Transatlantique Kriek
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Brouwerij Oud BeerselLambic Style - Kriek Rotating
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Score
7.00
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Cherry Lambic Sour Ale
Winner of a gold medal at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival, Transatlantique Kriek begins its life in oaken vessels of Gert Christiaens’ Oud Beersel, a 130-year-old lambic brewery in the Zenne valley of Belgium – home of authentic Lambic beer. After time spent aging in wood, Oud Beersel’s lambic is blended with tart Polish cherries and shipped across the Atlantic to New Belgium. In concert with Oud Beersel’s cherry lambic, or Kriek, we blend an equal portion of golden sour ale matured for 1 – 3 years in our oak vessels called foeders. 50% Sour Golden Ale blended with 50% Traditional Cherry Lambic Ale leads to an intense cherry nose, a sour flash across the palate and a refreshing, mouthwatering finish.
Winner of a gold medal at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival, Transatlantique Kriek begins its life in oaken vessels of Gert Christiaens’ Oud Beersel, a 130-year-old lambic brewery in the Zenne valley of Belgium – home of authentic Lambic beer. After time spent aging in wood, Oud Beersel’s lambic is blended with tart Polish cherries and shipped across the Atlantic to New Belgium. In concert with Oud Beersel’s cherry lambic, or Kriek, we blend an equal portion of golden sour ale matured for 1 – 3 years in our oak vessels called foeders. 50% Sour Golden Ale blended with 50% Traditional Cherry Lambic Ale leads to an intense cherry nose, a sour flash across the palate and a refreshing, mouthwatering finish.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A- Cherry pie. A- Reddish pink color, dark color, pink head. T- Cherry pie filling, slightly tart, sweet. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly tart finish. O- Tons of cherries here. Not overly sour or tart but a nice balance. Pretty much like liquid pie filling from a can.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2016
at 20:15
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jun 2016
at 19:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Watering Hole. Clear cranberry red color with a half-finger of pink foam. Big cranberry-forward nose with some light strawberry, cherry, Light body and fairly watery on the palate. Below average carbonation. Sweet with some light tartness. Finishes with a touch of dryness. Not bad, but fairly one-dimensional. Still enjoyable though.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2016
at 07:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Whole Foods in Santa Monica, vintage 2016. Clear red with a small pinkish head. Mild and not that sour with cherries, light yeast and some almond. Quite refreshing and easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2016
at 15:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Thin pink head. Clear red pour. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 09:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Clear red purple with a medium pink head. Aroma of cherries (sweet and sour) with grape notes. Flavour is light moderate sweet and sour. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation. Not bad but lacking complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 09:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Wine & Cheese Clayton, MO. Pours clear, brilliant red cherry color with a pinkish head. Mildly sour cherry aroma. A bit musty/odd. Med body or so. Flavor is cherry (initially suggests soda pop), quickly moves to something sour/wild. But I can’t identify one of the usual suspects. Belgian wild invaders. It isn’t initially great, but it improves with time. Actually a hint of real Belgian beer. Persistence is rewarding.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2016
at 20:13
6/10
Has a wine taste to it. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2016
at 20:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle light funky nose cherry nuts woody medium acidity filo funky rosso campari limpida buona schiuma media persistenza fruttato legno nocciola secchezza media acidita abbastanza contenuta
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2016
at 11:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This beer pours a clear pinkish-ruby color with a medium pinkish-white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Spotty lacing. Tart fruit, yeast and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of tart cherries, floral yeast and malt. The finish is moderately tart with a cherry aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2015
at 19:32