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Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier 3.42 410

Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier

Percentile
84
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
4103.43/5.03.42/5.06.8%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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 Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 19, 2005  
Pours clear read with a little foamy pink head. Berries and cherry. Lemon cherry popsicle. Cherry cough drops and cinnamon in the finish. Fairly sour, not particularly sweet. Decent.


 TampaBrew (901), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 3, 2009  
Dark ruby red. Sweet cherry nose. Some wood and yeast. Other dark fruits apparent. Flavor is malty and loads of cherry sweetness. Bitter tart unripe cherries and lactic acid. Very sweet but does not linger. finishes dry. I’m a fan.


 illidurit (898), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Pours a ruddy mahogany orange, not really the brilliant ruby of true kriek. Leaves some nice pinkish-tan-ecru lacing on the glass. Aroma is overripe cherries with a lactic black cherry yogurt note and also some sort of salty, lightly smokey note. Flavor is just about the same, although the smokey note proves to be slightly meaty, as if in a rauchbier. Very odd. Cherries and ham isn’t really my thing. Mouthfeel is coarse from overcarbonation, but otherwise it’s alright.


 HighGravity (891), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 5, 2005  
(Best by June/07/2005) Very cherry in color with a nice pink head. The palate is dry with a touch of iron and horse blanket. At 6.8% this beer is dangerously drinkable. Not a world classic, but well above average.


 drpimento (883), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Nice beer! The simple commercial description does actually provide a succinct description. Those flavors are very well balanced and blended. Almost, if not a session beer. Natural, great finish.


 Numenor (869), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 28, 2006  
Caramel colored body with a thin, off-white head. Sour fruit aroma, some vinegar. A cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg flavor. Nice cool ending.


 mgermani (866), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 12, 2007  
Pours a deep rich red with a quickly dissipating head. Aroma very distinct: sour cherries (black forest cake!) and red wine. Tastes just like it smells - more cherries, less wine, but a lingering dry sweet/sour aftertaste. Very little in the way of hops. Numbing sensation in the aftertaste, thin body but unique - slightly over-carbonated. Good beer with great character, but lacks some variety in palette. Not my cup of tea, but nonetheless well done.


 cab (863), Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Feb 23, 2007  
Bottle. thanks to beermouth. NIce cherry tast and aroma, veak head, should be nice with strong solid food´s, i do like it.



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