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148 Ratings

rAvg: 3.8
pDev: 18.16%
Reviews: 72
Hads: 76

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Brewed by:
Alpine Beer Company

California, United States

Style | ABV
Lambic - Fruit | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (64), on-tap (8).

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Reviews by CAMRAhardliner:

CAMRAhardliner

Ontario (Canada)

4.45/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had this at the brewpub almost two weeks ago. This review's from notes.

Pours purplish brown with red glints. A foamy, clingy off-white head coats the glass in lace striations. The aroma is pleasantly funky with barnyard and horse blanket abounding. Tart cherries and lactic acid also make themselves known. I love the high level of funk. The taste is sour with an acetic acid and a lactic acid mixing with plenty more funk. Tart cherry notes are also present. Minerals show with warmth. The mouthfeel is very light on the carbonation with a somewhat watery body. Sourness and sweet fruit notes mix in the dry finish.

This is a fantastic North American take on a Lambic. All the right funk in the right places and a good fruit presence. Ultra dry as well. Try this beer. I'd say it's underrated here.

Serving type: on-tap

10-17-2012 01:43:50 | More by CAMRAhardliner

More User Reviews:

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.5/5 rDev +18.4%

06-02-2013 03:27:53 | More by PlinyBeMiney

jkane101

New Jersey

4/5 rDev +5.3%

05-30-2013 00:15:53 | More by jkane101

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4/5 rDev +5.3%

05-29-2013 01:32:35 | More by feloniousmonk

Mopps

Virginia

3/5 rDev -21.1%

05-27-2013 14:51:05 | More by Mopps

moonknight31

California

4.5/5 rDev +18.4%

05-21-2013 21:13:19 | More by moonknight31

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.5/5 rDev -7.9%

05-19-2013 01:43:12 | More by Photekut

Zbeetleman

California

3.5/5 rDev -7.9%

05-15-2013 03:13:50 | More by Zbeetleman

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5 rDev +18.4%

05-13-2013 06:21:35 | More by Bonko_the_sane

vitese

California

3.25/5 rDev -14.5%

05-12-2013 18:10:32 | More by vitese

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5 rDev +5.3%

05-09-2013 00:15:58 | More by ADTaber

CheapBeerBuzz

California

4/5 rDev +5.3%

05-04-2013 23:36:30 | More by CheapBeerBuzz

pperez38

California

2.5/5 rDev -34.2%

05-02-2013 10:46:03 | More by pperez38

FullObs

Illinois

4/5 rDev +5.3%

04-30-2013 15:24:55 | More by FullObs

drbenzo

California

3.5/5 rDev -7.9%

04-15-2013 18:05:08 | More by drbenzo

jeff1973

California

4.25/5 rDev +11.8%

04-11-2013 01:46:01 | More by jeff1973

Pecan

California

3.75/5 rDev -1.3%

04-08-2013 23:12:29 | More by Pecan

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.48/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

On tap at the brewery last month. Light brown, gold, light purple(?) and light red. For a lambic, this looks hella dark. A little thin tan cap of head on it. Nothing in terms of lacing or whatnot. Had a tart aroma, dark cherry, but damn if that ain't a funk reminiscient of diapers, cheese and sweaty socks. I guess to some, they're going for that, but I like some really well respected lambics, and they don't smell like shit.

Taste, thankfully, does not encompass any sweat or dirty diaper like flavor. Its cherry, its tart, its kind of boozy for the style especially. A good amount of wet oak type of flavors. Red wine like notes, but not really the tannin aspect. Definitely some vinegar in there.

For me, this would need to be a little more dry and sour for it to be a very good kriek. I've definitely had a lot worse (NB, Timmermans, Big Sky) but I've definitely had a lot better too. Mouthfeel seemed a little too thick. Sweetness is probably the right amount, but tastes a tad high, prolly because I wanted more acidic, tart, sour and dry notes coming out of it. Definitely the darker cherry variety.

Serving type: on-tap

04-03-2013 22:57:36 | More by Beerandraiderfan