Kasteel Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Fruit Beer
Ingelmunster, Belgium

Dark brown color with red reflexes, and minimal pink head. In the aroma, the cherry obviously predominates. In mouth it is very sweet, the palate also comes completely invaded by the sweet of the cherry. In the end a pinch of acidity. Too much sweet for my tastes.

Pretty glass, pretty color. Aroma of fresh cherry. Taste is cherry and slightly sour, but gets a little old after an entire glass. Stick to a few ounces and it’s extremely enjoyable.

Bottle. Pink red pour with a white pink head. Aroma and taste of tart cherry, but not too sweet. Good fruit beer.

Poured dark reddish brown, simple, sweet, slightly tart cherries, bready, malty.

A: Very sexy brew. Pours a dark reddish purple, like a fine wine. The head is nice and thick at the edge of the glass, and is a nice foamy white tinged with purple. S: Big Cherry aroma all over the nose, with a nice candy like sweetness. T: MMM, very tasty, Not as sweet as most of the cherry beers I’ve had, and there is a distinct tartness from the fruit which makes this one a real winner. M: Light and sparkling in body. Very refreshing.

Bottle from Sam’s, Durham, shared with family. Good thing it was shared, because I’m not sure I could finish a big bottle of kriek quite this sweet and (relatively) one-dimensional. The pour is nice, a dusky brown with a pinkish tint to it and a crisp carbonation cap. A bit of age seems not to have done this one too many favors, as the cough syrup flavors have come to dominate. Slightly syrupy, with just a hint of cherry pit and not much of a sense of the underlying ale’s character. Average.

Pours a dark brown with reddish edges Pinkish off white head. Big tart cherry aroma. Flavor is sweet then tart cherry with a lightly bitter finish.

330 ml Bottle white the name kasteel rouge a dark red beer smell cherry and very sweet taste cherry and a lot of sweetness and little bite of alcohol