Moriau Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Lembeek, Belgium

[Brewed by Moriau] An opaque dark red beer with a disappearing pink head. The aroma is sweet with notes of cherries and dust. The flavor is very sweet and only slightly acidic with strong notes of cherries and lesser notes of citrus.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours a hazy amber golden with a creamy light brown head. Very fresh and tart cherry aroma. Medium body with a very soft mouthfeel, a little low in carbonation with sweet’n’sour cherry accents. Lightly tart finish. A real treat - a very, very pleasant and balanced Kriek. 300509

Original bottle, courtesy of Jacob Lövenlund. Cloudy red, small pink head. Fresh cherry aroma. Medium sweet with surprisingly mild acidity The malt flavours actually dominates over fruit and acidity, and a vague hint of cardboard makes me believe it has passed it’s peak. Some more freshening acididty in the finish.

Bottled. Cloudy red coloured with a pink head. Sweet aroma of cherries and marzipan. Sweet flavour of cherries and marzipan. Nice.

Hazy red with a medium beige head. Aroma had cherries, raspberries, brett and wood. Flavour was sweet and sourish with cherries, almonds, brett, lacto and wood notes. Finished sourish. No oxidation and quite refreshing.

75 cl bottle, no label, just a pinkish red stripe. This beer is not allowed to be sold by EU-rules. F*** the rules! Pinkish red color, no head. Bought in Café Moriau in St Pieters Leeuw. The landlady said it was the very last kriek her brother made himself. Must be 5 years old or so. Amazing aroma. Cherry, cherry pits, almonds, ash. No carbon whatsoever. Quietly sweet cherry flavor. Wood, ash, bitter almonds, fresh cheese. Short aftertaste with sherry, bitter almonds and cherry wine. Absolutely amazing beer. has aged well and has developed like an old sherry. Thin, but complex and full of character. I will return to St Pieters Leeuw for more if i ever get the chance. 2 points extra for breaking EU-rules. 38 cl bottle, about 7 years old. Strawberry and raspberry in the aroma mixed with the obvious cherries, just a bit perfumed. Perfumed somewhat faded kriek flavor with notes of rosewater and vanilla. Limited sourness, marmalade-like cherry fruit. Cherry pits. Aspartame sweetness, marzipan. Just a bit thin. Loved it.

A Mes rate: An original 75cl 1998 bottle. Another of Jacobs very generous offerings while he, Sim and I sat outside Plan B. As Jacob so rightly pointed out we needed something to go with the Loerik and this was his selection from his incredibly well stocked cellar that in all honesty had me drooling. Good red amber looks that are probably passing over to amber due to age. It’s 9 years in the bottle show in the nose also but it has lasted really well with lovely soft smokey notes and just a delicate hint of cherry. Flavour is very Boon like with a little too much sweet stuff for me and not enough sourness. Still rather tasty however. Heavy burnt brown sugar for the finish that is actually much better than it sounds. A rare treat and once again I must say thanks to Jacob. For a bogan, you are a great bloke...

Bottle, Huge thanks to Jacob for this gift! A bottle from the origional Moriau brewery, not Boon, so a few years old indeed. Aroma is rammed full of yeasty esters, quite dusty tammed down funk. Taste is similar quite a beast forsure, exremly drinkable however the cherrys flavour has gone and whats left of the fruit character is just general tartness. I took a small reaction to this one, my first beer to find im slightly allergic too, so a special moment foresure.