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Cherish Kriek Lambic
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
- Belgium
- Style:
- Fruit Lambic
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 15.15%
- Reviews:
- 90
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 16, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 22, 2002
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by OneDropSoup:
Reviewed by OneDropSoup from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap at House of 1000 Beers in New Kensington, PA.
Poured into a goblet: Red plum body with thin, sudsy white-pink head. Little, fast nucleation streams.
Smells of cherry pie filling, cherry Jolly Ranchers (oh boy, here we go...).
Taste is cherry Jolly Rancher, sweet & rich, sugary with some tart character.
Mouthfeel is sweet, smooth, just a tad tart & very sticky & viscous -- thickens my saliva.
Not bad, but I can't help from comparing it to a liquid Jolly Rancher: the candy character is so clear, & has just the right amount of tartness. I enjoyed it, but one is satisfying.
Nov 17, 2010Poured into a goblet: Red plum body with thin, sudsy white-pink head. Little, fast nucleation streams.
Smells of cherry pie filling, cherry Jolly Ranchers (oh boy, here we go...).
Taste is cherry Jolly Rancher, sweet & rich, sugary with some tart character.
Mouthfeel is sweet, smooth, just a tad tart & very sticky & viscous -- thickens my saliva.
Not bad, but I can't help from comparing it to a liquid Jolly Rancher: the candy character is so clear, & has just the right amount of tartness. I enjoyed it, but one is satisfying.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.61/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours out red and pink, leans red. 3/4" pink head. Aroma was more sweet than anything, cherry underneath that, not tart, kriek lambic kind of aroma.
Taste hit its sweet cherry stride. This is a sweeter one. The body is nice. Thick. Just doesn't hit any lambic spontaneous notes or tart in any sense. Cherry fans should try, somewhere between fruit beer and lambic, more fruit, sugar than sour for sure. Not sour at all really, but go into it thinking fruit beer, cherry pie and you will enjoy the ride.
Mar 27, 2016Taste hit its sweet cherry stride. This is a sweeter one. The body is nice. Thick. Just doesn't hit any lambic spontaneous notes or tart in any sense. Cherry fans should try, somewhere between fruit beer and lambic, more fruit, sugar than sour for sure. Not sour at all really, but go into it thinking fruit beer, cherry pie and you will enjoy the ride.
Reviewed by GaBrewDawg from North Carolina
3.6/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I liked this beer very much from its red head to the tart finish. The appearance was of deep red velvet and the aroma was that sweet tartness that I would expect from this type of lambic. Mouth feel was medium with sweetness turning to tart. I would buy another if I had the opportunity.
Jan 19, 2014Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio
3.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Almost a straight medium red, it's a slightly lighter shade, definitely red but with a lighter pinkish shade in the light. The head likewise is pink-tinted, not quite a finger tall with pretty good retention and moderate lace mostly in spotting.
One sniff and I can tell this is one of those guilty pleasure-type Lambics, one of a newer tradition that can be crafted well but is for the palate that prefers it sweeter. There's depth, but it avoids the deeper elements that take more to appreciate. The focus is on the cherry, which is key, and there's lots of it. It's got a good mix of sweetness and tartness, both pretty powerfully. It tastes like an apertif in the middle and finishes sweeter like a sorbet. Unlike some versions, though, this beer lays down some sturdy malt to rest it on, and there's enough earthy and dusty semi-dry malts base. There's a very faint, not quite funky sort of note that speaks to its true nature. Tartness eventually overtakes sweetness, and ultimately this is quite flavorful.
The body is on the lighter end of medium, and the fizziness on the tongue feels like it needs to be constrained, but otherwise it's got some substance to it, along with ample levels of both crispness and smoothness.
Nov 12, 2013One sniff and I can tell this is one of those guilty pleasure-type Lambics, one of a newer tradition that can be crafted well but is for the palate that prefers it sweeter. There's depth, but it avoids the deeper elements that take more to appreciate. The focus is on the cherry, which is key, and there's lots of it. It's got a good mix of sweetness and tartness, both pretty powerfully. It tastes like an apertif in the middle and finishes sweeter like a sorbet. Unlike some versions, though, this beer lays down some sturdy malt to rest it on, and there's enough earthy and dusty semi-dry malts base. There's a very faint, not quite funky sort of note that speaks to its true nature. Tartness eventually overtakes sweetness, and ultimately this is quite flavorful.
The body is on the lighter end of medium, and the fizziness on the tongue feels like it needs to be constrained, but otherwise it's got some substance to it, along with ample levels of both crispness and smoothness.
Cherish Kriek Lambic from Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
143 ratings
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