 bierkoning (4691), La Tropica, Netherlands
Apr 10, 2002 Updated: Jan 18, 2004
Found in a lost corner in my cellar. I bought this bottle in 1993 at Hanssens itself. Dusty aroma, with oak, caramel, porto and cherries. The taste is a very pleasant surprise. The mousse has almost gone, the years have rounded and eased the sourness. Still a good cherry taste, some syrupy sweetness, honey and caramel. An outstanding example of a well-ripened old kriek (4.0: 7/3/9/4/17). Re-rate, fresher bottle (2000 probably)Strong cherry aroma with lemon and oak. Very sour, but also with a good deal of cherry and some almond bitterness. Lemon. Dry mouthfeel. Great kriek lambic, one of my all time favorites. Another re-rate: somewhat citric cherry aroma and flavor. Cheesecake. Firm cherry character.
MrChopin (156), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Red with bubbly white head. Aroma is tart and full of leather, in addition to cherry and slightly-vinegar dust and hay, some serious funky urine hiding in there. Flavor is a near perfect balance between sweet, tart cherries and slightly sour vinegar, hay; it’s a little on the sweet end, but the sour cherries are long-lasting. Dry yet refreshing. This isn’t more complex than other lambics, but for me, it’s as satisfying as any that I’ve tasted.
Lord_Corkscrew (535), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
Aug 1, 2008 Ottima kriek molto acida che sviluppa un sapore di sarde sott’olio. Bottiglia da 37.5 comprata a Milano.
BoBoChamp (618), Gent, Belgium
Jul 28, 2008 38cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, not balanced, hazy, nearly no head, nice sour Kriek
shrubber85 (2462), Wallhalben, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Jul 28, 2008 Corked bottle. Musty, dank basement sour cherry malt aroma. Cloudy ruby red color with minimal head. Musty dry, tart sour cherry flavor. Very nice traditional fruit lambic.
JCB (949), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to emacgee for sharing! Extremely rich lambic, with just faint tastes of the kriek in there. It’s well served by the deep dry flavors of black cherries, as something brighter would just spoil the complexities of this lovely dry funk, with its lengthy finish. Delicious.
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