St. Honoré Kriek
Huisbrouwerij Old Bailey
- From:
- Huisbrouwerij Old Bailey
- Belgium
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 14, 2005
- Added:
- May 14, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by TheLongBeachBum from California
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Presentation: Once again the uniform lines of the brown brick building that houses the Huisbrouwerij Old Bailey played host to Wakefield CAMRA during our annual Belgium Trip on Sunday 27th April, 2005. Our last visit here was Easter 1999, some 6 years ago. The neat & massive interior remains, as does the beer range, plus one new addition. However, the exceptionally shiny and clean Home Brewery looks hardly used these days
sparking continued rumors of contract brewed beers, something we could not confirm - nor deny - despite several discussions with the wait staff.
Working my way up the 6 brews, the fifth brew which I tried was the St. Honoré Kriek. Added to the Menu, it had the word Nieuw listed next to it. Some home made wall signs also advertised this most interesting addition to the Old Bailey range. Listed at 5.3% strength.
Appearance: Turbid and bloody, has a deep dark red body with some fruit punch purple character and light brown hue. Popping pink head which stays around despite seemingly bursting itself into oblivion. Supporting conditioning is very good. Looks pretty good in the tall stemmed curved St. Honoré glass it was served in.
Nose: Cherry, as expected, but it is not as sweet as expected, or as dry as I would wish for.
Taste: Sweet feel but middling in strength. Reminded me of a pale ale steeped in cherry essence and real cherries. The cherry essence character adds the sweet and soft chewy feel, whilst the real cherry part adds the fruity dimension. Nice clean profile that benefits from a balanced sweetness but which has a short lived cherry finish. Cant help thinking this is some form of base Pale Ale steeped in cherry essence/syrup and/or cherries though.
Mouthfeel: Very soft on the tongue, the high carbonation in the other Old Bailey brews is better controlled here in the Kriek.
Drinkability: Nicely put together, I am not a fan of overtly sweet Krieks, but this one has a tolerable level of sweetness which along with its attractive mouthfeel gives an above-average Drinkability.
Overall: A New, and highly welcome, addition to the Old Bailey range which adds some much needed diversity to the usual Brewpub styles offered. Clean profile, a little sweet, but definitely not as bad as I fist anticipated. Worth trying and above average for a Brew Pub Kriek.
May 14, 2005Working my way up the 6 brews, the fifth brew which I tried was the St. Honoré Kriek. Added to the Menu, it had the word Nieuw listed next to it. Some home made wall signs also advertised this most interesting addition to the Old Bailey range. Listed at 5.3% strength.
Appearance: Turbid and bloody, has a deep dark red body with some fruit punch purple character and light brown hue. Popping pink head which stays around despite seemingly bursting itself into oblivion. Supporting conditioning is very good. Looks pretty good in the tall stemmed curved St. Honoré glass it was served in.
Nose: Cherry, as expected, but it is not as sweet as expected, or as dry as I would wish for.
Taste: Sweet feel but middling in strength. Reminded me of a pale ale steeped in cherry essence and real cherries. The cherry essence character adds the sweet and soft chewy feel, whilst the real cherry part adds the fruity dimension. Nice clean profile that benefits from a balanced sweetness but which has a short lived cherry finish. Cant help thinking this is some form of base Pale Ale steeped in cherry essence/syrup and/or cherries though.
Mouthfeel: Very soft on the tongue, the high carbonation in the other Old Bailey brews is better controlled here in the Kriek.
Drinkability: Nicely put together, I am not a fan of overtly sweet Krieks, but this one has a tolerable level of sweetness which along with its attractive mouthfeel gives an above-average Drinkability.
Overall: A New, and highly welcome, addition to the Old Bailey range which adds some much needed diversity to the usual Brewpub styles offered. Clean profile, a little sweet, but definitely not as bad as I fist anticipated. Worth trying and above average for a Brew Pub Kriek.
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