Schaarbeekse Kriek
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen

Schaarbeekse KriekSchaarbeekse Kriek
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From:
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
 
Belgium
Style:
Fruit Lambic
Ranked #8
ABV:
6%
Score:
99
Ranked #254
Avg:
4.47 | pDev: 7.38%
Reviews:
267
Ratings:
955
Status:
Active
Rated:
Saturday at 12:01 AM
Added:
May 24, 2004
Wants:
  516
Gots:
  199
Newer labels include "Oogst" (harvest). Older labels exclude "Oogst."

3 Fonteinen Schaarbeekse Kriek is the result of macerating local hand-picked Schaarbeekse cherries on young traditional lambic for at least one year, in a proportion of one kilo of sour cherries per liter of lambic. The cherry lambic is then blended with young lambic and bottles, after which our famous Schaarbeekse Kriek matures for another year at least in the bottle. Refined and with evolution in the glass. Natural fruit, no juice, syrup or sugars added. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
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Ratings by joe1510:
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Reviewed by joe1510 from Illinois

4.6/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml
$16.99
Sam's Marcey

Bottled 3/22/06

Drie Fonteinen's Schaerbeekse Kriek pours the color of cherry juice with a murkiness that's impossible to see through. A fizzy pink head violently formed with snap, crackle, and pops and ended up quickly fizzles out to no head at all. The color of this kriek is superbly rich looking and there are a few streams of slow moving carbonation creeping to the surface.

Each time my beak enters the glass the tartness makes my nose hair curl. The cherries are noticeable in the background and are fairly faint. Dusty wildflower like funkiness adds to the noticeable sourness and a firm, balanced layer of dry, brittle woodiness (oak) forms a solid foundation. With a little warming and a swirl the dark cherries leap from the bottle.

Ahhh, a nice cheek puckering sourness starts things off and pushes all the way through the flavor. There's a great acidity as it rolls over the tongue with notes of the dry woodiness throughout. The cherries bob and weave which adds a great compliment instead of taking over. The finish is bone dry and allows the sourness to linger. As this warms the cherries added really come into their own. This is an excellent kriek.

There's a lively carbonation that's prickly on the tongue but the body still somehow has a creamy texture, as creamy as it can be for as light a bodied brew as this is. The dryness is intense and makes this brew infinitely interesting.

The drinkability is out of this world easy. The puckering ability and dryness make sip after sip needed. As soon as I swallow one drink I need another. This lambic is so frizzy and refreshing it's a sheer joy to drink.

I can't recommend this lambic enough and it's actually one I pick up fairly often, for a lambic anyway. This is my favorite kriek and I really can't get enough of drinking this stuff.

Reviewed: 2/22/09
Aug 19, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.58 by Uconnelmo from Connecticut

Saturday at 12:01 AM
 
Rated: 5 by PprBurke from Virginia

Dec 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.29 by Magery from Kentucky

Dec 23, 2023
 
Rated: 4.35 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Dec 03, 2023
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a nice cherry color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has very generous cheery hints
The taste follows the nose with a pleasantly tart cherry flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A great very well balanced Lambic
Sep 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts

3.77/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This is a great fruited lambic for those who like it sour. The combination of the tart schaarbeekse variety of cherries on top of the already tart 3F lambic base make for an experience that for me veered somewhat into acetic territory. Very clean, however, which was nice

76/100
Aug 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.42 by desint from Belgium

Apr 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by wshinevar from Massachusetts

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.83 by ArsMoriendiOU818 from Virginia

Jan 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.47 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Dec 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.54 by Fireman_RK from North Carolina

Nov 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by rare_bird from Michigan

Nov 13, 2022
 
Rated: 4.46 by johnlatona from New Jersey

Oct 08, 2022
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Reviewed by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

4.83/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Blend #61, 2020/2021 season. Absolutely phenomenal. An all-night sipper. The depth and intensity of the cherries is absolutely amazing. Rivals the Lou Pepe Kriek for the best Kriek I’ve ever had.
Oct 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4.44 by shelby415 from Oregon

Sep 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.43 by not2quick from Missouri

Sep 18, 2022
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Rated by bret27 from California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2019.
Aug 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by Narthax from Texas

Aug 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.43 by PDinunzi from New Jersey

Aug 17, 2022
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