Glühkriek

One of the innovations made by the new owners of the Gaverhopke brewery, this one since 2008; inspired by Liefmans Glühkriek, i.e. their regular kriek but spiced and intended to be served hot. Very loose, quickly disappearing head, deep orangey colour, clearly less red than the regular version, clouded. Aroma of fresh sour fruit (though not convincingly cherries), cinnamon, cloves, aniseed, ginger, honey. Seemingly genuine fruity sourishness in the onset, lots of actual cloves and cinnamon, sweet honeyish middle, brown sugar, dry fruit tartness in the finish; quite a good balance between sweet and sour.

Hot from tap @ 15e Kerstbierfestival 2009, Essen, Belgium.Clear light to medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, spicy, berry fruity notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20091212]

Hot from tap, Kerstbier Festival 2009. Pours murky dark orange with a bubbly white head. Aroma is spiced and apple. Sweet malty, spiced and light cherry fruity flavoured. Lingering spiced and sweet flavoured. Nice spice note.

Tasted really hot. Would you believe it from me? Murky orange-amber; bit like hot strawtea. B.C.”H.”. Hot bread, some spices, warm worts. Hot worts, tasting a bit warm, spiced bread, gingerbread, with sucade, childrens’ drink. Sweet, with a litte sourish edge on the palate. And it’s warm. Where are the cherries, bl**dy hell?!