Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Kriek from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
On tap at De Bonte Koe Leiden. Deep red lasting pink head. Children cherry sweets sweet harmless enough default sweet fruit score
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Goud from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at De Bonte Koe Leiden. Crazy wide glass. Clear amber colour lasting beige head. It’s a slightly amber Belgian ale. Some esters some sweetness from the malt. Perfectly acceptable. Yes some good yeast character. Some light hop and bitterness on the finish but it is there. Its fine.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Kriek from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5
The sweet ’kriek’ from Wilderen, made with lambic from the Omer Vander Ghinste brewery (why didn’t they keep the simple name ’Bockor’?), so a Western Flemish variant of lambic. Bubbly, moussy, pale pink, lightly lacing head, slowly dissipating in the middle; cristal clear, deep vermillion red robe with ruby hue. Aroma almost one-sidedly dominated by sweet red candy (those horrible ’poepegatjes’ or something red from Haribo), heavily sugared industrial cherry jam, soda pop, soap, a faint whiff of slurry pit which fortunately quickly fades to as good as nothing, stewed apple and even a hint of wood tannins deeply buried underneath, but very, very faintly so. Sugary sweet onset, a lot of overripe sweet cherries (the ’natural’ side of it) along with cloying red candy sweetness (the ’industrial’ side), sticking to the teeth. Carbo remains altogether soft (perhaps some more fizziness could distract from that awful red candy sugar sweetness in this case), resulting in a slick, sticky mouthfeel; some vague hints of soapy wheat and very vaguely bready barley remain recognizable underneath, but the red candy sweetness keeps drowning any attempt from other components to stick their heads up. Ends expectedly cloying and sweet too, with a mild sourish touch which reminds me a lot more of ascorbic acid (soda pop, in other words) than of lambic. Surely some of Bockor’s lambic - its ’lambic status’ being a bit doubtful as it is - has been used here, but I’m guessing it has been mixed with Wilderen Goud or another bland ale and then expertly made unrecognizable with not just the cherry juice, but a truckload of sugar and ascorbic acid, in an attempt to create something along the lines of Vander Ghinste’s own Kriek Max, thus trying to surf on the latter’s commercial success in a more local setting. Sticky cherry candy in liquid form - Wilderen has always aimed at the wider, uneducated audience and this approach clearly does not do the Belgian (or even Limburg) beer culture any good. This brewery is about making money with clichés that will not shock the average Belgian consumer more than anything else. I never trusted them and this red candy beer obviously will not make me change my mind about them.
Franclh (7477) reviewed Cuvée Clarisse from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Fles 33cl thuis. Rozijn, pruim, zoet, rood fruit, vol, kruidig, alcohol. (8-2016).
blackisle (5698) reviewed Cuvée Clarisse from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Clear deep ruby brown colour, tall foamy reddish head, good lacing. At first shy malt aroma, then fruity, red fruit, light caramel, brown sugar. Taste light heavy sweet, fruity, toffee, candy sugar, spicy notes. Medium body, oilt texture, soft carbonation, sweet aftertaste, light bitter touch, malty, fruity, pleasant and tasty, but expected more body and complexity.
Icedwarf (4896) reviewed Goud from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Donkergeel bier met schuim. Smaak is fris zuur en bitter hoppig niet echt bijzonder.
Inoven (3737) reviewed Tripel Kanunnik from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Flesje gedeeld met Bart. Goudgeel helder bier met redelijk wit schuim. Weinig aroma ietsje fruitig (citrus, banaan ) smaak is fruitig en zoet, beetje hoppig. Nasmaak is licht bitter.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Cuvée Clarisse from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ home. Nice ruby red color, medium to full sized beige head that lasts for quite a long time. Aroma is malts, caramel, sweet raisins, prunes, dark candysugar. Taste malts, dark candysugar, overripe dark fruits, overripe plums, raisins, a bit alcoholic initially. Decent body and carbonation. Ok beer.
Borresteijn (12407) reviewed Kriek from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at De Bonte Koe, Leiden. Clear ruby colour, pink head. Aroma of sweet cherry, cherry syrup, almond, marzipan. Flavour is very sweet, sugary, cherry, cherry syrup, light malty, hint of sourness, light bitterness. Light bodied. Nice cherry soda.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Tripel Kanunnik from Brouwerij Wilderen 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
F: big, creamy, white, good retention. C: golden, almost clear. A: malty, fruity, sugary, hint of DMS, citrus, spicy, dust, peach, elderflower, yeast. T: malty, fruity, spicy, orange peels, candy sugar, yeast, hint of phenol, light DMS, honey, coriander, pancakes notes, very sweet sugary beer with some DMS notes but I understand for some people can be very tasty, nothing special, light below average beer for this style, 0,33ml bottle from De Keyzer Drinks.