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De Ranke Kriek 3.75 315

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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 TBone (6844), Pori, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
May 1, 2006  
Bottled, 0,75 lt, vintage 2004
Deep cherry red, clear, small firm reddish head. Earthy, sour fruity nose - very Cantillon-like. Sour cherries, overall somehow watery palate with metallic notes. Dry, delicious sour-fruity finish and long sour aftertaste. Earthy notes. Alcohol is completely hidden. Extremely drinkable "lambic", just lacks some "deep fruityness" of eg. Cantillon Kriek.


 sunevdj (1785), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/54/20
Apr 23, 2006    Updated: May 26, 2007
Pours dark red with a nice pink head. Very sour with aromas of vinegar and sour cherries. Sour and slightly bitter finish. We tried to mix this one with the abnormaly sweet Kasteel Donker - They both got a bit better.


 SB (317), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 16, 2006  
From bottle. 75cl e.

Pours a dark cloudy red. Bubbly, fast dissipating pinkish, white head. Aroma sour (funky) with slight hints of vanilla and oak. Flavor acidic and sour. Slight cherry notes come through as it warmed. Finish was dry and no offensive lasting aftertaste. Mouthfeel was fizzy, carbonation was soild.


 erway (1002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 15, 2006  
Pours a beautiful glowing reddish pink with an equally beautiful head of pink froth and lacing. The aroma is heavily acidic with notes of horse-hair, almonds, vanilla, and a huge wallop of sour cherries. The body is spritzy, light, refreshing, and exceedingly dry. The flavors are dominated with the sour cherries that are encased and magnified by the incredible sourness of the brett and lactic cultures. The finish is dry and quick with no off-flavors whatsoever.


 hiphops (280), caldwell, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2006  
pale brown color. smells like cherry vinegar. acidic and sour almost to the point of vinegar. but when you think it’s gonna over do it it fades into a cherry sweetness. not the best kriek but still enjoyable.


 TheBeerGod (3168), Newport News, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 20, 2006  
Bottled. Murky red body. Nose is muddled cherry, soured fruits, and light woodiness. Taste is tart cherries but has a light sweetness to it. Some light barnyardy type flavors, along with some wet wood and a hint of earth tones add to this. Body is sharp and acidic with a dryness throughout around the edges and during the finish. Ends with more sour cherry, light woody flavors, faint damp earthiness, and light barnyardy notes.


 auderale (572), Fairchild AFB, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 20, 2006  
Dark red colored pour with not much head at all. Nice black cherry aroma with a mild sour cherry taste. I like the smell better than the taste.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 20, 2006  
Almost vinegar like sour cherry aroma. Red colored beer with a thick and creamy pink head that lasts. Acidic and sour cherry flavor is mouth puckering yet extremely easy to drink. Almost chuggable. Dry and tangy finish. Good stuff.



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