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De Ranke Kriek 3.75 316

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
3163.77/5.03.75/5.07%73.9Snifter, 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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 pivnizub (5100), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Bottle (75cl, bought at Dranken Geers):Reddish-amber coloured, cloudy, small off-white layer, fresh tannic-fruity nose with distinctive cellary traces (lambic, gueuze); full dry sourish flavour with a discreet remaining sweetness, medium bodied; lingering, lingering and lingering dry fruity finish with a light hoppiness in the aftertaste. A perfect thirst-quencher...........


hurrisnow (6), Nebraska, USA
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3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/54/103/510/20
Jan 11, 2008  
An interesting beer, however, if this was a geuze, I feel it would be undrinkable due to it being too sour.Thanks to Sledge Jr.


 kitschy (213), Nebraska, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 11, 2008  
In bottle, capped and corked. A muddy fruit punch color, with white fizzy head. Smells like cherries that have fallen off the tree onto warm cement. Palate is a real roller coaster, tart, sour, cherry - a true tongue workout. Flavor takes cherry and then adds a bunch of sour, but not the yeasty stuff I despise.


 SledgeJr (3003), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/101/517/20
Jan 11, 2008  
In the 750 mL bottle from Beertopia. Looks like the color of an elixer made from orange juice and cranberry juice. Reddish orange pink with a pink effervescent head that dies fairly quickly. From the aroma, this is going to be very sour, but I still smell some intense cherries. Very sour tart cherry in flavor. Has some wet horse blanket effects, but the battery acid is fairly severe. I’d suspect that this might be below pH of 2.0. What keeps this from burning a hole in my stomach? This is incredible.


ba2008 (25), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 2, 2008  
Poured a ruby red with a slight haze. The aroma is obviously sour cherries and a wee bit of sulfer. The taste is whole sour pie cherries right off the tree, with a little of the oaky wood taste.


SeaSide7Stone (5), California, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Red in color, not too pink nor dark. Frothy on pour. Sweet cherry aroma. Tart cherry taste. Medium body. No aftertaste. Nice fruity beer, reasonably priced for a specialty.


 drseamus (103), Troy, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/516/20
Dec 24, 2007  
Served from a nice capped and corked 750ml. Crystal clear red body with tons of visible carbonation. There was a white head just for a touch but it disappeared quickly. Nice sour tart cherry aroma with no detectable sweetness. There is a slight chlorine note, but it could be in my head. The flavor is extremely tart with a great pucker effect. There is a very dry finish with a hint of brett. There is a bunch of carbonation on the tongue giving it a nice mouthfeel. Overall a good beer.


 yobdoog (1533), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2007  
Thanks EDA. After 20 or so Impy Stouts this was amazing. Nice sour cherries and some sugarplums on aroma and taste. Taste has more citrus fruits than aroma. Aroma has a little oak where in the taste I don’t find any. Very nice overall.



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