diabel (1874) reviewed Kriek Ongezoet op Vat from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Draught at the Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium Lightly pink, fizzy head with an excellent lace. Fully diminishing head. Murky red body. Even some remainders of the cherries were floating around in our glasses. Nose of sweet, real (i.e. not cherry-syrup) cherries. Moderately acidic, lightly bitter initial flavour. Moderately acidic, long-lasting finish. Medium bodied. Fizzy carbonation. Liefmans, bottle this one in stead of the sweetened version.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Odnar from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 33 cl) This is 4,5% ABV. Reddish brown, clear with a small head. Almost no body, a bit watery with some slight, metallic notes being the only obvious flavour. Prettty much no bitterness. A touch of wine vinegar with a small underlying sweetness. But formidably quenching. 190998
diabel (1874) reviewed Fruitesse Pomme from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle Pale, yellow body. White, diminishing head. Nose of apple juice. Moderately sweet, lightly acidic flavour.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Glühkriek from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 25 cl) Putting a glass of beer in the microwave is something I’ve never done before - please don’t tell anyone... But a cold day in January was the right time to try this thing I’d kept in stock for a couple of years. Heated to 70 degrees C, this is a very unusul experience. Hazy brown with a pronounced red tint. Almost no head. Very tart with a lot of natural cherry flavour - no artificial touches here. Very appealing in small quantities. And very reminiscent of German Glühwein or Danish "Glögg". 270198
shrubber (15804) reviewed Fruitesse Kriek from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle. A strong red cherry aroma - just like fresh cherry juice. Dark red color with small head. Sweet syrupy fresh red cherry flavor - a bit of a plastic/artificial finish though. This tastes pretty good but so does snowcone syrup - actually that would be a good use for this beer. Ultra sweet and does have a bit of alcohol thrown in.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Jan van Gent from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Bread aroma primarily with hints of apple and tannins. Amber with smaller head. Light malt, bread and tannic flavor - rather subtle. Not a lot of body for a Belgian ale - nicely drinkable but not spectacular.
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Goudenband from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(bottle at Léon de Belge in Essen/Ruhr) Dark and reddish amber body with sediments in the glass and a small beige head. Fruity (apples) and slightly acidic aroma with traces of caramel and tobacco. Initially sour but also roastmalty and fruity (apples, cherries) with well balanced tart, dry and sour finish. Very complex and excellent.
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Cuvee Brut / Kriek Brut from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle (brewed 1995 !!!): Amber coloured, red sparks, absolutely no foam, astonishingly clear; fruity (plums,raisins) and vinous (Port&Sherry) nose, some hints of cherries and almonds; the initial sweet fruitiness turns into a light acidic flavour, very complex, very ripe; ending slightly bitter-acidic; nearly no carbonation. Is it a beer or is it a wine ? Very nice experience, the initial acidity makes this beer very drinkable even after 10 years...............
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Cuvee Brut / Kriek Brut from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(375ml bottle, cork dated 1995, best before 1997) Dark amber colour with no head to speak of. Very vinous aroma like Port wine with a fruitiness of dried prunes. Mild dry flavour, almost no sourness detectable anymore. Vinous taste like a very ripe wine with traces of prunes and raisins combined with a soft and moderate sweetness. A slight acidic note appears in the finish with only a hint of tartness. Great and complex beer (and with an age of ten years one of the ripest beers I´ve ever had). (375ml bottle at Léon de Belge in Essen/Ruhr, best before 2011) Hazy red to brown colour with a disappearing reddish head. Sour fruity cherry aroma with bitter almonds. Sweet and sour flavour. Complex taste of sour cherries, bitter almonds and a hint of caramel with a rather dry and tannic sour aftertaste. One of the best Krieks I know so far.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Fruitesse Kriek from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
On draught at Mondial, June 2005. Good pink head, well-retained with lacing, atop a cherry-juice red body, quite hazy. Aroma of cherry ludens (cough drop/candies) with light raspberries. Notes of tartness, some light powdery yeast and sugar. Cherry licorice, perhaps. Flavor is all out chewy sweet-tarts. Some very light souring on the end. So much candy it’s hard to believe. Body is all sugar, not watery, of course, but there is little, or probably no beer here. Low carbonation, slightly powdery mouthfeel. Full sugared body.