Lakefront Rosie Kriek

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Sour Ale
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

Sampled at FoBAB ’09. Red pour with some head. Big sour cherry aroma. Kind of funky, dirty cherry flavor. Not the best of sours but certainly one of the better beers i’ve had from Lakefront. Dug the earthy, sourness though.

On tap at the Great Lakes Brewfest 2009. Reddish brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma of sour cherries, varnish, mild yeast and oak. Taste is mildly sour with cherry, tannins, light funk and malt. Though not as "sour" as most sour ale it’s a still a decent sour ale.

I heard that this will be bottled. If it’s not too expensive, I’ll be buying it up. A light and drinkable sour kriek beer, this was perfect on the scorching GTMW09 day. Mildly fizzy, pink body. Tart and sour but not overwhelming.

(Draught) Pours a hazy red body with a small white head. Aroma of cherries, some medicinal, grass, wet leather, and light florals. Flavor of grass, cherries and some wood with a dry, somewhat bitter finish.

Sampled at GTMW 2009 (Madison, WI). Pours a reddish copper, small offwhite head that clings to the edges. Aromas are sour cherries, touch of unk and vinegar. Sweet yet tart, taste is similar, light yet flavorful with heavy tart cherry influence. Not really funky, but prickly, with a decent body for the style. Good fruit and tartness, a bit sweet overall for the style but not distracting. Finish tart on the palate.

Not a true kriek but an interesting beer nontheless. Lacks the complexity of a true Belgian but still has a nice lactic tartness that is very refreshing. A fun little experiment.

On tap at The Rotten Apple. This is the first sour I have enjoyed. Very red and clear. No carbonation visible or felt. Flavor is cherry and some complex fruit. A very nice beer.