Baladin Mama Kriek

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Fruit Beer
Piozzo, Italy

Bottiglia da 75cl comprata al birrificio, bevuta durante una partita a poker con gli amici qua in soffitta; versa colore oro, decisamente più chiaro di quanto mi aspettassi (d’accordo che è a base Wayan, ma ci sono dentro le ciliegie!!!), torbida e con buona schiuma. Aroma straordinario, qualcosa che da tempo non sentivo in una birra: spezie e ciliegie si fondono in un’acidino intenso ma al tempo stesso carezzevole e ’caldo’. Sapore complesso ma ben bilanciato con finale secco. Straordinaria, per me una delle migliori proposte del Baladin.

GBBF 2003, bottle: Very complex overall in all respects, though I'm not sure if I'm convince of its success. Starts with a spicy, complex nose of fresh hops, corriander, and over-ripe fruit. Darky cloudy gold color (like a Weizen). Fresh, mouth-filling malt body. Taste of peaches, apricots that falls off quickly. No sign of cherries, but I know they are there. One of the most complex beers I've ever had. It's everything at once: chicory, coriander, fruit, hips, malt, sugar, etc. Wow.

Bottle. GBBF2003 (kriek tasting session). Hazy pink red, low head and moderate condition. Big spicy corriander and melon fruit nose, more corriander in the mouth with more fruit (this time peach). Quite dry and thin in the finish. Few obvious cherry notes except for the colour, but a good spicy wheaty beer, like Hoegaarden brewed with Weihenstephan yeast.

Off white full lasting head. Cloudy orange colour. aroma is malty, spicy, fruity (peach) with floral notes. Aroma is malty and fruity with light sour tones, ending in a fruity (cherries) finish. Medium bodied.

(botle)Hazy orange colour with fluffy white head. Light sourish aroma with vague notes of yeast old wood and dried cherries. Fruity and a bit woody flavour of cherries and cork. Quite charming and refreshing drink. Thanx a lot Per!

Bottled 0,75L. Much compact and dense head, good persistence. Orange color clearly, discreetly torbid and with a good fizz. Rich and spiced scent; notes of cereals like as barley and spelt. Light notes of fruit, peel of peach and the orange (least sour black cherry). Enough pungent taste and much sour one. Balanced with a most light bitter. Sour end with notes of clear grape, wine cellar and must. Unusual and originates one.

Bottled. Cloudy amber. Aroma of cinnamon and cherry. Dryish, lively and spicy with light, sparkling mouthfeel. Flavours are discrete but pleasant, and it isn’t the mindblowing, extrovert beer the fantastic bottle makes you believe it is, wherefore I believe it is easy to overlook the qualities of this beer.

Totally hazy orange. Orange-coloured, 1/2 cm thick head, relatively stable. Very spicy nose, ginger, orange zest, undefined spices (they tell me gentian, in fact all the Wayan spices). No kriek, or cherries. "Farmyard" flavours, ginger, spicy, rosemary. No kriek. End of the bottle is solid suspension of yeast and other stuff. What IS this?? Mouthfeel a bit burning form the spices, no fruitacids. Again rosemary, even lavender in the aftertaste. This is like an Italian (?) interpretation of "Farmyard ale". Whatever this is, it ain't kriek - but the brewer maintains, it's gonna change character after six months lagering. Oh well.