Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier

Poured almost clear and dark brown with ruby on the peripheries. Very liitle lacing. The aroma was cherry with plenty of wood and vanilla. The flavor was tart cherry, wood and caramel. The sweetness really tried to push back against the sour in this one. Lots of carbonation but not in a distracting way. Went down easy.

From a bottle poured a pinkish brown with a small head. Nice tart cherry flavor with a quick finish.

250ml bottle (expiry 7/10) into wine glass. Appears as a spritzy cherry red beer with a short lasting fine cream pink head. Obvious nose of cherries with background sour and woody aromas plus a hint of red wine vinegar. The taste is tart up front with the restrained cherry sweetness hitting the tongue later on. It has nicely balanced sweet and sour flavours. Medium bodied with a lively mouthfeel. Excellent.

6/19/2008: Echt Kriekenbier has an aroma containing cherry and very slight Balsamic vinegar. The beer is a red-brown color and has a thin but frothy pinkish head. Tart cherry and some slightly sour-sweet vinegar comprise most of the flavor. There are hints of chocolate in this medium-light beer as well. It is airy which helps to really open up the flavors and aromas. This is a very good kriek.

0.33 l bottle (13-10-06; 6% Alc./Vol.). Rating #388 for this beer.

11.2oz bottle. Pours transparent brown with a hint of red, topped with a thin off-white head. Aroma is on the sweet side, with cherries, wood, and a little tartness. Flavor isn’t as sweet as the aroma; it exhibits a nice balance between sweet-tart cherries, wood, and a little acetic acid. Dry cherry finish. refreshing and quite easy to drink.

Keg (Black Door)
Rich red, small head. Sharp cherry aroma, more sharp than cherry. Soft carbonation, but pleasant sharpness. Fairly mellow body, a touch milky. Clear cherry , but subtle and well integrated. Good flemish read. Nice mix between the sweet and the acidic. Finish is a bit butter-popcorn and very mellow herbal hops.

On tap at stone sour ale fest. Cherry red pour. It’s alright, nothing complex though. Cherries, light oak, and some sweet malt.

On draft at Pizza Paradiso (DC):Ruby pour with little head. Cherry preserves aroma, oak and sour flavors with high carbonation.