Alengrin (11609) reviewed Preutekoeler Gentse Kriek from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
‘Gentse kriek’, a sweet cherry beer produced by De Graal, with a name in Ghent dialect meaning threshold (but with obvious sexual innuendo); at Trappistenhuis, after years of skipping this pub without any other reason than it being a tad off-road. Thanks Meeki for sharing. Frothy and thick, pale lilac-pink, foamy head resting stable on a misty, deep ruby red beer. Aroma of red candy (‘poepegatjes’), cherry-flavoured flan, homemade red lemonade, grenadine, sandwich dough, ‘cuberdons’, cherry popsicle. Cherry jelly pudding and red candy abound in the mouth, fizzy carb, some ascorbid acidity (lemonade-like) tries to distract from that red candy sweetness but barely succeeds – and in my opinion could have better been left out altogether as it creates an even more artificial impression. Cake-doughy and cereally core, sugared cherry juice and red candy till the end, with some redeeming bready-yeasty notes in the finish but very little bitterness – and, worst of all, hardly any ‘real’ fruit aspects. This is not just a cherry beer, this is another of those awful ‘rouge’ beers: alcoholic candy for teenagers. I hate this trend, though I must admit that this De Graal interpretation of it is not even the worst around.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Huisbier Kruidig Blondje from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Terminus Blankenberge Deep gold beer lasting white head. some peach sweetness some apricot flavour. a light perfume. but it's an apricot perfume so I like it yep fine. bit too sweet but I like the peach apricot blend. not very bitter but some dryness on the finish
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Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Cherry Red from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
33cl bottle at Belgian Beergeeks/Brewver summer tasting at Tim's house. Thanks Tim. BB 09/2022.
Joignant la liste d'une énièle bière à la cerise sortie tout droit des labos de recherches sans saveur des industriels de la bière d emasse belge.
Rougeâtre, col épais rosé crémeux.
Arôme nez balancé entre le fruité de la, cerise et un léger fleuri, une fine sucrosité s'échappe en rétro-nasal avec des notes de malts classiques belges.
Palais est plein sur les cerises, le tout reste similaire aux autres bières de ce genre - trop sucrée quoique ici, le côté naturel de le cerise ressort plus. Garde une base belge marquée.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Cherry Red from De Graal 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
10/IX/22 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (Gent), BB: IX/2022, lot: 20265 (2022-1129)
Clear dark red beer, small creamy pink head, stable, a bit irregular, little adhesive. Aroma: sweet and sugary impression, lots of sugary cherry candy, a bit fruity, rather artificial. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet and sugary, lots of cherry flavoured candy, alcohol, bitter touch, very artificial. Aftertaste: cherry, candy, sweet and sugary, pretty oxidized, but strange enough it’s not too bad... I’ve had way worse cherry beers.