Liefmans Cuvée Brut (was: Kriekbier)

Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale
Oudenaarde, Belgium

Cask - Fat Cat, Norwich. Cloudy body, pinky-red colour with a fully dissipating fizzy, pink tinged light beige head. TCP and sharp cherries notes on the nose. The flavours are dominated by a sour cherry character that is contrasted by a refreshing sweetness. Sweet and sour acidic finish. A decent palate texture and finishes well. Overall, a well balanced beer.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. Pours a clear amber red with pinkish white head. Aroma of sour cheriesand some funk. Flavor is nice, tart sour cherries, funk, some maltiness. Mouth feel is medium body with medium fizzy carbonation. Overall, a very tasty and relaxing lambic.

37,5 cl bottle, shared with Roger and Asgeir U. Red color, off-white head. Aroma is berries, woodand sourness. Flavor is lovely berries, sweetness and sourness in almost perfect harmony.

’07 bottle. Pours an opaque rosey-tan color, like the inside of a grapefruit with a little brown. Soft, fluffy pink head. Nose is very creamy with some malt and bran/muffin, minor balsamic notes. The sour and sweet elements are in near exact balance, and though it’s the larges part, the cherry is not dominant in the least. Flavor is rather sweet, again a near balance. Very smooth, rather woody and nutty aftertaste with some malt and crisp fruit. Palate a little watery. Not bold or revolutionary, but nicely complex, supremely integrated, and Incredibly pleasant to drink. As near to KRE as I’ve found.

Pours a bit of a translucent dark red color with a nice thick pink head which diminishes very quickly. The aroma is sour intermingled with cherries. The beer also smells of vinegar, a bit vinuous, and some nice earthy tones in there as well. The flavor is surprisingly sweet. There is a small hint of sour fruit and vinegar in the beer. A strong burst of cherry, but not overly so. The mouthfeel is nice with the lively carbonation. This is a very enjoyable sour ale.

2001 vintage $9.99 750 mL, pours without much head. brownish, red color. aroma of brett and cherries, some sweetness. nice, refreshing tartness, could use more cherry flavor. overall, great kriek for the value.

37.5 cl bottle. Nice paper wrapper. Pours dark ruby with a small pink head. Cherrie aroma’s everywhere. Very funky, perfect sour/sweet balance. Might be the best kriek I’ve ever had.

Bottle (75 cl) in a metallic container. Poured a watery red colour, slightly hazy, almost like aged red wine. The smell was fruty, sweet and sour with cherries all over. The taste was sweet and sour and packed with cherries and some nutty almonds.