Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Oude Kriek from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Aged sample. Colour is orange-pink-red (typical for Vandervelden, a little less fruit & colour); very little rosy-white head. Nose gives sherry and cherries. Typical woody-bitterish notes. Flowery, and vineous alike. Taste: restrained fruit flavour, cherries, but also redcurrant. Very fine, multiple acids, they're all there. There is also a taste as from fresh coriandre, not the seeds, but the leaf. The underlying lambic is characterised by a slight bitterish (vegetable) tendence. Quite light-bodied, refreshing. In the aftertaste, all the above fade away. At the end of the bottle, one gets impression of fresh fruit-juice. This IS the Oud Beersel to me, always a bit different from the rest: slightly bitterish, restrained - but REAL - fruit, honest. GREAT. The last years were slightly more mainstream.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Oude Geuze from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Colour: orangey-yellow. Gushing, very thick, yellowish head, stable. Nose of nail-varnish, lime, slight "horseblanket"; later green apples and malonate. Flavour like of honey without sweetness, flowery (nectar?). Very little acids, some wet wood or cardboard. Some sulphur, but restrained, also a bit of tannins. No new aftertaste, mouthfeel is a bit, unexpected, watery. Oud Beersel closed, about 2-3 months ago. The beers are still readily available. The whole community of lambic-worshippers is praying for a miracle of resurrection.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Oude Kriek from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Cloudy red; woody, big brett, leather. Very tart. Fruity - wonderfully balanced. I thought I'd successfully conceptualized the oude gueuzes and krieks of this world, but it's all moot anyway because they're all great. They're all artisanal classics of the beer world, and I love each and every one of them.
caesar (10848) reviewed Oude Kriek from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy ruby red color, beautiful thick pinkish foam. Cherry aroma, oak-conditioned, muffy. Cherry taste, very sour, more gueuze-like than kriek. But you can definitely taste the 'oldness' of the kriek.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Oude Geuze from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hazy beige-amber, but with some sparkle. Thin head. The aroma has the usual cork/leather/horseblanket stuff, plus a nice herbal overtone (sage, savoury) and lots of wood as well. It starts cheesy, with some slight phenolic notes, has a malty but firm middle. The finish is semi-sweet for a gueuze, fairly cheesy, and with only a little bit of tartness. Very approachable.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Oude Geuze from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
2024-03-08, corked bottle, vintage 2021, 2 years old, bottled 21/10/2021, 8-5-8-3-16=40
Hazy, dark blond colour. The aroma is a bit funky, also slightly cheesy, more evident when opening; citrus fruits appear later, grapefruit. It's bone dry, and the acidity is balanced; it has some funky character, strong Brett, it doesn't have the strong barnyard character of other Lambics, it's clearly more fruity than the average; if anything, I strangely find the finish to cut short, quite quickly.
Moderate complexity, but balanced, very enjoyable.
2002-08-15, bottle, 8-5-7-4-15=39
omhper (44752) reviewed Oude Kriek from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Clear red. Nice fruity aroma. Acidic, tart. Complex and fresh. Good, but not as good as their gueuze.
omhper (44752) reviewed Oude Geuze from Brouwerij Oud Beersel 23 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Pale yellow, hazy. Vinuous aroma. Very dry with well balanced acidity. Complex, subtle flavours, including a hint of blue cheese. An outstandingly well balanced example of the style. Sheer world class!