Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Lembeek, Belgium

Opened the cork carefully to no pop, no carbonation. Granted it was a 1989 bottle, but was hoping a tiny bit of fizz was left in it. Very cloudy walnut color pour. Slight funk in the nose, with a subdued sourness. Flavors are muted, really didnt get much from this one. The bottle appears to have seen better days, will have to trade for a younger bottle and rerate.

Cloudy amber, some head. Solid cherry aroma, with light hints of lemon. Medium sweet flavor, with an odd funk that’s hard to place--almost fishy. Tartar sauce? Pickles? Good kick of cherry.

I had an old version of this one - maybe that accounts for my not that overwhelming impression. The the color is brown and it has no head. The aroma is of wood and ammoniac. The flavor was sour - as it is supposed to be - but with strong notes of ammoniac. The ammoniac really draws this beer down for me - I have to try to find it again.

This kriek pours with a nice red body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing left on the glass. The aroma is woody, oakey and slightly sweet yet tart with a slight mustiness and cherry notes. The flavor is tart and slightly sweet with cherry notes and a woody, oakey accent with a very slight mustiness. Light to medium bodied and dry.

Deep apple cider mash color with a nice sour apple/cherry aroma. Bitter grape feel, actually kind of dry and subtle, but damn good.

95: brilliant ruby with streaks of purple...thin head..a cherry accented brett pond..nice tartness, good solid chewy bing cherry, very clean with solid cherry...not as much funk as i would have hoped for, maybe it lost its funk over the years..but still, quite solid.

Vintage 95. Reddish amber.Lightly bretty aroma, touch of cider, some acetic acid. Just the merest hint of cherry remaining. Built upon a very smooth mellow lambic. Not overly tart or aggressive (cantillon peppery character) This is some pretty sexy stuff. I'm just amazed at the mellow sourness set against the essence of cherry, this is some blindingly good stuff. Sure wish I had access to more.

1989 vintage. Awesome! One of the graduate students in my department cracked this bottle (unsold stock from a shuttered beer/wine store) after a slideshow. Very tasty after ~15 years. Poured cloudy orange-red with a quickly dissipating head that reappeared with a swirl of the glass. Loaded with yeast sediment (and a few chunks). Classic lambic aroma, very sour and tart with musty cheese rind notes. Cleary the sourest lambic I've tried, with an almost puckering sour, tart, woody flavor with cheese rind and dust. The cherries added to the tartness but their presence was surprisingly subdued; this is no "sweet" lambic, and the fruit flavor has all but vanished in the sour depths. This was a "love it or hate it" experience for those who tried it; I happen to be in the former camp. Nicely carbonated and a real treat!