Kriek Du Fermier
Side Project Brewing

Kriek Du FermierKriek Du Fermier
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From:
Side Project Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Saison
Ranked #24
ABV:
8%
Score:
98
Ranked #335
Avg:
4.53 | pDev: 6.62%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
58
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 08, 2023
Added:
Oct 07, 2015
Wants:
  32
Gots:
  10
Kriek Du Fermier is our delicate and aromatic Saison du Fermier aged with cherries in French Oak wine barrels. The brightness, depth and rustic character are created by the wild yeast native to our family's Missouri farm. This Cherry Saison was fermented in and aged in wine barrels for over a year before being naturally conditioned in this bottle.

For those of you close to Side Project, you know that Kriek du Fermier has been in the works for several years now, but I can say that the wait was worth it. For the first Blend and release of KdF, we were fortunate enough to be allowed to use the Danish cherries from Frederiksdal. I first tasted the Frederiksdal Cherry Wines at the Mikkeller Copenhagen Beer Celebration in 2015. Their Cherry Wines were unlike anything I had had before and were distinctive in their cherry acidity, flavor and aroma. When we were given the opportunity to use these cherries, I was excited to put them in our favorite base for fruit, Saison du Fermier.
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Ratings by mattmarka1:
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Rated by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Jun 06, 2021
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.49 by Dicers from California

Oct 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.43 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Apr 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by not2quick from Missouri

Oct 13, 2022
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Reviewed by Rristow from Ohio

4.72/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Pours a cloudy ruby red with thin white head. Aroma of berries, grapes and cherry. Not overly tart or sour. Nice natural cherry and jammy berry flavor. Excellent.
Jul 11, 2022
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a raspberry red with a light fog to the transparency. The final ounces turn the transparency more towards murky. Head is a finger and a half of pink white foam.

Aroma is cherries right on the nose. Cellar stone, lemon zest, oak, grass, and faint grain form the rest of the nose. The whole aroma has a light sour funk to it, but it's not over powering, nor is it the focal point.

Flavor profile is cherries through and through. At the onset, the cherries are more sweet, especially if served around fridge temperature (~42F). As it warms up, the back half of the flavor profile becomes more and more tart and funky cherry. Nearing room temperature, and the duration of cherries is all light sour funk. Cellar stone, bread, earthy malts, and faint grass form the rest of the flavor profile, and ebb and flow in varying temperatures.

Mouth feel carries a light, mouth coating silt throughout the entire profile. Effervescence is moderately sharp at the start, but bubbles down to a soft finish. Thickness is medium.

Overall, cherries add a wonderful level of depths here, which just enhances the whole experience. It's not singular in focus on either sweetness of funkiness, which adds to the intrigue as well. Base Fermier is steadfast in its funky saison intention, with the cherries maintaining this same focus, while adding an additional level of depth.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 750mL bottle. Blend #2.
Feb 18, 2022
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.48/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750 mL bottle. Deep red. Smells of red wine, sour cherry, oak. Tastes of strong oak, earthy yeast, sour cherry, deep red wine sourness. Pretty sour, but not quite too much. Red wine is very strong. I didn't expect much from it, but it's not bad.
Jan 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by chepi141 from Missouri

Mar 16, 2021
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Reviewed by jorden-kegeler from Michigan

4.98/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Pouted from a 750 mL bottle. The color is very pretty red hazy color. The aroma is a bit of funk with a big explosion of cherry, love it. The taste follows the smell with the typical SP acidity and a big cherry flavor. Its an awesome beer and tasty nonetheless.
Jan 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.43 by pconn10 from Illinois

Jan 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.42 by johnlatona from New Jersey

Dec 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Oct 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.57 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Sep 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.34 by kjkinsey from Texas

Aug 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.49 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Aug 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.79 by GreatStoutman from Texas

Aug 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Spaten454 from Texas

Aug 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.38 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Jul 22, 2020
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Reviewed by eppie82 from Illinois

4.39/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Batch 2 (2020) from bottle. This pours a beautiful cherry red color, with foam which dissipates quickly. Lots and lots of cherries popping at you in aroma and in initial flavor. A puckering brew for sure. There are those balanced krieks, and then there's this which feels extreme and unhinged. Better like tartness and be prepared for acidity. In a nutshell, I really like it.
Jul 01, 2020
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Rated by unclekeith from Alaska

4.29/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Batch2
May 30, 2020
Kriek Du Fermier from Side Project Brewing
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 58 ratings