Kriek 100% Lambic
Brasserie Cantillon

Kriek 100% LambicKriek 100% Lambic
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From:
Brasserie Cantillon
 
Belgium
Style:
Fruit Lambic
Ranked #22
ABV:
5%
Score:
97
Ranked #655
Avg:
4.37 | pDev: 9.61%
Reviews:
770
Ratings:
2,623
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 04, 2024
Added:
Oct 06, 2001
Wants:
  674
Gots:
  627
Also known as Kriek 100% Lambic Bio in some markets.
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Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)

4.4/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A shining jolly rancher ruby red body, mostly clear on the first pour, rapidly forming a pink salt head, frothy and vigorous, wearing itself out rapidly to nothing.
Smells of midsummer farm fields, hay, sunshine, dry brush, along with musty funk, whispers of sour fruit.
Vibrant acidity, mild funky tang, aged red berry juice - raspberry, currant, sour cherry; feel is sharp and bracing while sticky, the acidity gets to the back of your throat, and an active frothy carbonation; a dry finish begs for more, some sticky sugars lingering.

It's all balanced beautifully, candy sweet and puckering tart, dashes of must, bright and sticky, and the fruit aged to an intriguing sophistication. Wonderful.
Mar 04, 2024
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina

5/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Cork says 2013 on it

A: Poured into a tulip glass to a beautiful deep red which is topped by a dense and slightly rocky two fingers of pinkish head which fades slowly to a small mat with minimal lacing
S: Smells of funky oak with some sourness along with a touch of cherry
T: Taste is bright and acidic cherry up front followed by some funky oak, more acidity, a little furniture polish, hints of yeast, along with some more nice cherry flavor. On the finish there's more sourness, funky oak, hints of barnyard, cherry, and lingering hints of oak.
M: This beer has a body which is on the lighter side of medium. Carbonation is light but effervescent while the beer has a drying finish due to the acidity.
O: This is incredible. I definitely should have popped this one sooner, but it still drinks incredibly well. Great flavors and a really nice amount of complexity on top of aging beautifully.
Feb 04, 2024
 
Rated: 4.67 by smi69 from New York

Jan 24, 2024
 
Rated: 4.12 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Dec 25, 2023
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Reviewed by wedge from North Carolina

4.31/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled: 27 June 2016

Slightly hazed garnet with a fat sticky pinkish head that retains nicely. Aromas of wet hay and wood, leather, mellow warm cherry spice. Damp wood, lemon, tobacco leaf, with most of the cherry flavor coming after swallow. Medium light and tart, but not overly puckering. Delicious!
Dec 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Nov 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Oct 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.05 by not2quick from Missouri

Sep 01, 2023
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Reviewed by beerwithmeIRL from Ireland

4.78/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
375ml Bottle - Pours ruby red with a 1.5 finger off-white foam head that dissipates rapidly. On the nose, notes of sour cherry are prominent, followed by weaker floral notes and oak. On tasting, cherry tartness comes to the fore with a gentle sourness that lingers. Earthy notes, oak and citrus are also evident in an outrageously complex and beautiful beer. Great mouthfeel with excellent carbonation and a dry finish.
Aug 24, 2023
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Reviewed by cambabeer from New York

4.64/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bottled: February 2016, drank August 2023.

Ruby red and brown cloudy body. Rose white head that leaves a thin cap of tight bubbles. Nose is cherries, hibiscus, rose, barn, wet earth, oak and funk. Taste is tart cherries, lemon, oak, earthy, wet cloth. Feel is smooth and effervescent champagne bubbles with soft and semi dry finish.

Delicious, fruity, sour and earthy with some funk.
Aug 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.63 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Aug 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by PprBurke from Virginia

Jul 28, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by JAWS from New York

Jul 24, 2023
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

3.55/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2013) - drank in 2023
Look - red auburn with fantastic rimming
Smell and taste - slight tart cherry
Feel - dry and crisp
Overall - a little to dry but you still get the tart cherry
May 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.83 by CAcker from California

May 11, 2023
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Reviewed by sokol_1993 from California

4.5/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Got one from Ma Che in Rome. Overall a beautiful representation of the style! Very fruity, and puckery at first, but then the malt back started to appear and balance the sourness.
Apr 28, 2023
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

4.27/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from Etre
Bright brick red color with a light opaqueness and a good sized white head with a hint of pink in it. Solid earthy funk and lemony lactic tartness with huge cherry aroma flavor and tartness to round it out. This beer is beautiful I wish it were more available.
Apr 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by o29 from Texas

Mar 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.99 by Qu3st from Massachusetts

Feb 24, 2023
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Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)

4.53/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle poured into tulip. It's about goddamn time I found something from this brewery. Date on bottle says May of '22.

Pours lingerie red with half a finger of pink head that quickly sinks away without leaving lace.

Smells incredible. The second I pull the cork, the room fills with the smells of cold cherry pie, lemon juice, muddled stone fruit, rustic barnyard hay aromas, oaken barrel staves, wild blueberries, dried vanilla and cookie dough.

Tastes of intense lemon, black cherries, sliced peach and apricot, more vanilla oak notes, mixed berries, faint chocolate and more musty barnyard notes.

Feels soft and mild. Medium bodied with gentle carbonation. Finishes sour.

Verdict: Vigorously recommended. The work of masters.
Feb 11, 2023
Kriek 100% Lambic from Brasserie Cantillon
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 2623 ratings