JagerQueen (123), Shoreline, Washington, USA 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 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 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 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 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 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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