Bios Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Ertvelde, Belgium

The aroma is powerful cherries, and slightly sweet - but contains no sourness - a little weird for a kriek. The color is an unclear dark red and it has a beutiful pink head. The flavor is dominated by cherry, and it is pretty sweet. It has no sourness nor metallic notes as krieks often have. Though it ends on a very slight metallic note instead of bitterness. This is not a kriek, but a cherry sodapop - is that because I had it from keg?

(Bottle 25 cl) The aroma of cherries is overwhelming, as soon as the cap comes off. And the cherries are -to put it mildly- quite evident in the flavor as well. I refuse to believe that the flavor can be this intense without the addition of artificial flavors or at least a concentrate. Light brown and hazy with a reddish tint. Almost no head. The same brewery makes a beer with almost the same label called "Vlaamse Bourgogne. A "Vlaams Bruin"-type. With it’s hint of iron this beer is probably the base of "Bios Kriek". 020304

A mix of two thirds two year old lambic and one third oud bruin, cherries added. Red-brown. Balsamic with balanced sweetness, with fresh, tart cherry flavour. Tasy and interesting, but perhaps a bit sweet in the long run.

25 cL bottle. Pours hazy hazzlenut brown with a diminished light brown head. Brett acidic towards a citric aroma with a slight sweetness. Flavour holds a subdued sweetness beneath a solid fruity acidity. Leads into a nice fruity dry finish with a soft acidity.

<b>Bottle 250ml.</b>
Clear medium to light dark amber red color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caraeml, fermented cherry, sour and sweet cherry, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet, acidic and sweet vinegar with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [260908]

Bottled. Clear red colour, small creamy. Very sweet cherry aroma. Sweet cherry flavour with some bitterish notes in finish. Cherry aftertaste. Carbonation tickles tongue a bit much, otherwise very good.

Draught. Clear red coloured with a solid and lasting beige head. Sweet aroma of cherries. Sweet flavour of cherries and marzipan.

Date: 12/14/1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

hazy red, frothy white head, strong cherry kool-aid aroma, lots of cherry flavor, lots of tartness, biq pucker
-------- /> Date: 03/11/2000
Mode: draft

hazy red, fine white head, strong cherry aroma, rich dry tart cherry flavor,
-------- /> Date: 01/19/2003
Mode: bottle

clear red, whispy head, sweet cherry aroma, thin body, rich cherry flavor with lots of tartness, starts dry and gets much drier and tarter as it warms
-------- /> Date: 02/02/2005
Mode: 2yr old bottle

amber with a rose hue, intense sweet merinshino cherry aroma, good cherry flavor, light tartness, touch of sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.