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De Ranke Kriek

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Sour Ale

Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3153.77/5.03.75/5.07%73.4Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Kriek de Rank is real Belgian sour ale fermented with cherries and then blended with real lambic. It is unfiltered and unpasterized. The de Rank brewery was founded by two good friends; Nino Bacelle & Guido Devose. To them, brewing is a weekend hobby, not an occupation. For a few hours every week they make small batches of what many consider the best specialty beers. Their beers are robust and flavorful. They use the best Hallertau and brewer’s Gold varieties of hops.
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 cellar (499), Dublin, Ireland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Thx for another great tasting, Kim (Beljohansen). un clear, red, short head, tart, sourt and fresh


 DSG (1513), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 1, 2008  
(3/2/08) Bottle sample at Zythos Bier Festival 2008 in Sint Niklaas. Cloudy deep red beer with a pinkish head. Fruity, cherry aroma with hints of berries. Sourish cherry flavor with brett and some sweetish notes. Medium body. A very nice Kriek.


 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Bottle Bryant Lake Bowl. Mild barnyard funk with a pleasant amount of dry and tart cherry skin. Wet hay, wet grass and rotting citrus zest. Pours cloudy dark pink with a frothy white head. Good acidity and tartness on the tongue. Wood and red grape skin tannin. Lively crisp and refreshing, though lacking the complexity of Cantillon Kriek.


 KimJohansen (7061), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Hazy red with medium head. Sour nose with cherry, wood and grapefruit notes. The flavor is sour with notes of cherries, wood and grapefruit. High carbonation.


 Fin (3423), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Bottle from Dranken Geers, Gent, Belgium. Had this 20-03-08 Pours with a Barbie like head (pink and fluffy) atop a lucious almost blood red body, it looks great. Aroma gently sour but cherries very much there. Tasted superb, gentle fizz on the tongue, yes it’s funky but not overly so, cherries are nice dry and tangtastic, can’t be bothered to write anymore just want to sip and enjoy, its lovely.


 gueuzeisgod (109), Graham, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 20, 2008  
750 ml. bottle, pours with minimal head, minimal lacing. Smells sour and acidic, lactic and acetic, light pie cherry aroma. Funk is present but restrained. Thin body, puckeringly sour, but not exactly aggressively so. Cherry taste is not very dominant, a bit of wood- I don’t know if this is barrel aged though.Almost no residual sweetness. Empty glass smells like a fine leather purse.A real palate cleanser, could cut through some stinky cheeses quite well. I like this Kriek, worth seeking out.


 RCL (1479), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Light sourness married with subtle hints of cherry sweetness and just a little funk. Great balance and not face-implodingly sour.


 FatPhil (3477), Espoo, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Bottle (ZBF2008)
Fruity, but not just cherry. Sharp, refreshing, a touch of apple, and a hint of crotch. Finish is dry tangy cherries.



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