Boon Oude Kriek
Brouwerij Boon

Boon Oude KriekBoon Oude Kriek
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From:
Brouwerij Boon
 
Belgium
Style:
Fruit Lambic
Ranked #111
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,872
Avg:
4.02 | pDev: 10.7%
Reviews:
77
Ratings:
199
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 21, 2022
Added:
Jan 14, 2003
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  27
Again, the basic old and young lambic are matured in oak casks. But here we add to one year-old lambic about 400 grams of real cherries per litre. This creates a second fermentation in the casks. Oude Kriek Boon then undergoes a further fermentation in the bottle and has an alcohol volume of 6.5%. After several months, the flavour has matured to the desired taste.

Oude Kriek Boon is a test of your patience. It should lie about 2 years in the bottle. At first, it tastes of fruit, especially sour cherries. Oude Kriek Boon eventually evolves into a deep taste reminiscent of Port or Madeira wine. This is kriek at its best.
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Ratings by EPICAC:
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Reviewed by EPICAC from Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I haven't been terribly impressed with the Boon lambics that I've had in the US, I don't have notes on the Gueuze, so perhaps I'll revisit that soon. I find the Kriek and Framboise to be overly sweet.

I remember reading about Brouwerij Boon in The Brewmaster's Table. Garrett Oliver spoke highly of the Boon Mariage Parfait lambics. So when I saw Boon Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait at Moeder Lambic in Brussels I jumped at the chance to try it, and was very impressed. I saw the Oude Kriek at several bars in Belgium, but I never tried it, and assumed that I wouldn't get another chance to unless I worked out a trade or returned to Europe. I was surprised to see it on the shelves when I stopped by Downtown Wine & Spirits Thursday night, so I grabbed a bottle, undeterred by the $10.45 price tag.

This comes in a corked and caged green 375 mL bottle. With a burgundy label that says "Oude Kriek Boon." The back of the bottle has an awesome Best before date of 12/22/2025. The back also has this blurb:

Boon Oude Kriek is 100% spontaneously fermented, aged in oak barrels and made with a minimum of 300 grams of real cherries per liter. A delicious, full flavored, and traditional lambic experience!

I had this beer last night and served it in my New Belgium glass at around 50º F.

Appearance: Pours a very cloudy, deep burgundy. It's topped by a thick, fizzy, pink head that fades quickly to a very persistent quarter-inch layer.

Smell: When sitting the dominant aromas are a sharp tart aroma along with cherries, and a mild, earthy funkiness that increases when the dregs are poured in. Swirling really brings out the funkiness, making woody and wet wool aromas evident.

Taste: The first flavor to hit the palate is a sweet cherry fruitiness. An acidic sourness quickly becomes dominant and remains so to the finish, though it never completely overshadows the sweet fruitiness. The finish is sour with woody and earthy flavors. Very nice, though the sourness could have been a little stronger.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, thicker feeling than most other lambics. Though it does have the characteristic low carbonation and strong dryness in the finish.

Drinkability: Sour, but balanced well by the sweetness. Nice crisp dryness.

Overall: A very nice fruit lambic. I wish it weren't so expensive. At this price it's cheaper per ounce to buy a Cantillon.
Dec 31, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.89 by samEBC from Belgium

Oct 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.37 by Sphagnicola from Belgium

Jul 23, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Dec 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by ElGallo from New Hampshire

Jun 14, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

4.22/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Shared 375 ml green bottle at local tasting. 2008 vintage. Deep red colour, small pink head. Lovely aroma of sour cherries and farmhouse, hints of marzipan. Fine flavour too, sour cherries but not lemony, hints of almonds. Harmonious and pleasant.
May 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.9 by DvdP from Netherlands

Dec 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.06 by Scottsbeer from Florida

Oct 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by NickThePyro from Washington

Sep 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Quafftastic from Virginia

May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.89 by vfgccp from New York

May 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by dcotom from Iowa

Sep 30, 2018
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.1/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Purple foam over garnet; sandalwood, pomegranate and balsamic nose; big juicy berries that cuts dry with a touch of funk, fizzy + clean, slight tin.

4 4 4.25 4 4

Lots of round fruit. A depth that’s maybe more earthy than funky. Mature, but I'm guessing not a home run next to Mariage Parfait Kriek.

2nd tasting: Auburn; oaky vanilla nose; pomegranate + red currants plus bitterness from cherry stones; sharp.
Deeper + tarter than Kriek Boon - more about wood than funk. Bitter + thin with one note tartness next to Mariage Parfait, though, but comes into its own for intricate fruit.
Quite rightly, the middle of the range.
May 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by shelby415 from Oregon

May 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by stephenlee from England

Feb 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by YalovaIA from Iowa

Nov 11, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by redfox405 from Virginia

Oct 08, 2017
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.16/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
On tap at zwanze day 2017. Vibrant ruby red. Light pink head.

Lots of cherries, but too sweet and syrupy and not enough funk or tartness.

I didn't finish my pour of this one. 3.0
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OK 2009 on draft in Rome consumed 1/18

Light pink head. Dark ruby color.
Tons of great funk here that melds with cherries that have been toned down quiet a bit. Not medicinal at all. No sweetness. This beer is completely different than the fresh draft version I had. Very impressed with this one. 4.4
Sep 24, 2017
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Rated by Rimbimhoot from Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sweet cherry, pie crust, very light tartness, cranberry, earthy, hint of chalkiness
Sep 01, 2017
Boon Oude Kriek from Brouwerij Boon
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 199 ratings