Oud Beersel Oude Kriek

Brewed by Brouwerij Oud Beersel
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Beersel, Belgium

Pours like a light sugar free cherry soda, fruit and vinegar on the nose, sour tart on the touge with some cherry that comes out in the finish. Tasty beer, I am enjoying it a lot.

Great balance of flavors in this well-constructed lambic. Mellow yet poignantly sour cherry too.

Bottle purchased @ Pizza Port. Poured as a violent red wine, except, it had a fizzy creation of foam and it continued to bubble like some kind of chemistry experiment. Strangely enough, the aroma was similar to a red wine with a robust and sweet meets tart fruit olfaction that had me intrigued as how the flavor would portray this lambic. On first sip, I felt a lively presence of carbonation and fizz and then it sunk in immediately, a flavor of sour and tart fruit with and a very minor after tone of sweetness. Perhaps a note of sour grape and unripe cherries is the best way I could sum up the fruity essence of this kriek.

Hazy red, fairly large pink head with good lacing and retention. Aroma is barnyard action with cherries, fairly funky obviously. Fairly tart, but not overly focused on it. Medium to light body, fairly complex and very quenching.

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Woody lambic with medium sourness and a fair bit of fruity sweetness. Not one of the most sour lambics but still very refreshing and enjoyable.

Pours a very nice red. This beer starts out very sour but as you drink more the flavor just gets better and better. The cherry becomes more apparent. I kept going back for more and it was great with some chocolate brownies.

A deep rose color with a huge, fluffy pink head. Very tart aroma of sour cherries, old leather, and must. Flavor of cherries, balsamic vinegar, oak. You can almost taste the age on this. Moderately acidic with a dry finish. Well balanced, outstanding.

Pleasant looking cranberry red color with a carbonated pinkish head. Lambic farm aromas along with some vanilla and cherries. Has a strong oak complexity. Mildly tart yet very dry. The kriek is not nearly as noticeable as the color would indicate. The oak is dominant with some vanilla, lemons, grape skins and cherry pits. The vinegar/acidity is their but hardly overwhelming. However, if you enjoy the more acidic nature then pour the bottom of the bottle. The carbonation prickles throughout. This is an enjoyable and true to its style.