 muzzlehatch (4425), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Dec 31, 2005 Updated: Jan 1, 2006
750 ml bottle (2005 vintage) from Blue Max in Burnsville, MN, enjoyed all by my lonesome on New Year’s Eve 2005, my last new beer/rating of the year. Worth the heavy expectations? Well...Hazy deep red, the color of fresh uncongealed blood, with a surprisingly stable, vigorous pint head....deep sour barnyard at first, but ripe sweet cherries burst through like the sun through a dark fog and bringing with them hints of almond, green pepper and anise....as it warms, much more sweetness shows up and touches of sweet yellow apple appear.....on the palate, the licorice is up forward, the cherries are present but muted, more cherry skins than fruit, marzipan and light sourdough....the body is amazingly soft yet sharply, fully carbonated throughout, like a velvet glove cast in iron (apolgoies to Dan Clowes)....a stunning creation, simple and quaffable enough to drink every day were that possible, yet complex enough to fascinate every time. Goodbye 2005, hello 2006.
The_Epeeist (915), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 16, 2008 25.4 oz bottle, 3/1/05. Hazed magenta with a thin pinkish ring. Nose is cherry and almond, spring rain and horse blanket. Tart and puckery but silky smooth. Juicy and mouthwatering with soft, delicate carb. Taste is cherry jam, lemon juice, pith and pits with a dry, leathery finish. A wonderful sweet and sour duet.
michael-pollack (1360), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 16, 2008 750ml Bottle: Aroma of sour cherries. Typical lambic phenols. Poured maroon/magenta/purple/red in color with a small maroon head that disappeared immediately. Cloudy. Full of large and small particles. Very tart flavor. Tastes of sour cherries and medicine. Light to medium body. Dryish, thinsh texture. Soft to average carbonation. Sour, puckering, cherry finish.
BoBoChamp (618), Gent, Belgium
Jul 28, 2008 75cl, exclusive sour Kriek, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, cloudy, small head, very good brew, yet very expensive
ketchepillar (244), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Jul 27, 2008 Bottled on March 1, 2005. Finishes dry and woody. Nicely fruity sweet yet dry. Yeast has some barn flavors especially towards the bottom of the bottle, but overall not that strong; they combine with the wood nicely. I would describe it as more tart than sour. Fairly light carbonation.
fonefan (4328), Ulfborg, Denmark
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle 75cl.
Clear dark red color with a small, fizzy, fair lancing, mostly diminishing, light red head. Aroma is moderate cherry, almond, woody notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and acidic - tart with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. Very very nice ;o)) (240508)
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