Oud Beersel Oude Kriek

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

From Beer Mania, Brussels, Belgium. Bottled, 100409. Red with white head. Aroma of dryness and cherries. Flavor is balanced sour with fruit and a hint of wood.

The oaky sour cherry aroma of this beer is absolutely wonderful, this is easily the best kriek I have had even without actually tasting it. The taste is tart and nicely refreshing. I’d love to have this again and again.

best before 2026. sampled apr 2009. red, large thick dark-pink head. sourish, a bit soapy aroma, also some cherries in it. cherry part of flavor is fresh. boy this is sour. very sour. acidic, sweetness (sort of) from red berries. palate is grainy and the brew foams up in my mouth. overall it does taste quite good, but seems to have some edges to it. the sour part is really nice - seems well balanced and "clean".

Saved for a special occasion - just booked my honeymoon. Perfect uncorking - the cork wanted to come out. Great looking ruby body with light amber highlights and a very thin and fast dying pink head. The aroma is heavenly; Perfect sour cherries, definitely mouth watering. Sweet aroma, some earthiness, a little malt comes through, but the ripe and sour cherries is amazing. Medium-bodied; Effervescent feel with the sour cherries, malt and a good amount of sweetness lingering behind. Aftertaste shows some complexity - yeast, grassiness, bitterness and yes the sugar and sourness is still here. Overall, a great lambic, definitely one to sample! Not my favourite lambic, but definitely worth trying again! I sampled this 37.5 cL bottle purchased from Beer Mania in Bruxelles, Belgium on 17-November-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 02-April-2009.

Date: 15/1/09 Beer info: Bottled in brown 375ml corked bottle 6.5% abv BB 27 06 2027 Sampling Notes: Served chilled in pilsner glass. Deep murky purple-ish maroon body with tightly packed pink-tinged cream atop. Plenty of complex funk straightup on the nose; hard cheese and natural yoghurt, hay, woody spice, with a sour cherry element hinting almond-like undertones. Lively carbonation, quite smooth and creamy, light bodied, dry with an excellent tart acidity that is in great balance with the rest of the body. Unbelievably complex body; sour cherries seem an obvious description but that has complexities within itself. Marzipan, cinamon spice, malt vinegar, natural yoghurt, blue cheese, vinous dark berries. Excellent full fruit flavour, finishes with a lovely quenching acidity that lingers and entices. This is a bloody good fruit beer, possibly the best i’ve ever tried!

really not my cup of tea. For what it is I think it’s quite good, but overall I just don’t like it. vinegary with extremely sour cherry flavors. nice sweet cherry aftertaste.

Dark pink with a fluffy pink head. It smells good, sour, cherries, and a little bit of manure! The taste was not too heavy on the cherry, some sourness, a little bit of acidity this was cool. I’ll be interested to try their framboise and gueuze. Mmm gueuze. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 09-07-2008 04:10:10

Ruby color with a small white head. Aroma is of tart cherries. Taste is sour with a hint of cherry sweetness. Dry.