Oude Kriek
pFriem Family Brewers
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- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #547 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #5,896 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 7%
- Reviews:
- 15
- Ratings:
- From:
- pFriem Family Brewers
- Oregon, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 1
- Gots
- 5
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Notes:
Reviews: 15
| Ratings: 62
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Reviews by Keepnitrl:
Keepnitrl from Washington
3.5/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Fresh Hood River cherries added to barr l aged lambic ale. 10 months later there are flavors of cherry pie with a dry and tangy finish. Very satisfying
Sep 16, 2017
3.5/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Fresh Hood River cherries added to barr l aged lambic ale. 10 months later there are flavors of cherry pie with a dry and tangy finish. Very satisfying
Sep 16, 2017
More User Reviews:
Dharmelink from Wisconsin
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 03, 2020
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 03, 2020
HumuloneRed from Oregon
4.09/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Jul 15, 2016
4.09/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Jul 15, 2016
Derek from Canada (BC)
4.24/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2016, seems bigger than 5.6%.
Nice fruit and funk in the flavour and aroma. Well attenuated, but not too dry.
This is really nice, and can certainly run with the Belgians!
Sep 03, 2017
4.24/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2016, seems bigger than 5.6%.
Nice fruit and funk in the flavour and aroma. Well attenuated, but not too dry.
This is really nice, and can certainly run with the Belgians!
Sep 03, 2017
rab53 from Washington
3.78/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Mar 18, 2017
3.78/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Mar 18, 2017
LXIXME from New Mexico
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A damn good beginners lambic.
Jun 16, 2016
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A damn good beginners lambic.
Jun 16, 2016
chinchill from South Carolina
3.47/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
on tap at the brewery taproom.
5.6% / 6 IBU
Hazy, raspberry colored body with a decent head.
Moderately tart, or higher, with a dominant fermented cherry flavor. Nice fruity (cherry) finish. Juicy and tangy.
Light yet lively carbonation.
Oct 03, 2016
3.47/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
on tap at the brewery taproom.
5.6% / 6 IBU
Hazy, raspberry colored body with a decent head.
Moderately tart, or higher, with a dominant fermented cherry flavor. Nice fruity (cherry) finish. Juicy and tangy.
Light yet lively carbonation.
Oct 03, 2016
snaotheus from Washington
3.87/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2016-11-23
375ml corked/caged bottle split between a couple of small Cantillon glasses. Bottled on 05/10/16.
Pours a slightly hazy ruby/pink with a tiny white head. Smell is nicely tart and surprisingly funky. Darkly fruity.
Taste is similar -- nicely tart, a little fruity, clearly funky (but not overpoweringly so). Good, but different take on a kriek in my experience.
Mouthfeel is good but not really notable. Smoothish, dryish, medium...not bad. Overall, pretty good.
Nov 24, 2016
3.87/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2016-11-23
375ml corked/caged bottle split between a couple of small Cantillon glasses. Bottled on 05/10/16.
Pours a slightly hazy ruby/pink with a tiny white head. Smell is nicely tart and surprisingly funky. Darkly fruity.
Taste is similar -- nicely tart, a little fruity, clearly funky (but not overpoweringly so). Good, but different take on a kriek in my experience.
Mouthfeel is good but not really notable. Smoothish, dryish, medium...not bad. Overall, pretty good.
Nov 24, 2016
BeanBump from California
4.27/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Well, this right here is a delicious beer. Appropriately understated sweetness with mellow tartness and nice cherry profile. Super easy to drink. If you can find it, get it.
Aug 21, 2020
4.27/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Well, this right here is a delicious beer. Appropriately understated sweetness with mellow tartness and nice cherry profile. Super easy to drink. If you can find it, get it.
Aug 21, 2020
GRG1313 from California
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 13, 2016
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 13, 2016
aasher from Indiana
4.08/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 21, 2018
4.08/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 21, 2018
kjkinsey from Texas
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Feb 10, 2018
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Feb 10, 2018
Treyliff from West Virginia
3.53/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
375ml bottle poured into a teku
Bottled 5/10/16
A- initially opens up with notes of manure, porta-John and state fair. Lighter aromas of hay, black cherries & balsamic vinegar underneath
T- initially opens up with dark cherry sweetness, immediately followed by a tartness that gives hints of lemon. Mid-palate drops off and becomes a bit watery, the finish gives more cherry with a longer of earthy, funky barn, with more lemon
M- light bodies with bubble effervescent carbonation leads to a light and bubble mouthfeel and a crisp dry finish
O- it's got potential, but the flavors seem a bit off at this point
Sep 16, 2016
3.53/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
375ml bottle poured into a teku
Bottled 5/10/16
A- initially opens up with notes of manure, porta-John and state fair. Lighter aromas of hay, black cherries & balsamic vinegar underneath
T- initially opens up with dark cherry sweetness, immediately followed by a tartness that gives hints of lemon. Mid-palate drops off and becomes a bit watery, the finish gives more cherry with a longer of earthy, funky barn, with more lemon
M- light bodies with bubble effervescent carbonation leads to a light and bubble mouthfeel and a crisp dry finish
O- it's got potential, but the flavors seem a bit off at this point
Sep 16, 2016
acurtis from New Jersey
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 04, 2016
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 04, 2016
westcoastbeerlvr from California
3.26/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Jan 29, 2017
3.26/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Jan 29, 2017
vfgccp from New York
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 02, 2019
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 02, 2019
mattreitz49 from Florida
4.46/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jan 26, 2019
4.46/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jan 26, 2019
mantissa from Oregon
4.41/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 05, 2016
4.41/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 05, 2016
tjcamm from Oregon
4.04/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Jul 03, 2016
4.04/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Jul 03, 2016
Texasfan549 from Texas
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Feb 20, 2018
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Feb 20, 2018
paresis from Massachusetts
4.08/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 31, 2018
4.08/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 31, 2018
StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
i think this is the same base lambic style as they use for their peche. the cherries however overpower it just a little in a way that the peaches never did. i get a little more fruit than wild on this one, a little more sweetness that covers up some of the funky nuance, and a little less refreshment overall, but its still sensational beer. the base lambic is really impressive, thats i think the most incredible thing, is just how good that beer really is. the cherries here are pink and tart, but they do bring plenty of sweetness to the mix as well, and its not as patiently fermented down it doesnt seem as the peach one, or maybe they were shooting for a little more residual sugar here, im not sure, but its there. the flavor of the fruit is awesome though, and the sourness is still there, maybe even stronger than the peach one, more acidic and tangy all the way through, but the bretty wild musty funky side isnt as developed, or rather covered up a little bit here. i really like the flavor and the feel though, which is bubbly and very much alive, puckery the whole time. although i think i prefer the peach version for its subtleties, this is an amazing kriek, packing a huge cherry flavor and enough beery aspects that its very much still lambic underneath. wonderful beer.
Jun 09, 2016
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
i think this is the same base lambic style as they use for their peche. the cherries however overpower it just a little in a way that the peaches never did. i get a little more fruit than wild on this one, a little more sweetness that covers up some of the funky nuance, and a little less refreshment overall, but its still sensational beer. the base lambic is really impressive, thats i think the most incredible thing, is just how good that beer really is. the cherries here are pink and tart, but they do bring plenty of sweetness to the mix as well, and its not as patiently fermented down it doesnt seem as the peach one, or maybe they were shooting for a little more residual sugar here, im not sure, but its there. the flavor of the fruit is awesome though, and the sourness is still there, maybe even stronger than the peach one, more acidic and tangy all the way through, but the bretty wild musty funky side isnt as developed, or rather covered up a little bit here. i really like the flavor and the feel though, which is bubbly and very much alive, puckery the whole time. although i think i prefer the peach version for its subtleties, this is an amazing kriek, packing a huge cherry flavor and enough beery aspects that its very much still lambic underneath. wonderful beer.
Jun 09, 2016
ChaseTheAce from Texas
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jun 28, 2016
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jun 28, 2016
stevoj from Idaho
3.66/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle share on 6/11/16. Pours a nice mahogany with a small wispy head. Cherries up front, as expected for a kriek. Taste doesn't depart, although this also very tart, but more fresh fruit than candy sweet.
Jun 21, 2016
3.66/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle share on 6/11/16. Pours a nice mahogany with a small wispy head. Cherries up front, as expected for a kriek. Taste doesn't depart, although this also very tart, but more fresh fruit than candy sweet.
Jun 21, 2016
RobinLee from Wisconsin
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jun 26, 2016
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jun 26, 2016
Oude Kriek from pFriem Family Brewers
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
62 ratings
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