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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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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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 presario (3009), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 14, 2006  
Dusty red. Ghosty foam. Cheese, salt and cherry aroma. Restrained sourness. Light saltiness and ghostly cherry flavour.


 BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 12, 2006  
Bottle: Ruby caramel color, light pink head, nice lacing. Nose is vinous and tart with some subtle fruity and malted notes. The flavor is also tart, nice balance and very funky good. Finish is good with some light cobwebb syrup and brett. Nice light fruit but still tart. Good. Yum.


 Tranquillity (1168), Espoo, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 10, 2006  
Sour aroma of cherries and perfume. Hazy red-brown with a hint of a cloud on the sides of the glass. Extremely sour, even for a kriek, very dry and addictive. The mouth starts watering from this and you just want more. Doesn’t really taste cherry, it’s more like an English cider (old rosie scrumpy comes to mind).


 JK (2967), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 2, 2006  
A red beer, and pink foam on top. The aroma is sour cherry and barnyard. It seems like it is almost a lambic, in fact I’m not sure why it isn’t classified in that category. It is a little sour, but not as sour as I expected or actually hoped. The cherry flavor comes through unmistakeably, and towards the end of hte bottle the beer is more cloudy and pleasant yeast flavors mix with the fruit and sourness. Low carbonation.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 2, 2006  
Cellar’s Tasting. Pours with a medium hued red and a large red head. Definite aroma of cherry, but there’s a not-so-subtle hint of lambic sourness. The cherry flavor is more subdued in this Kriek than others, but by no mean takes a backseat. The sourness and oak are both definitely noticeable. As the gent leading the tasting pointed out, "it’s not Lindeman’s."


 moejuck (1172), Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 24, 2006  
My first paper covered bottle...The aroma is funky, slightly sour, and woody. The appearance is red with a nice pink head that dissipates quickly. Full palate with good carbonation. The taste is very, very sour with good cherry flavor up front. Some light funk sits behind it all to add complexity.


 Theis (3792), Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 19, 2006  
Bottle at ØLbaren - thanks to Jacob. Clear ruby - white edges. Light rubber, berries, sourness, earthy, sweetness, very nice, dry finish. Nice carbonated.


 skibumphishead (180), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/514/20
Nov 17, 2006    Updated: Dec 1, 2006
750 shared with brie and shawn. yummy sourness that reminds me of cantillon kriek. bubbly sour goodness.. very nice sweet flavors blended with a mild sour funk



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