Oud Beersel Oude Kriek

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

cherry aroma, with tiny hints of strawberries and vinegar. Red candy-ish head. Fruity, well balanced, with a subtle acid and tart, very good Kriek

Smells lightly of cherries. The flavor is not too abrasive or strong, but is still definitely a lambic. Quite nice. Beer 18.

The aroma is heavy with tart, sour cherries, balsamic vinegar, yeasty funk and that mildly funky/chemicalish aroma I can only describe as stir fried chinese baby corn. The body is a dark pink leaning to red in darker light. The head a pink tinted white, a thumb thick and lasting. Tart funky fore is very acidic and tangy with balsamic vinegar notes. faintly oaky in the middle. Quite dry and crisp on the tongue. very long lingering sour flavor goes well into the aftertaste.

This beer has a dark red pour witha pink head. It looks thick in the glass. The aroma is a very light sour with hints of berries. Lightly sour cherry flavor with some earthiness to it. There seemed to be something off in the aftertaste, however. The palate was a bit thin as well.

Best before 06/10/2024 bottle. Gorgeous appearance! Champagne-like effervescence, clear cherry color topped by the nicest head I have ever seen: compact, rock-solid sustainable and strawberry ice-cream color, lots and lots of laces! As for the aroma,a classic kriek nose of almonds, oak, and of course cherry, feels very natural, not the least artifical, you can almost see the cherries. Flavor is at first dry, then becomes sour and then those two features crank each other until the two merges in a very satisfiyng finish. It is as if the dryness and the sourness were racing, one sligthly in front of the other but you can never tell which one is most likely to win. Need I say it’s well balanced? As for the palate, a bit watery but at the same time round and full. I want more! So appetizing!

’05 Vintage pours red in color wiht sour cherry and malty aromas. Cherry flavors with a sourness that’s almost grand cru like. Some oaky flavors around the edges of my mouth and warming as it goes down my throat.

juice red. pink head. sour cherry musty aroma kinda liek wet change.flavor is dry and sour but not much cherry oak and vinegar finish.

Cherry-red with a medium pink head. Aroma of freshly baked raspberry muffin/cake. Fruity taste is fronted by cherries but also contain elements of all kinds of fruits in the berries families. Some oak/wood in there too. By "real krieks" (non-sweetened) standard this one has medium acidity and medium sourness. A lot less funky than say a Cantillon or a Hanssens. Body lack vigour. I’ve had it much much better overseas but the batch we got in quebec in early 2007 just isn’t cutting it. This rating is for the last batch. Not a bad beer at all but doesn’t compare to the above mentioned classics. I dream of a Kriek creek.