Anarkriek
't Hofbrouwerijke

750ml caged and corked(fake) bottle. 1I see 1-12(months?) and 13-19(years?) but nothing is notched.

Removing the fake cork, I got silence. Hint of lack of carbonation...could be.

The pour shows a murky reddish brown, tiny head of foam that's gone almost instantly. No lacing.

Smells of sour cherries, some acetic acidity, light aromas of Brett.

Cherries and Brett are very assertive without being overly tart. Hint or 2 of vanilla.

Lightish body with the slightest bit of carbonation or..I could be imagining it.

All in all, this comes across to me very wine like. Good enough for me to finish the bottle.

 

 

Aroma is fruit/cherries, malts, mild chocolate and a musty hint. THe flavor is cherries/fruit, malts, mild chocolate and a mix of tart and warming alcohol in the finish.

 

Strange, but good.

 

 

 

Did not really like this, too confusing for my taste buds. Capped the rest of the bomber and tried it again next day - still odd. Dusty yeast, chocolate/coffee kinda thing going on but not something I recognize as porter. The cherries were weird too, someone said medicinal in their review, and I agree with that. This is a sour beer. I think others might enjoy this more than me, don't regret trying it but probably would only try it again on draft if I ever see it for a comparison.

such a cool and weird brew here, a sour chocolate porter with cherries. i dont so much get the porter part, i mean, there is plenty of roast and chocolate malt in here, but the beer is far lighter in malt complexion and body than any porter have ever known, and the cherries are so much stronger in flavor than the grain, that the base beer seems almost inconsequential. first beer from these guys, although i have heard wonderful things. murky red beer, almost purple in the light, darker than other krieks, without much head at all except a few beige bubbles. the nose is medicinal cherries, hospital medicinal, gauze and acid, weird but mouthwatering. i smell the roast in the grain, which is uncommon in such a fruit forward beer. the taste is better than the nose, which intrigued me and weirded me out, but definitely got my attention. cherry is still medicinal, but its authentic too because there isnt a ton of sugar in this. funked out to the max, more than just the classic bacterial souring, this is a wild mess of yeasts, delicious too. the porter base presents itself a little more with temperature, but still lags well behind the fruit. the roast element is nice though, i almost get coffee with it. lighter body but still palate coating, and one of those beers thats totally new to me. more carbonation would help it, but i still like the slippery feel of it. unlike any other beer called a kriek i have ever had, so props for that. it grew on me more and more as i drank on it. ill be back for more of their stuff!

 

 

 

 

My bottle was a gusher but was very tasty!