Tradition Kriek Lambic
Timmermans in Itterbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular|
Score
5.83
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4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Tasted under the moniker Delhaize Krieken Lambic Huge cyclamen-pink head, very frothy; deep dark-red beer, totally clear. Sickly sweet cherry-gums nose, on a vague citric background. Sweet, and rather watery sweet cherry flavour, artificial if anything. Again a tad citric acid, and some vague woody impression. Light and watery, with some diluted syrup, very disappointing palate. The cork would be the most traditional item about this bottle, weren’t it for the fact that it is capped by a standard crown cork. Talk about a poor show. Earlier Rating: 1/15/2005 Total Score: 3.4Deep dark red with a faint amber shine; pink, very fine head. Spicey fruitnose, not very outspoken, syrupy in the end. Soft sweet-sour, bit citric, bit lactic. Faint sweet artificial cherry taste, but neither off-putting, neither cloying. Slight acidburn, quite dry, more fruity in the aftertaste. Not too bad in its kind, some concurrents are much worse. Just not very ’traditional’.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2005
at 13:58
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught
Dark red, small red head. Cherry candy nose. Light, sweet, cherry-flavoured lemonade. Good summer drink though.
Earlier Rating: 6/23/2004 Total Score: 2.1
Bottled (BB 11/2005)
Clear deep red color with big cloudy reddish head. Sour cherry aroma. Sour, acidic palate is dominating weak sweet cherry flavor. Carbonated mouthfeel and acidic aftertaste. Another Timmermans Tradition which is too sour for me.
Dark red, small red head. Cherry candy nose. Light, sweet, cherry-flavoured lemonade. Good summer drink though.
Earlier Rating: 6/23/2004 Total Score: 2.1
Bottled (BB 11/2005)
Clear deep red color with big cloudy reddish head. Sour cherry aroma. Sour, acidic palate is dominating weak sweet cherry flavor. Carbonated mouthfeel and acidic aftertaste. Another Timmermans Tradition which is too sour for me.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2005
at 14:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Bottle 25 cl) 5% ABV in my version. Medium red with a pinkish head. Very pronounced cherry flavour and not overly sweet - the lambic tartness levels things out. Unfortunately this has an artificial, chlorinated tang which thankfully fades as the beer warms. 110998
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2005
at 06:53
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
A red beer with a fine though disappearing pink head. The aroma is very powerful of marzipan, cherries, and coriander. The flavor is very sweet and very powerful marzipan, but also with hints of cherries and wood - but no acidity what so ever. It is a shame to call this for a kriek.
Earlier Rating: 8/28/2004 Total Score: 2.4
A deep red beer with a light pink head. The aroma is sweet with notes of cherries - quite artificial. The flavor is very artificial: sweet with notes of cherries, almond, marcipan, and cherry.
Earlier Rating: 8/28/2004 Total Score: 2.4
A deep red beer with a light pink head. The aroma is sweet with notes of cherries - quite artificial. The flavor is very artificial: sweet with notes of cherries, almond, marcipan, and cherry.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2005
at 09:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottled) Blood-red colour. Pinkish head. Light horse-blanket aroma. Sourish flavour with notes of cherry-stones.
Earlier Rating: 6/9/2005 Total Score: 3.3
Blood-red colour, pink head. Barnyard (horse) aroma. Sourish flavour off cherry-stones, a bit artificial.
Earlier Rating: 6/9/2005 Total Score: 3.3
Blood-red colour, pink head. Barnyard (horse) aroma. Sourish flavour off cherry-stones, a bit artificial.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2005
at 08:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(bottle) Deep red colour with a small foamy red tanned head. Slight aroma of sour cherries. Medium sweet flavour with a cherry taste and a very light body. Fruity acidic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2005
at 04:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Strong burgundy colour with a constant head. The aroma is potently cherry, and the flavour is weakish but heavy on the cherries with a slightly bitter edge. Overall a good beer.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2005
at 09:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Marzipan and cherry aroma. Red brown, creamy white head. Somewhat synthetic cherry plus marzipan. Medium to light body. Fruit peters off fast.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2004
at 14:50
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Deep red with creamy head. Sweet with only a light hint of acidity. Syrupy cherry flavour. Just sweet. All complexity killed. It's not really bad, but it's very commercial, and more like a alcopop than a real kriek.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2004
at 13:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Beautiful ruby color, almost no head. Sour cherry aroma; light vinegar. Dry; a light maltiness and residual sweetness in the background; pleasant cherry and cherry kernels. Drinkable, but the cherries are a bit too much artificial (cherry syrup).
Tried
on 04 Jul 2003
at 01:32