 Mes_and_Sim (4476), Highgate, Greater London, England
Sep 4, 2006 Updated: Dec 19, 2007
A Mes rate: As with the Kriekenlambik, from a 75cl bottle at the De Heeren Van Liedekerke 15 year celebration Garden Party and poured by Armand himself.
As it stands at the moment, the best I have tried. Straight away the nose tells you these are special cherries. Slight hint of apple and a little cinnamon too. Incredible almost maroon colour with a very pink head that leaves generous lace. The flavour is utterly sublime. Even Sim liked it and lambics are definitely not her thing. Obviously it is pretty much all tart and dry cherries but the cinnamon is again quite noticable. As soon as you swallow some vanilla appears and then vanishes just as quickly leaving the dry cherries to finish. Just as you think that its done a wonderful strawberry note appears out of nowhere. Without doubt the most complex journey of a finsh I have experienced and one of the main things that makes this the absolute winner that it is. So good it is infact I had to rate my second glass as I simply could not talk during my first. Never has my first sip of a beer stopped me in my tracks like this. I was just sat there staring into space while Sim laughed at me. As close to perfection as I have ever had.
piscator34 (938), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Oct 5, 2008 Bottled sample shared with oakbluff. Deep ruby red in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of ripe sour cherry, mild wood, and a touch of funk. Great flavors of sour (but not overly so) cherries, mud, wood, farmhouse funk, light malts, and a bit of lemon. Not as crazy sour as Cantillon products, but everything is so well balanced. Very nice indeed.
oakbluff (225), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle shared via piscator- thanks Kris for this tasty treat! Pours a rich dark cherry colour with pinkish head. Nose- charry forward with some wood. Taste- full mouthfeel with fresh plump tasting cherries, medium tartness earthy brett. The wood and cherry tartness mingle well to create a highly drinkable fruit lambic. Finishes with a soft lemony sourness. Lovely drink
SSSteve (1569), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sep 19, 2008 murky dark purple under a small pink head. woody, brett, cherry, fruit aroma. flavor is very woody with cherry and brett. tart. mellow. smooth. not as acidic as the regular kriek. full body. good.
yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Sep 8, 2008 75 cL bottle, huge thanks to Hildigöltur. Pours clear and golden red with a fizzy pink head. Tart cherry deep spiced to mild dry almond aroma. Dry wooden and cherry almondish towards mild spiced initial flavoured. Dry cherry flavoured as main impression and a smooth and slight sulphorish note in addition. Acidic and tart finish with a nice cherry fruity accent.
bhensonb (3010), Woodland, California, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Bottle (01 march/ 2005) from Marcus. Very much appreciated. Pours a very dark reddish tinged brown with an emphemeral pinkish tan head. Aroma of sour cherry and brett. Medium body with fizzy/creamy carbonation. Flavor is sour, brettish, and puckering cherry. Finish is smooth, sour and a bit earthy. Not like sucking cherry pits. More like sucking sour cherry skins. Takes a long time for wood and oak to be noticeable, but it does happen. They don’t make many like this. It just gets better with time.
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