Schaarbeekse Kriek
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen

Schaarbeekse KriekSchaarbeekse Kriek
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From:
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
 
Belgium
Style:
Fruit Lambic
Ranked #8
ABV:
6%
Score:
99
Ranked #254
Avg:
4.47 | pDev: 7.38%
Reviews:
267
Ratings:
954
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 24, 2023
Added:
May 24, 2004
Wants:
  516
Gots:
  199
Newer labels include "Oogst" (harvest). Older labels exclude "Oogst."

3 Fonteinen Schaarbeekse Kriek is the result of macerating local hand-picked Schaarbeekse cherries on young traditional lambic for at least one year, in a proportion of one kilo of sour cherries per liter of lambic. The cherry lambic is then blended with young lambic and bottles, after which our famous Schaarbeekse Kriek matures for another year at least in the bottle. Refined and with evolution in the glass. Natural fruit, no juice, syrup or sugars added. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
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Ratings by spoony:
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Reviewed by spoony from Colorado

4.56/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
From a 750 ml bottle to a tulip.

A-A normal pour produces very little head; just a thin pink cap that fades quickly to a collar. The beer is raspberry in color and slightly cloudy. Nothing spectacular to look at, but it suits the style.

S-The aroma on this older (2011) bottle is subdued compared to some lambics, but I still smell a good bit of sour cherry. Other scents include champagne, cider vinegar, and a light dose of earthy, barnyard funk. Acidity is moderate to low for the style.

T-The taste is flush with clean acidity, as well as some mostly-dry oaky funk, and more of that lovely sweet/sour cherry taste. It is very balanced and impresses with its focus rather than outright sourness or fruit flavors.

M-The feel is slightly heavier than some lambic style beers with an assertive but smooth carbonation that really compliments the flavor. Perhaps the best "feeling" lambic I have ever had.

O-What a great beer. It sounds stupid, but the smell and flavor are so simple and clean that the beer almost becomes more complex as I try to locate all the little subtle aromas and nuances that make this beer taste so good. Unlike some true Belgian lambics, I found this beer to be approachable, as well, i.e., not hugely sour or funky or hard to appreciate. The mouthfeel is also nearly perfect for the style.
Jul 22, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 5 by PprBurke from Virginia

Dec 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.29 by Magery from Kentucky

Dec 23, 2023
 
Rated: 4.35 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Dec 03, 2023
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a nice cherry color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has very generous cheery hints
The taste follows the nose with a pleasantly tart cherry flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A great very well balanced Lambic
Sep 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts

3.77/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This is a great fruited lambic for those who like it sour. The combination of the tart schaarbeekse variety of cherries on top of the already tart 3F lambic base make for an experience that for me veered somewhat into acetic territory. Very clean, however, which was nice

76/100
Aug 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.42 by desint from Belgium

Apr 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by wshinevar from Massachusetts

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.83 by ArsMoriendiOU818 from Virginia

Jan 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.47 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Dec 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.54 by Fireman_RK from North Carolina

Nov 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by rare_bird from Michigan

Nov 13, 2022
 
Rated: 4.46 by johnlatona from New Jersey

Oct 08, 2022
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Reviewed by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

4.83/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Blend #61, 2020/2021 season. Absolutely phenomenal. An all-night sipper. The depth and intensity of the cherries is absolutely amazing. Rivals the Lou Pepe Kriek for the best Kriek I’ve ever had.
Oct 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4.44 by shelby415 from Oregon

Sep 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.43 by not2quick from Missouri

Sep 18, 2022
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Rated by bret27 from California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2019.
Aug 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by Narthax from Texas

Aug 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.43 by PDinunzi from New Jersey

Aug 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by Ajlvt from Washington

Aug 08, 2022
Schaarbeekse Kriek from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 954 ratings