Oud Beersel Oude Kriek

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

I know that there are folks in Belgium trying to resuruct this brewery. I found a bottle at Toronado in San Francisco last week. It is an amazing beer; a beautiful red color with a pink head and so sour that it makes you pucker.

yet another loweredsixth gift.before i rate,i need to say i jsut ventured into the world of lambics,so lets see what i come up with.i was surprised to see this resemble an amber ale in body and head.the aroma contained cherries and a barnyard funkieness,and a bit of a sour end.the flavor was REALLY TART.alot like sour apple warheads.as i said,this is a new style to me so im sure i will grow into it.

Cloudy, pinkish orange color with a light pink head. Barnyard funk and sour cherry aroma. Extremely sour cherry, barnyard funk, hay and lemon flavors. Very crisp, tingly feel with an extremely dry sour finish. Very good!

Cloudy, murky deep amber color with a pinkish head. The aroma was real funky...barnyard funkiness...hay, wet animal fur, tart cherries. The flavor was quite tart (me likes)...cherries, lemon powder, grass. The feel was very crisp and completely dry. Thanks BBB63!

surprisingly available for a retired beer. my first lambic of any kind. very interesting. beautiful dark pink/red color. nice and tart taste becomes more sour as it warms a bit. very nice. i will try more of this style.

Beautifuly red in color with a pink head. The nose is tart with the obvious smell of cherries. to the first tast it folowed thru with classic lambic sour tast followed by charries and all brought together with the sweet smaking of my lips. the beer seems to be very carbinated for a kriek in general let alone one a couple of years old. Delicieous and Unforgetable my favoriet Kriek.

Nieuw, na de ’herrijzenis’. 37.5 cl fles, gebotteld in september 2006. Diep robijnrood met een wandklevend roos schuim. De droge, zurige, leerachtige aroma’s van de geuze zijn ook hier terug te vinden, hoewel zachter en met een aromatische kruidige toets. Krieken zweven ergens in de verte en komen beter tot hun recht in de smaak. Deze is overigens droog doch heel licht zurig en wordt gevolgd door een tamelijk lange bittere nasmaak van de pitten. Het mondgevoel begint prikkelend en eindigt wat astringent. Old rating: 37.5 cl bottle, bbe 3 Dec 2023. Ruby red, unexpectedly hazy and foamy for a fruit lambic. In the nose, cinnamon and pepper are present, along with some remarkable, but still gentle, acidity. Acidic and woody flavour with a very gently bitter aftertaste, with cherries present all the way. Chewy palate, maybe a bit too simple. Give me more. 8-5-8-4-17 (4.2)

Pours a fairly clear ruby body with a frothy white head that is tinged pink. The aroma is sour and very cherry with a slight medicinal character and something slightly cheesy that I keep catching occassionally. The flavor is fairly sour and the cherries come through nicely, but there’s not a whole lot backing it up except for a slightly metallic sourness. The palate is big-bubbled and soda-like.