Girardin Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij Girardin
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Sint Ulriks-Kapelle, Belgium

Good acidic tones, but the cherrytaste is a little bit in the background, a bit of tart and a quite nice finish, a good kriek, but it can always be better ;)

(o n bottle) Big bobbly pink head, light cherry colour. Sour , but almost sweet cherry kernel aroma. The carbonation is goos balanced, it´s a sweet pour, but not overwhelming. The finish picks up tart and fine; it´s like the mouthfeel goes up on the palate, in a refreshing way.

A Mes rate: I should really start by pointing out that this is one of my beers of choice so this may be just a little biased. It really is a fantastic bit of blending. Deep ruby red body and is surely the best looking kriek. Head tends to last well which is unusual for a lambic. Aroma is awesome. Creamy with a touch of cinnamon and slight antiseptic. That comforting smell from when you were young. Obvious cherry and a bit of barnyard funk but in the most pleasing way imaginable. Body is full and almost like syrup with just the right amount of carbonation that only seems to come through at the finish to add a really enjoyable kick. So far (I think) this is the only beer that I have given a 5 for palate. And the head is still there! It is reasonably gentle and refined for a lambic but a wonderful lick of the usual tartness comes through at the finish. Oh but before all that is a perfect cherry lambic with a good dose of strawberry cheesecake mixed in. Do you think I like this one? It really is very very good.

(Bottle 37,5 cl) Very dark red - close to black - decent, pinkisk head. The cherries are not so prominent in this, but they’re certainly detectable - especially because they’re not completely drowned by sourness. Even a slight hint of sweetness. A decent and drinkable classical Kriek. 100897

There’s some funky cherry aromas coming from this ale. It comes across more like rhubarb with cherry pits and stones, the horseblanket and leather scents being there, too, along with an overlaying acidity. The flavor reflects the aroma, except that the cherries assert themselves more strongly. Sour finish.

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Bottle. Light cherry aroma evenly mixed with musty/moldy smell - smells like an old basement. Dark red color with small head. Sweet-sour cherry flavor with slight mustiness and yeast tone. A very nice traditional kriek.

Bottle. Aroma of fat cherries, some earth and acidity. Clear dark red colour. Plenty, stable bright red head. Acidic flavour with a little sweetness, bitter cherries, a little earth. Very nice, but a little too sweet for me. 6 4 7 3 15

Cask at GBBF08. Clear deep red colour. Fat cherry flavour. Not too sour, good sweetness. 7 3 7 3 17

Would be much better if it were not filtered. Sour cherry and lambic nose. A bit to much residual sugar. Thin mouthfeel. Clean somewhat sweet finish. Still a very nice beer.