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Bios Kriek 3.11 188

Bios Kriek

Percentile
57
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1883.12/5.03.11/5.05%34.6Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
The Bios Kriek Lambic is sold under the CHERISH label in the USA and outside Europe. Everybody likes the right balance between the sourness of the Lambic and the sweetness of the fruit, in this case cherries. The aroma of the cherries is not too dominant, as it should be. The beer gives a very pleasant and refreshing feeling in the mouth, with a smooth cherry aftertaste. The Bios Kriek Lambic is an excellent thirst quencher, low in alcohol (5 % by volume) and great to drink at parties. True Lambic lovers prefer the Bios Kriek Lambic so much because you taste slightly more of the Lambic sourness, than in some more commercial Belgian Lambics, wherein the artificial sweetness is too strong.
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 Sammy (4024), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 11, 2005  
Reddish yellow colour. Fizzy not much hops. Tartness resembles Raspberry flavour. Sweet and even syrupy though not cloying. Lots of lace. For lambic fans, but didn’t work for me.


 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
0.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/51/101/51/20
Dec 5, 2004  
Pours an off colored copper color with no head. Aroma is that of cherry candy with a strange burning plastic thing going on as well. Not at all well blended. None of the sourness I associate with a great (or even good) lambic. Cherry flavors seem to battle with flavors of chocolate and chemicals. There is a very strange, astringent aftertaste. That burning plastic dynamic shows up again in the aftertaste and sticks on your tongue. This is terrible!


 ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Nov 14, 2004  
2003 bottle. Pours a light red/pink body, clear, but there is dark sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Small fizzy white head. This one missed the boat and then some. First thing that comes to mind is artificially sweet cherry medicine. But then there is a trace of cherry pits in the aroma. Flavor is moderately sweet, with a hint of tartness on the end, I wouldnt go as far as to say sour even, just lightly tart. No interesting yeast notes, no funk, just cherries with a lightly tart background. Not syrupy, but then, it’s also a bit too thin.


 Holdwine (908), Beertimore, Maryland, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20
Nov 11, 2004  
This puppy missed the boat. Ruddy pour. No head. Sour cherries, but no happy lambic buzz. Spoiled cough syrup. Not a happy camper am I.


 jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 11, 2004  
Reddish/brown color with a small white head. Sweet cherry aroma. Sweet cherry flavor that dries somewhat on the finish. A kind of medicinal aftertaste that wasn’t very pleasant. If it wasn’t for the aftertaste, I would’ve given this beer a bit higher rating.


 GeniusGirl (221), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 16, 2004  
caramel colored with hints of ruby. aroma of cherries and wine, sweet cherry flavors with a carbonated soda water finish. nice for tasting, but too sweet for much more.


smahtnicole (15), boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Sep 16, 2004  
This beer smelled like cherries and tasted like cherries too. However, I found it too sweet to be enjoyed for more than a bottle. Would make a lovely gift, though.


 IndianaRed (1559), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/52/102/59/20
Aug 15, 2004  
8Oz Bottle Pours a cloudy orange brown, with not much of a head, but maintained some good lacing. Not what I was expecting for a cherry Lambic. Aroma is a very nice sweet cherry/apple. Just like a cherry lifesaver in apple cider. The flavor is very different. Sharp harsh, bitter. I’m not sure it’s supposed to taste lke this. Sour, vinigary lively carbonation, dissapointing.



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