De Kromme Haring Lactic Fantastic - Apricot

Lactic Fantastic - Apricot

 

De Kromme Haring in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Series Out of Production
Score
6.85
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Lactic Fantastic is our sour fruit beer series. The base beer is soured pre-boil with Lactobacillus and fermented with our house blend, of multiple Brettanomyces and Saison strains. The fruit is added in royal but not overwhelming amounts. The result is a fruity, sour beer that is refreshing and balanced, with the character of the yeast providing depth and evolving flavours.

For the 2024 summer edition we added fresh apricots.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Gedeelde Vreugde (?).
A: hazy ochre, thinning, white head.
A: ripe apricot, plum, nectarine, sour cream.
T: sour apricot, stone fruit pit, sour cream, bit funky.
F: tart stone fruit, lactic acid, some lemon.
P: medium body, slick texture, average carbonation.
Quite fruity, lacks some 'brett' comlexity perhaps.

Tried on 12 Jun 2025 at 14:38


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Hazy, brown-ish, orange dark golden colour with small, frothy, fading, white head. Fruity, lactic, tangy and mildly bretty aroma, notes of unripe apricot and sauerkraut, vinegar, a touch of quince. Taste is sour, tangy, lactic, mildly bretty and slightly fruity, notes of sauerkraut, unripe apricot, some vinegar, a touch of quince.
Watery texture, astringent palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Quite sour, barely fruity - not really convincing.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2025 at 20:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Kromme Haring. Golden color. Apricot in the aroma and flavor. Lots of apricot. Sour with soft floral notes. Apricot yoghurt.

Tried from Draft on 20 Dec 2019 at 15:24


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at Hoppzak. Hazy orange golden with short lasting almost white head. Sour apricots, lactic acidosis, soft glue, sweet malts too, light herbal, orange, peach, soft white wine vinegar, dull grass. Medium sweet and sour, light bitter. Solid medium bodied with soft acid burn. OK but a bit too much glue and vinegar.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jan 2019 at 21:10


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at Hoppzak. Hazy pale amber with no head. Sweet malts, sour grain, apricot jam, tart fruitcake, milkfilm, floral hops, berry yoghurt, somewhat gluey. Moderate sweet, loght sour and medium bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jan 2019 at 21:09


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at Hoppzak, Den Haag. Fairly hazy golden orange with a white head. Aroma of big fresh tart apricot, citrus and wheat notes. Flavour is moderate sour. Medium bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jan 2019 at 21:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draught @ In De Wildeman. Light hazy golden color. Small white-ish head. Aroma's: sourish, fruity but not necessarily apricot. Retronasal: light sour, light sweet, soft fruit. Flavor moderate sour with a hint of sweet fruit. Light medium bodied.

Tried on 10 Nov 2018 at 08:51


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ Van Moll Fest 2018. Hazy orange, small to med white head. Smells fruity, sour, citrussy. Tastes fruity, fresh, apricot, just very nice. Medium body, nice carbo.

Tried on 18 Sep 2018 at 08:18


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

250 ML. @ Helst. Orange amber zero head, looks flat. Flat, metallic, iron, bit oxidized, vomit, dried orange, not a succes for me.

Tried on 06 Sep 2018 at 13:55


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Dark golden colour. Aroma and flavour have a certain sharpness and funk. Nicely combined with sweet apricot. Good body too.

Tried on 02 Sep 2018 at 11:56