De Cam Kriek Lambik

Brewed by Geuzestekerij De Cam
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Gooik, Belgium

On tap at the brewery. Deep ruby, scant head. Full cherry aroma, dry and slightly sour taste with fruit finish. Very nice indeed.

Bottled. Ruby red coloured with a small fizzy head. Woaw! Cherries, cherries and more cherries. Yum. Notes of oak and citrus.

37,5 cl bottle at Delirium Cafe. Pours muddy amber with a red hew and creamy off white head. Sour orig. nose of cherries, leather and vague vinegar. Both have a Ribena sweetness but also a nice tart bite. Very complex and drinkable. Ends super dry. Nice.

Draught at Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2006 – Unclear raspberry red; Lots of hazelnut, a bit 1-dimensional, orange peel oil, very little cherry; Amazing balance, perfect amount of sourness mixed with a little sweetness, it actually touches all elements nicely, soft textured; Into very long finish, slowing of sourness, aroma continues long with lots of fruit. Great! - - - - - (Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm 27 April) - 9-3-7-3-15 - Beautiful unclear raspberry colored body, huge white head; Very special fresh nose lot of cherry, but just as much pear, depth and complexity, with very nice almond notes, from the cherry pit hidden behind; Little watery, but well balanced body to the sour side; Quite long finish, not all that sour and not as complex as nose, mostly tones of different parts of the cherry.

Bottle at Bager (Thanks to Jacob). Murkey dark red - no head. Lots of cherrys, very nice, the sourness is fine and not overwhelming - very soft !!

Cask @ WSF. Bright red with no head at all. Aroma of cherries, much like the oude. Tastes like a sour cherry candy with a slight hint of cinnamon. Thin in comparison to the oude and second rate to that effect...I would expect slightly better from the bottle, will re-rate at that point. *re-rate - Still have not had this from the bottle but had about 3 or 4 glasses at Bruxellensis that pretty much put the previous rate to shame. Hazy deep red with a thin pinkish ring around the glass. Full on cherry assault in both aroma and taste. Nice and sour but not overly so. Well balanced with a great mouthfeel. Still would like to try a bottled sample eventually.

Bottle 37 cl. Thought this was a real pearl of a Kriek. Small light fizzy reddish-white head that was quickly goon, as with most Lambic. Muddy looking red color. Spare lacework. Lots of cherry in the aroma. Also notes of vinegar, citrus, hint of leather and some of the Lambic feel as well. Somewhat dry and dusty feel. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderated sour with lovely fruity sweet flavor. Sour and fresh fruity lingering finish. Wow…..more of De Cam please!!! 15-08-2007

Drunk it at the brewery from draft. The cam is know for it scour freet beers and this one is not an exception.Very nice tasting gruit beer. So much better as the sweet fruit beers