Boon Kriek

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

A cherry red beer with a beutiful head. It tastes strongly of cherry which it also tastes of together with an OK bitternes and a very little sweetnes. It’s much less dry and bitter than other krieks I’ve tried (but not rated). A very well tasting easily drinable kriek.

(Bottle 25 cl) "At least 200 grams of cherries per liter", the label promises. Well, that sounds just fine to me. But the problem is, that the cherry-flavour doesn’r really shine through. Pale reddish colour, with a small, bubbly reddish head. No colourings or flavourings which is fine by me too - and also might explain the vague flavours. 190797

37.5 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a red hue and a pink/white head. Aroma is dark estheric cherries, not really sweet nor sour. Clear chaeery flavoured with a creamy mouthfeel going into a dry finish with vague sulphorish note. Very nice.7-4-8-4-16=3.9

ZBF2008: From tap. Pours clear and golden red with a pink head. Aroma is cherry fruity, light caramel malt base. Flavour is sweet cherry, light woody note and with a mild caramel malt base. Caramel takes over most the finish.7-4-7-4-14=3.6

Bottled, 2002 vintage, 4.5% abv. Cloudy clear red. Sweet balsamic cherry aroma. Sweet and clean with lovely cherry flavour, but the body is thin, and the sugar makes it to sweet and deprives it of complexity.

Bottle. Vintage 2004. Color is dark ruby with a medium head with medium duration. Aroma is cherry. Taste is cherry and quite acidic. Bitter finish.

Bottle. 4.5% Cherry aroma. Clear, dark red colour. Small head. Flavour is quite sweet, not sour. The finish is a little watery. 5 3 6 3 12

Draught, 4% at ZBF08. Fat cherry bubble gum aroma. Dark red colour, small creamy pink head. The flavour is quite sweet, some cherry but not too artificial. Not sour like a kriek should be, though. 5 3 5 3 10

Draught. Red amberish colour, small reddish head. Sweet cherry flavour and aroma. Not quite as sweet as Lindemans.

Bottled. Labeled 2003. Red coloured with a solid pink head. Sweet aroma of cherries with notesof woods and marzipan. Sweet flavour of marzipan and cherries with acidic notes, Nice.