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Kasteel Kriek

Kasteel Kriek

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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck

Ingelmunster, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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3233.61/5.03.6/5.08%95.8Flute P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Belgian ale with cherries and cherry juice added.

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 JagerQueen (123), Shoreline, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/515/20

Jun 27, 2004  
Pours a ruby red color with a pink bubbly head. Lots of pop sound-very carbonated. Aroma is the tart and sweet of a typical kriek...this one is not overly sour though, like some tend to get. Taste is very wine like, with a sharp edge to it. Sweet, warm, a little sour aftertaste, but not overwhelming. Finishes sweet, a little light, very nice.

KornDogg (24), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 8, 2008  
On tap, Sharp Edge Creekhouse, pittsburgh, Love at first taste... great tart cherry flavor without being too boring.. nice balance


 Tripplebrew (285), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/514/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Pours a cherry/pinot noir red with close to no head. Looks like watery cough syrup. Aroma is syrupy fruit. Flavor is sweet cherry, much like cherry pie. Body is medium with little carbonation. Really good fruit beer but so sweet it is hard to drink.


 WisconsinBeer (346), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 4, 2008  
On tap, Muddy Pig. Pours a deep ruby red color with minimal head. Flavor is initially dry and tart, a bit fizzy, but rolls into a mellow lingering cherry sweetness. Flavors of oak, vanilla, and port wine also present. Medium bodied, somewhat syrupy. Well done for a fruit beer.


 Illini08 (519), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Sampled at the Sep. Carolina Crew gathering. Light red or mahogany color. Cough syrup aroma. Very sweet cherry flavor with more cough syrup in there. Not bad, but not my thing either.


 allfreej (295), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/59/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bottled (750 ml) as Kasteel Rouge, cork marked 01/2007. Fizzy, pink head that faded quickly. Very red, clear pour. The nose was overwhlemingly cherry, much like cherry Kool-Aid. Flavor was cherry--too much cherry and not enough beer. poor balance. I am a fan of lambics with cherries added to them, but this beer lacked the wonderful lambix sourness to balance the cherry flavor and, as a result, fell short.



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