Hanssens Oude Kriek

Brewed by Hanssens Artisanaal
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Dworp, Belgium

Oh wow. The best Lambic I’ve had. One of the best beers I’ve had, in general. Pervasively sour and dry, earthy/musty, with not unpleasant hints of sweat and leather in both aroma and flavor. They seem to have used sour cherries, which works very well with the full-force Lambicness. The beer is reddish-copper, with scant yet persistent head. This is an all-out assault on the tastebuds-- the knobs go up to eleven here-- and those who are new to Lambic should probably steer clear lest they be turned off to the style.

One of the best kriek lambics on the market. Dry but fruity at the same time. Big ripe cherry flavour with the same elegant lambic complexity as the gueuze, though it works even better here. One of the top 5 beers I had while in Belgium. Extremely elegant, thirst quenching and complex.

Bottle, 37,5 cl. (Bought @ Geers) Absolutly one of the best kriek lambics on the market. Beautiful red color, little rose head. Aroma sour, cherries. Medium body. Taste sourness, dry but fruity at the same time. Great sour and cherrie aftertaste. Like it !

Bottle from 08 Night of the Funk. Aroma of funked up cherries. Flavor of wood, acidic cherries, bretty cherries, just marvelously classic. No bells and whistles, but so fantastic.

Not being bid into Lambic's but i have to say what a brew this stuff is fantastic.Color is nice i think,I'm lambic deprived.good color . very fruity in the aroma. the flavor is wonderful very fruity some what sour but it's liveable.It's a nice addition to my taste experience.I wish i had more of these to sample there a nice change from the ordinary.

red, thin head,,big brett sour aroma with hints of sour cherry, powdered sugar, leather, sweat, and sweetness...nice cherry flavor with a nice bretty leathery sourness..a perfect combinatination of sourness and cherry sweetness..powdered sugar goodness..a relaxing and beautiful beer.

This haystack has been sitting in this creamy microbial rot puddle for millenia...A careful approach reveals a formidable stench of acidity (yes, even in the nose) and earth-soiled gym socks which had been packed at the bottom of a plastic bag after a week of camping in the Everglades...A second step closer divulges gaudy kelp marinated in sweet cherry syrup...A bite of this antique block of what was once fresh cereal cringes the palate for a second until the tart ascension of cherries is appeased by ageless bread dough, cheese and even tomatoes (a bruschetta!)...This one’s so alive, it spoke to me...

Cloudy red-brown coloured, small head. Aroma and flavour is more towards a gueuze than a kriek, which i like. Like the Hanssens oude gueuze, this is really world-class.