Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier

Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale
Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

reddish pinkish brown color w/ a light pink head. a tart aroma, sour cherries touches of metalic very sweet some bandaids. Light palate somewhat carbonated very light. A fairly bad flavor fermented cherry a touch stale overly sweet. blah.

pours a dark cranberry red, almost looks like a glass of fruit juice except for a thin fizzy head that disappears rapidly. vinegar, sour apple and sweet cherry in the aroma, which was not overwhelming in its sourness. flavor was very much the same, all the elements were there, but were balanced very well and actually ended with a crisp tartness, rather than an extreme sourness.

Typical intense sourness deftly balanced by sour cherries, but not overwhelmed by them. Beautiful scarlet pour with an abundance of beading. There’s a Christmas party going on in my glass. bright and lively spritziness on the tongue and throat going down...champagne-style. Very well done!

Pours red with slight pink head. Nose is quite tart and cherrylike. Flavor is also tart-like with a smooth underlying sweetness. Nice sipping beer.

Vivid dark ved, medium sized pink foamy head. Acetic acid and an unfortunate phenolic aroma. Tart cherry flavor gives way to pucker tart. Plastic phenol tinges marr the flavor especially noticable in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium light and fairly smooth and dry.

this is yet another journey into "sour-land" for me.im a bit nervous so here we go.this sour ale pours a see through crimson body with a small white head.aromas are of hot alcohol,sour funk,and cherry ludens.flavor is much of the same.with a little smoke,oak,and sherri thrown in.different but not bad.

Aroma of cinnamon and faint cooked apples. What I thought to be rubber was actually oak notes. I need practice. Deep ruby, cranberry color. Flavor of sweet cherry candies(lifesavers) with the great sour base beer as the knockout. Not too tart...oh wait, there it is! It lines the mouth with a carbonated cherry puckering sensation.

08.03.05 330ml bottle, dated 10.31.05 Red body looks like a glass of cranberry juice. Pink head but not much of it. Vinegar and cherries on the nose. Socks. Oak. Cig ash(?). Very sweet and mild, fruit forward. Decent, dry, sweet, tingly. Still seems young, like more time in the wood might be beneficial. Enjoyable in all of the ways I dig on flemmish sours.