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Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier

Percentile
83
overall
Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale

Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4023.43/5.03.42/5.06.8%33.3Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Belgian top-fermented cherry beer on the basis of a reddish brown ale matured in oak casks.
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 noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/514/20
May 2, 2009  
On tap @ Hopleaf. Rust colored; sweet aroma w/ notes of wood, cherries and nuts; flavor mostly of cherries; finishes dry and woody; I am told this is reminiscent of the Rodenbach Alexander- reminded me of a fruity Duchesse actually; onderful aroma and an alright beer on the whole.


 delnoche (222), Germany
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2009  
25cl bottle poured into a tumbler. Red with one finger of head. Smells strongly of cherries. Very sour and hoppy with a lot of carbonation. Tastes like cherry candy or cough syrup. Leaves a very sweet aftertaste. Not unpleasant but not my style.


 MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2009  
Transparent ruby with a small strawberry/cream head. Nose is acidic, rather plain, some sweet cherry but not much of anything. Flavor has lots of cherry, some woody leaf, spice, slightly balsamic but not overpoweringly so. Short finish. Enjoyable, but not very interesting.


 Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/53/101/54/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Opened with imadeadguy. Poured red with no head. Aroma of cherry and booze. Says sour but not sour. Very sweet with a syrupy cough medicine flavor. Ummm no.


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/55/20
Apr 20, 2009    Updated: Apr 23, 2009
Sample from Adam77. Pour was lighter ruby red with no head. Looked like light cranberry juice. Aromas of cherry, cough medicine, and alcohol. Flavor was light with those listed above. Not sour at all and just downright nasty.


 AtlAggie (133), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 15, 2009  
Deep ruby red, virtually no head. Nose mostly of cherry, hint of plum, and alcohol (reminiscent of a port, actually). Deep cherry flavor, also brown sugar. Alcohol not too apparent on taste. Sour but not overly so, probably to its detriment. Drinkable, but not the best example of its class.


 Snojerk321 (1943), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Found some of my notes from the 2008 Stone Sour Fest. Clear dark cherry color with a thin white head. Slightly sour aroma. Sweet cherry flavor with some light sour hints.


 pootzboy (1045), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 13, 2009  
330ml bottle, fairly fresh according to date code: Pours a rich ruby color with a smallish cap. Light carbonation. Aroma is a musty-cherry earthy barnyard profile...hints of sweetness but not saccharine, tartness dominates...very nice. Fkavor is lush with tart fruit, malty notes, oak, lush port-like tastes, decent complexity....finish is tart and fruity with a hint of sweetness. Nicely put together variation on an flemish sour brown.



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