Boon Oude Kriek

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

2006 vintage: Pours murky dark red with a pinkish head, looks lovely. Limes and overripe cherries in the aroma, oak barrels, pretty strong notes of chlorine and bandaid. Surprisingly watery taste, not too different from their Geuze - pithy and completely dry with a medium to high tartness, flavours of plant leaves and citrus. It seems as if the cherry flavour decreased over time, since they really add an incredible amount of fruits to this. Light alcoholic burn in the throat. Underwhelming.

375 ml bottle a hazy dark red colored beer with a dark pink head aroma of cherries sour and oak taste very fruity cherries and sourness

Bottle from Theatre of Wine, Greenwich. Pours a cloudy red with a pink head. Aromas of redcurrants, a little vinous, sour cherries, acetic. Flavours of sour cherries, bit of funk, lemon, quite tart. Finishes sour with a tinge of sweetness. Good stuff.

Bottle, 37,5 cl. a dark red hazy colour with a small, but lasting, dark pink head. Taste is one of cherries and sourness. The beer starts sour with the first gulps, but very soon the natural cherry-taste comes fully in your mouth, very well balanced with the sourness. A very good and easy-drinking beer, very refreshing.

Flaske: Årgang 2004. Flot lyserød uklar næsten uigennemsigtig øl med et flot lyserødt skum. Duften er svagt kirsebær med en del surhed og en smule stald. Smagen er forholdsvis kompleks med en tydelig aldring der gør at frugten næsten er forsvundet men dog har sat sit præg. Dejlig øl.

(bottle) pours a hazy dark purple colour with a fluffy pink head. dominant aroma of sweet cherry pulp, with light notes of citrus and earth. flavour is cherries and barnyard, with medium funk and a dry sour finish. light to medium body with lively carbonation.

Pours a dark red with a pink head. Aroma of sour cherries, and Brett. A strong tart sour cherry flavor with Brett characters. This is sweet and tart, sour and funky, overall pretty good.