' cherry juice effects, adding quite considerable tartness to the whole and drying the palate. Ends with this drying cherry tartness still dominating over a lightly earthy, bready, eventually quite yeasty and softly phenolic Belgian ale character, with a very beetroot juice-like earthiness to it as well as a soft but important, late and 'deeply' positioned hop bitterish touch, but some (fruit?) sugars linger as well, cloying to the enamel of the teeth and root of the tongue. The cherry juice sourness, however, remains the most pronounced factor and dries the throat with a soft but long-lasting tartness. Feels honest, as if Den Triest Blond has been deeply drenched in actual cherry juice - which is probably not far from the truth; brings back memories of the semi-tart cherries my grandmother used to cultivate in her garden, as well as of the cherry-flavoured artisanal ice cream she used to treat me to when I was a child. A Flemish top-fermented 'kriekenbier' of bygone times, it seems, from before the macro breweries turned it into disgustingly sweet syrup; this whole beer, though not at all representing my personal preferences in terms of style, breathes a 20th-century rural Flemish vibe in a quite charming and alluring way. Maybe it's just me becoming old and nostalgic, but this is way more sympathetic, 'authentic' and - very importantly - a lot less sweet and more tart than I had been fearing ever since I bought the bottle just for the tick. Beers like this stand no chance anymore to achieve international greatness these days but they are a remnant of beer tendencies in the previous century, like Crombé Oud Kriekenbier (now still continued by Strubbe if I'm not mistaken) used to do in the south of Eastern Flanders. Way too soapy, sweet and simple to really appeal to my personal taste, but in any case considerably better than I was expecting when I fearfully opened the bottle - being the passionate hater of syrupy sweet fruit beers that I am.
Fin (18365) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle picked up in Belgium (probably Dranken Geers), Oostakker, Nr Gent, Belgie and consumed at home Wednesday 26th August 2015 Pours ruby red with a pinky head. A little sweet cherry on the nose but quite faint. In the mouth it is sweeter rather than tart, but it there is a little streaky cherry twang throughout. This is a nice beer, I like this it’s fruity enough and very drinkable without totally zapping yer in the way that many of this style can.A6 A4 T8 P3 Ov14 3.5
Benzai (24515) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ ZZT XI. Fluorescent pink to dark pink to purple color, small off-white head. Smell and taste red fruits, slightly sour, cherries, a bit dry. Well, initially it’s slightly artificial but in the end it’s ok.
Drebus (8639) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ ZZT11. Ruby colour with a small pinkish head. Smells dusty, herbs, green leafs. Tastes red fruits, sweet. Medium body, medium carbo.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Thick pink head, slightly irregular, over Burgundy-red beer. Cherries, cherrysweets, parsley, bit other yeasts but not Brett. Sourish-sweet, vinous fruit and fruitjuice with cherry, lychee, pear. Warming up, gets a bit soupy, however. Spritzy, light body, refreshing; yet a faint oily/filmy feel. Special kind of kriek, pleasing.
Tinus (5080) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear red colour, light pink head. Aroma of candy, cherry, sweets and malts. Cherry flavour, malts, fruity, light sour hint, light bitter. Finish cherry, cherry jam. Decent.
(from 75cL bottle @ RBBWG III, Gent. Shared by tderoeck. Thanks Tim!)
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
@RBBW2014. Red colour, Medium carbonation. Sweet and fruity (cherry) beer. Some light sourness. Light bitter in the finish. Easy drinkable.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
75cl bouteille @ RBBWG III, thanks Tderoeck. BB 08/09/2014. Acajou, col fin rosé. Arôme de cerise très modéré avec ce côté pâtissier et de ce fait une certain douceur sucrée-sirop. Malt au caractère carapils, pâle. Palais reste léger, cerise sont un peu en retrait avec un profil de bière blonde qui perce plus accompagné par ce fruité légèrement adouci. Pointe amer houblonné sur un fini sec et râpeux.
77ships (14506) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
75 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBWG 2014. Courtesy of & thx! to tderoeck. Pinkish pomegranate red, little head. Smells like cherry (not kriek), sweet cherry candy, quite sugary, cuberdons. Taste is sweet sugary gelatine cherry candy, sugary, cuberdons, pretty sweet. Easy to drink. Too sweet to drink much of but as liquid candy this is more than solid, lovely brew.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Kriek from Microbrouwerij Den Triest 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Den Triest Kriek (by Microbrouwerij Den Triest):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
18/I/14 - 75cl bottle from BLES Bierfestival (Zottegem) @ RBBWG III, my place - BB: 8/IX/14 (2014-89)
Little cloudy bright ruby red beer, fizzy pink irregular head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: some chlorine, cherry jam, fruity, somewhat weird, funky, bit sour. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, cherry jam, bit sugary, caramel touch, fruity. Aftertaste: little sourish, fruity notes, nice.