Valley Brew Fat Freddys Freiky Kriek

Brewed by Valley Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale
Stockton, California USA

Bottle at bager. Muddy orange red coloured with a small off white head. Fruity aroma of berries and wood with notes of vanilla and acidic notes. Light acidic flavour of berries, wood and vanilla with notes of alcohol. Tart and warming alcoholic finish. Nice.

Flaske, drukket med klubben. Ravfarvet og uklar, med et meget lille skum. Duft af kærnemælk, træ, lim, balsamisk eddike og noget krydderi. Smager af gummi, lim, edikke, krydderi og kirsebærsten. Knas tør

Bottle thx to Sune. Hazy and amber coloured with almost no head. Nice and tart. Quite well balanced with notes of cherry, sour apples, barnyard and cherry stones.

(10/29/08) Draught sample at the brewery in Stockton (thanks a lot Steve and Mike!). Deep reddish amber color. Aroma of cherries, barnyard and light citric notes. Sour flavor with nice brett, sour cherries, sweaty notes, tart pomegranate notes, and light astringency and a bit of lemon in the finish. Wonderful.

Hazy orange amber, cherries, pommegranites, wood, caramel, vanilla, slightly nutty.

Draft, courtesy of KrausenJockey. Thanks!! Pours a bright, orange-amber, slightly hazy color; off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Loads of tart red fruits, lemons, and cherries in the aroma; gorgeously tart, acidic, and loads of dense pomegranates. Lively carbonation. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: loads of tart tart cherries, lemony citrus and acidity; pomegranate, cherries, and tart lemons; high acidity and intense fruits with some solid pittiness and lightest tannins; a gorgeous, gorgeous sour beer. Lengthy finish: red fruits, acidic citrus, and tart cherries; nicely dry.

Thanks to Steve for this one! Poured deep, almost clear orange with a short cap of beige head.. looked really nice when agitated. The aroma picked up maraschino cherries upfront and throughout with a bit of drier liquory funk and woody notes laced through there.. lots and lots of oak as it warmed up. The flavor had moderate, but persistent cherry sourness throughout rolling with oaky tartness.. a little cherry meat and some non-descript darker sweetness at the core.. finished sour and a little syrupy. Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. worked well with the olives I was eating.

Thanks Jason for sharing this beer. The beer pours to a hazy garnet colored body with a thin white head. The aroma is like maraschino cherries with a light caramel. The flavor is tart cherry filling and "sour" caramel topping. Perhaps that was the pomegranates and white wine? Very strange. There’s a light airy chocolate cookie thing too. Tart palate has a sweet lingering back end and nice texture.