Kriek Brut
Brouwerij Liefmans

 

 

 

 

 

Copenhagen 8/1 2022. 75 cl corked bottle from Meny, Vermlandsgade, Kbh. S. Simple white label with a red border at the bottom. The version I am drinking is from the 2020 blend.

Pours clear dark maroon with a red hue and a mall bubbly white head. Settles as thin rim of foam running along the side of the glass. No lacing.

Aroma is intense with a strong sweet fruity odor mingling with a more subdued tart scent. Cherries in abundance, sugar, vanilla, almond and marzipan. Light sourish touch of tart fruit.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is is fairly intense with a strong sweetness followed by a moderately strong sourness. Aftertaste is sweet beers. Lingering. Finish is sugary and a bit sticky.

Quite on the sweet side and with enough alcohol to keep it interesting.

Ruby chestnut colour, clear. Froth of pink-tinged white, high, persistent, moderately intense, clings to the surface of the glass.
Aroma of 'raw' cherry, sour, cellar earthy, maybe even slightly wild, funky. Slight cherry sweetness in the background.
Taste slightly sour, tart, cherry flavour with a subtle, stone-like, perhaps also woody bitterness.
Medium saturation. Body medium upwards. Texture rough, dry. Aftertaste long, sour, tart, with a stone-like, woody background.

330ml bottle - Pours a deep purple with pinkish head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of cherry and a hint of vinegar. Fantastic taste, with that tart cherry to the fore, but much more going on. Really nice kriek.

 

Delicious beer, sour and cherry flavour but balanced and refined overall.

330ml bottle from House of Trembling Madness, York (£2.85):
Deep, dark raspberry to purple but almost looking murky brown at first glance; the head is a pink-white colour made of fine bubbles that holds well. The nose is strong with raspberry & cherry dominating with faint biscuit & sugar towards the end. It's very similar with the taste, mainly raspberry & cherry, woke tart & sweet fruits then a slightly zesty finish. Some alcohol shows & its well carbonated with a good balance despite not being overly complex.

 

 

 

 

375 ml green corked and caged "champagne" bottle, wrapped in red paper, as Liefmans Cuvée Brut, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.0%. Dark red beer, large pinkish-peachy head. Strong and intense aroma of cherries, also notes of almonds and marzipan. The flavour is cherries all the way, medium sweet, not "brut" by any stretch of the mind. At least it is somewhat drier than Liefmans Fruitesse. Just a hint of hops and oak in the finish. Quite good, if you like cherries (and who doesn’t?), and don’t expect a "normal" beer flavour.

Bought this marvelous beer at a grocery store in Richmond, VA over Christmas break - my last beer from that trip!

Pours a beautiful purplish brown color with with a nice purple-pink initial head and good lacing. Very pleasantly fragrant smell of dark cherries. Flavors of cassis, lemon candy, hint of vanilla and oak. Enjoyed it very much with this evening’s dinner!

Poured from 750 mL bottle into cervoise. Stamped 04/2025 on the top.
A: Pours a dark brown with ruby amber hue around the edges with backlighting and a 1/4 inch light tan head which quickly recedes.
S: Interesting combination of fresh and dried cherries. Oak, berries, and hints of vinegar and sugar.
T: Wow! Such a smooth and layered, even complex, cherry note from the blending. At times fresh cherry and other times dried cherries. Oak tannins, berries, and subtle malt sugar and super subtle vinegar, warming spice, and vanilla.
M: Medium body. Cherry and berry sweetness with mildly dry oak tannins. Vinous and slightly juicy feel. Lingers and matures beautifully on the palate.
D: Stupendous for style! Such a wonderful surprise! Seek it out if you can. Simply outstanding.

Pours a reddish brown color with a minimal head that lasts quite a while. Aroma is cherries. Taste is a tangy with a strong cherry flavour. Crisp and dry.