pivnizub (12822) 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 (10567) 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 (16760) 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.
shrubber (15840) reviewed Frambozenbier from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Sour red raspberry aroma. Brown red color with small head. Sour raspberry flavor with hint of dryness and mustiness. Nice palate.
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Jan van Gent from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Amber coloured with a nice, huge head. Some fruity, spicy notes - almost tripel-like, if it wasn’t for the rather low alcohol. Some iron in the aftertaste. Decent but far from exceptional. 041196
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Oud Bruin from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 25 cl) Dark brown with a reddish hue, and a nice light-brown head. Tart, fresh nose. Medium body with wooden, vinous notes. Some sourness in the finish. Crisp and very quenching. 200895
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Frambozenbier from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 37,5 cl) Vintage 1991 at 5,1% ABV. Dark reddish beer with a nice, full slightly pinkisk head. The raspberries are very evident although pretty much balanced by the sour base beer. You don’t completely avoid been left with a sugarish feel in the mouth. Then pour a "Goudenband" and be jolly. 130194
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Cuvee Brut / Kriek Brut from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On draught at the Publick House, 5/14/2005. Dark burgundy-brown colored beer, with some dark tan tinges on the edges, plenty of beige head, well-retained and lots of lacing. Unfiltered and near opaque. Aroma of tart cherries, quite expressive, with thick toffee maltiness and light chocolate notes. Quite earthy and musty, I like the yeast apparency. Flavor begins moderately sweet, but the tartness quickly makes its way in and prouldy asserts that this is no cheap, fake cherry fruit beer. Good and tart, but more than that, it is also complex and has a wonderful malt backbone. Caramel and toffee provide a full body, with the cherry flavor being as fresh and authentic as any I have come across. A big, sweet rendition, and maybe just a touch too sweet for my tastes overall, but well done, with light tannins, prunes, raisins and toffee and a marvelous body. Low carbonation.
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Cuvee Brut / Kriek Brut from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 37,5 cl) 1992 vintage at 6,5 % ABV. Dark reddish brown, pinkish head. Sweet and sour, but more the latter and a rather unusual hoppiness. Brewed with whole cherries and not just extract. Loads of sediment - cherry pits...? 040993
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Goudenband from Liefmans 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 75 cl) 1991 vintage at 5,1% ABV: extremely pretty reddish brown beer, typical flavor blend of malty sweetness and sourness. Prickly feel to your tongue. Unique. 190893 1998 vintage: Riva turned the sourness down and the alcohol up. Still a great beer indeed but very different from the original. 7/4/7/3/14=3,5