Boon Oude Kriek

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

Bottle @<a href=http://ratebeer.com/forums/thisted-kalder target=_new> Thisted Tasting by Maria.. Unclear light red color with a aveage, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light red head. Aroma is moderate cherry, sour, wood, currant sour. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate acidic with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (120408)

Pleasant and tart lambic that’s more juicy than funky. And I’m OK with that. Half-bottle pours a deep maroon with pink bubbles that disappear quickly. Nose full of sour cherry and unripe lemon. Flavor is moderately sour, with more cherry than citrus, big fruit. Feels tannic but lively in the mouth. I like this more as a sipper or aperitif than something to throw back and drink with a meal. Possibly underrated for its lack of funk. This is a finer drink.

30.03.2026. SB46. 355mL Bottle. Lightly medicinal cotton and cherries. Plenty of light funk comes through. Some tree bark and peach stems. A drop of sweetness and general fruit. A bit of pie. Pours a beautifully clear vermilion, with a rose-tinted head sparsely cornering the edges of the class. Flavor is rich and deep. Very forward fruit. Canned pie cherries, light black cherry syrup, and pie crust. A heavy, forward cherry flavor. Definitely not sticky or cloying, but it dominates the beer, as it should. The funk that was in the nose has diminishes to carrying some higher alcohols into the nostrils. Nicely sour and dry. Balanced between fruit and cottony lambic character. The flavor are a little restrained for me, and the pie-like cherry flavor masks too much of the lambic for my tastes, but it’s all clean, bright and delightful. Superbly soft.

Bottle year 2000 edition. Pours hazy pink with medium pink head. Great aroma og cherry and alcohol mixed with the sourness. Cherries and green aplles in the mouth and to my taste the sourness and the sweetness is perfectly mixed. I loved it.

Small head pink head. Strong cherry aroma and some grenadine in the background. Very fruity flavor with the nice tartness one can expect from a good Oude Kriek. Green apples, citrus on top of the cherry flavors. Some woody notes.

Sampled in the presentation tent at WBF Raleigh. Bright red color. Big head. Strong funky fruity aroma. Taste is green apple, olive, berry and citrus. Smooth, complex and well balanced.

Bottle. My first whiff made me think "funky!" Nice tartness, but not just cherry juice. Good mustiness, a little woodiness, and even some lemoniness on top of the cherries. Neither overly sweet nor overly tart. Good balance. Really enjoyed this one.

Nice red color and a creamy head. The aroma has notes of cherries, yeast and sourness. The flavour is sourish with hints of vinegar, yeast and nice, sour cherries, that develops into notes of red currant.