Liefmans Kriek Ongezoet op Vat

Draught@Kulminator 05/2007... Clowdy red colour ... sharp cherry nose ... cherry vinegar ... lots fo depth ... very fruity ... hints of pickled onion ... Am i a philistien for thinking this would be a good salad dressing....

On tap at Erasmus 08/2009... deep red ... sharp sour nose with a lot of cherry ... sharp lemon sour in flavour ... light cherry ... and again pickled onions.... really not me.

(Draught at Erasmus, 3 samples) The waitress asks what beer I would like to try and with an anxious smile I ask for the Ongezoet op Vat. The waitress gives me a look back and pauses…. “Do you know that this beer is unsweetened?” she asks. I responded, “yes, thank god!” All I had drunk for the past two days in Bruges were sweetened lambics… The beer comes to the table with a lightly hazy glistening red body with a spare ring of tiny white bubbles atop. The aroma is very clean and refreshing like stepping outside in the spring to the essence of the dew in the garden, fresh cherries, perfume on a sexy young lady, and some light barnyard scents in the distance. Flavor of assertive acidic cherries and lots of funkiness. Perfectly refreshing, mouthwatering, endorphin rocking symphony in my mouth. I would make this a staple in my cellar, if they only bottled this heavenly delight.

On tap at Erasmus. This bright red lambic poured with no head and a cherry and vinegar aroma. There is a sour cherry flavor that has the mellow lambeek characteristics. Tastes a bit like Schaerbeekse Kriek.

Tap at Erasmus. Pours a deep cherry red with small bubbles. Aroma of fairly sour cherries - Schaerbeekse. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is sour. Also cherry. Smooth. Acidic mellowing to tart. It’s woody. It’s the best cooking cherry.

@ Erasmus. Pours cherry red and practically still. Aroma of sour cherries and plenty of funk. Taste is huge sour cherries with some pits. Very refreshing on the palate. Finish is lingering sour cherry. Probably the best kriek I’ve had in terms of melding cherry flavor with sour funk. Probably the best kriek I’ve had period. +1 to why the hell isn’t this bottled?

Op en vat @ Erasmus, Brugges. Tart tannic cherry with a slight woody note but mostly awesome sour sherbetty cherryness. Why the hell don’t they bottle this?

Taste from the brewtanks on 30.04.09. GREAT ! Dark redcherry color, with almost no head. Aroma fruit (good fgresh cherrys). Medium body. Taste real cherry notes with tannic pits. This is a fantastic beers, bring it out on bottles please.

Draught at De Kulminator: Very dark cherry juice with no head. Good nose of acid and fruit, but unexpectedly clean. Lacking the real barnyard funk. Cherry skins and some cherry flesh. There is some farm there but its more like a farm in a heavy fog. Some notes of hay float above a low bandaid or rubber. Nice tart cherry juice with a squeeze of lemon in the mouth. Tart and acidic with a nice musty quality. I am quite happy with the flavors I am seeing. Too bad the aroma didn’t live up to that. Good true cherry notes with tannic pits. Pear and apple also make an appearance. Citric acid with some lacto touches. Mouthfeel seems a bit fuller than it actually should due to the fact that you produce quite a bit of saliva.