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Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier

Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier - Sour Ale

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 Percentile 
83
overall
Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale

Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3993.43/5.03.42/5.06.8%33.2Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Belgian top-fermented cherry beer on the basis of a reddish brown ale matured in oak casks.
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 Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2005    Updated: May 31, 2007
I like all of the beers iv tried from this brewery so far so another bash. Aroma is balsalmic cherrys with maybe a little aluminium too. Taste is Vichtenaar, from the same brewery, but maybe a little less blood and less sour too. There seems to be near no cherry taste at all in my beer, which i like, but im wondering where it comes from in the aroma? I’ll need to try it again. RERATE: Kulminator, 1999. Showing serious age, excellent.


 Hooker (450), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/510/20
Dec 8, 2005  
Clear reddish amber colour with thin off white head. Mild cherry nose. Tart cherry taste with dry cherry finish with slight warming alcohol hints.


 Dorqui (1353), Brescia, Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Nov 30, 2005  
Much compact and brittle head, little long-lasting. Red clearly color, lightly pinkish, much elegant and fizzy one. Complex and winy scent; notes of sour black cherry, must, red grape and cellar...very balsamic. Extremely stinging and racy taste. Pleasant must, tangy and cherry notes even if lightly top heavy and dry on the end. Little perceivable bitter.


 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Nov 21, 2005  
If beers were girls ... This beer is a startling deep, dark, clear ruby red with a large, short-lived pale rose-colored head and light lacing. The aroma is full of tasty things: sour cherries, pastry, sour apples, rose hips and maybe a hint of five-spice powder way in the back. The flavor is sweet with a lightly bitter, slightly coppery finish. The carbonation is lively and the body is light, bubbly and refreshing. A new sweet favorite!


 badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Nov 15, 2005  
nice black cherry app. with pinkish head....aroma of tart cherries and vinegar...flavor is quite the same with a big bite to it....aftertaste of a lambic...this beer pounds on your palate...good stuff


 BeerBlockaid (538), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/515/20
Nov 12, 2005  
11.2 @ Whole Foods, Palm Beach(PGA) Picked this up while swooning over a 750ml of Dutchess...but I figured, Id give this a shot first since I’ve had the Dutchess. Well, it’s good, but not Dutchess good. ....or better yet, Dutchess powerfull. The nose is good, and not overbearing so you don’t have to hold it going in. Vinegar’d cherries in a rather bubbly fizz. loverly dark cherry/black cherry colour. This was pretty good and easy to start out with. I think for someone unable to stomach the Dutchess, this would be a worthy substitute.


 IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 7, 2005  
I don’t remember who brought this to Paul’s party, but thanks.

Poured red with an off-white head. Aroma is decent sour cherries. Taste is tart cherries and cinnamon with a dry finish. Somewhat bland.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/511/20
Oct 14, 2005  
nice chickie beer, typical kriek. sweet pungent and fizzy. sour and cherry flavor.



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