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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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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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 marcus (1895), Sacramento, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 20, 2009  
2007 bottle at Cambrinus. This red Lambic poured with a decent pink head that went away quickly. There is a subtle cherry aroma and a natural lambeek cherry flavor that is slightly sour, with little sweetness. The sour brown base gives this beer a different dimension.


 bhensonb (4358), Woodland, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 15, 2009  
750 shared at Cambrinus in Brugge with Marcus. BB 09 2012 / bottled 09 2007. Pours hazy ruby with a large pink head. Sharpish sour cherry aroma. Less than medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is sour, but not so very, cooking cherry. A smooth and moderate kriek. Cherry skin aspects coat the mouth. Finishes cherry and pleasantly sour.


 craftycarl21 (563), South Hero, Vermont, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 30, 2009  
Pours a blood orange color with fizzy light pink head. Aroma is quite tart, with vinegar and cherry, along with a musty hay quality. Flavor starts with the same tartness, then shifts to a sweeter and smoother feel near the finish. Flavor sticks on the tongue- interesting and tasty brew.


 Jblauvs (600), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 29, 2009  
blood orange pour with minimal head. aroma is of cherries, musk, horseblanket, some vinegar. taste is tart at first, slight cherry, bit of sweetness. pleasant


 oteyj (777), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Dark ruby pour with minimal head. Aroma is cherry, vinegar, and some barnyard. Yeast character is quite intriguing. Flavor is tart cherry, and vinegar with some sweeter notes in the finish. Palate is medium to full with a tart, dry finish. Interesting style of sour blended with lambic. I was skeptical, but it was quite enjoyable.


 Pipper (258), Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 20, 2009    Updated: Jul 11, 2009
Pours a muddy purple/red with no head. On the nose: same white grape tartness as lambic gueuzes but the flavor is really watered down. Flat but crisp. Don’t get the cherry taste but more lemon and white grape. Love the crisp cool character and the slightly boozier aroma of this as compared to the guezes. Very drinkable but not very complex.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 18, 2009  
Pours a pinkish amber color with a pink head. Aroma is sour with some cherries, yeast, slight oak, and a little horseblanket. Flavor is tart and sour with cherries, candied sugar, yeast, and some oak. One of the most sour, sour beers I’ve had. Pretty delicious.


 minch25 (366), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 18, 2009  
Murky raspberry red, light pink head quickly dying down. Funky lambicy aroma. Quite tart; in fact it tastes just like a kriek lambic if perhaps toned down a little in its acidity. Short finish, refreshing. Not cheap but worth it. Very classy.



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