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Transatlantique Kriek (Boon)
New Belgium Brewing Company
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- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Fruit Lambic
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 14.41%
- Reviews:
- 228
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 28, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 09, 2009
- Wants:
- 53
- Gots:
- 123
In a never-ending quest to create new beers and defy category, New Belgium Brewing and Brouweri Boon of Belgium have partnered together again to create Transatlantique Kriek - a spontaneously fermented lambic ale made with Polish cherries.
This authentic kriek beer began life in the oaken vessels at Frank Boon's brewery in the Lembeek region of Belgium. After more than two years aging, Boon's offering shipped across the Atlantic and found its way to the intuitive palate of New Belgium's Brewmaster Peter Bouckaert. After much sampling and internal consultation, Peter and his brew staff created a full-bodied golden lager to round out the light-bodied kriek.
The cherry nose gives way to a pleasingly sour flash across the palate that rolls gently into a slightly sweet finish. Crisp, effervescent carbonation keeps the mouthfeel bright and delightfully tingly.
This authentic kriek beer began life in the oaken vessels at Frank Boon's brewery in the Lembeek region of Belgium. After more than two years aging, Boon's offering shipped across the Atlantic and found its way to the intuitive palate of New Belgium's Brewmaster Peter Bouckaert. After much sampling and internal consultation, Peter and his brew staff created a full-bodied golden lager to round out the light-bodied kriek.
The cherry nose gives way to a pleasingly sour flash across the palate that rolls gently into a slightly sweet finish. Crisp, effervescent carbonation keeps the mouthfeel bright and delightfully tingly.
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Ratings by jdklks:
Reviewed by jdklks from Maryland
2.81/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.81/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
pours like carbonated cranberry juice with a deep but transparent red body and a rose laced white head of tiny bubbles that ring the glass gracefully. this is a very "feminine" looking beer, if that is even possible or makes sense at all. the smell is largely of belgian yeast with only a hint of the cherry sweetness promised by the bottle, and alcohol undertones. not very enticing.
flavor is decent in the beginning and through the middle. not all that sour, but it starts off with a great cherry sweetness that i have grown to love, and gives way to a carbonation burst of sugary alcohol. the finish and aftertaste, however, are not too pleasing. much, much too dry, which opens the floodgates to the bready, belgian yeasty flavor that can only be good in moderation. its very decent, but there is nothing at all special about it.
as expected, its very carbonated, but my main complaint over mouthfeel is the SUPER-lightness. very airy, which is to be expected with lots of carbonation, but the body itself is thin like water. as far as drinkability goes, i WILL finish the bottle, but i wouldn't want any more.
edit: i drainpoured the last 6 or 7 ounces, so drinkability takes a hit.
Oct 13, 2009flavor is decent in the beginning and through the middle. not all that sour, but it starts off with a great cherry sweetness that i have grown to love, and gives way to a carbonation burst of sugary alcohol. the finish and aftertaste, however, are not too pleasing. much, much too dry, which opens the floodgates to the bready, belgian yeasty flavor that can only be good in moderation. its very decent, but there is nothing at all special about it.
as expected, its very carbonated, but my main complaint over mouthfeel is the SUPER-lightness. very airy, which is to be expected with lots of carbonation, but the body itself is thin like water. as far as drinkability goes, i WILL finish the bottle, but i wouldn't want any more.
edit: i drainpoured the last 6 or 7 ounces, so drinkability takes a hit.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.11/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
drank in 2022
Look - great bright orangish yellow with a really nice white head and lacing
Smell - lots of resin and tropical scents
Taste - resin passion fruit and citrus
Feel - m dium body and carb slight creamy
Overall - pretty tasty
Mar 19, 2022Look - great bright orangish yellow with a really nice white head and lacing
Smell - lots of resin and tropical scents
Taste - resin passion fruit and citrus
Feel - m dium body and carb slight creamy
Overall - pretty tasty
Rated by BilleGibbons from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice cherry beer. No too sweet not too tart. Nice cherry color
Dec 25, 2019Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From old, undated notes; poured from the bottle.
Beautiful deep red; slightly see-through.
Lovely.
Red-ish off-white head; a curtain of lace.
Sour cherry smell.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Cherry-forward taste, not overly sour.
Real quaffable, but with a distinct flavor. Winning.
Nov 03, 2019Beautiful deep red; slightly see-through.
Lovely.
Red-ish off-white head; a curtain of lace.
Sour cherry smell.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Cherry-forward taste, not overly sour.
Real quaffable, but with a distinct flavor. Winning.
Rated by WesBurt from North Carolina
4.48/5 rDev +26.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +26.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Delicious, I don't have anything douchey to say, it's just really good.
Feb 24, 2018
Transatlantique Kriek (Boon) from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
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