Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic - Brasserie Cantillon

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rAvg: 4.27
pDev: 11.94%
Reviews: 595
Hads: 426

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Brasserie Cantillon

Belgium

Style | ABV
Lambic - Fruit | 5.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (552), on-tap (39), cask (3), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by ASUBeer:

ASUBeer

North Carolina

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

01-12-2013 00:29:46 | More by ASUBeer

More User Reviews:

New York

4.33/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

2011 - 375mL bottle into cantillon glass.

A: Ruby Hue, Thick Pink Head (that quickly dissapates), No Lacing

S: Tart Cherries, Hay, Acidic

T: Hay, Tart Cherries, Mild Vinegar

M: Average Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Semi Tart

Overall, a couple of years has taken away all sweetness and made it acidic, great but almost a little too much.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2013 02:50:49 | More by merc7186

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.75/5 rDev +11.2%

06-19-2013 00:31:41 | More by Kmat10

BeerGut4Life

Indiana

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

06-18-2013 02:23:35 | More by BeerGut4Life

makdeco

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

06-17-2013 23:10:50 | More by makdeco

illy0sis

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

06-17-2013 01:20:18 | More by illy0sis

Rocklobsterbrew

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +5.4%

06-16-2013 18:17:45 | More by Rocklobsterbrew

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3/5 rDev -29.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Glowing red; no head

Aroma: Very sour; sickly sweet

Taste: Very dry; sour; tart fruit; lingering fruit flavor

Remarks: Refreshing; not bad for a kriek, but still not my thing overall

Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 12:05:17 | More by IchLiebeBier

spoony

Colorado

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

06-14-2013 21:37:20 | More by spoony

ComRock12

Massachusetts

4.25/5 rDev -0.5%

06-13-2013 12:49:25 | More by ComRock12

Dreizhen

Georgia

4.46/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 75 cl bottle into a Cantillon chalice. Bottled May 2013.

Appearance: Poured a one-finger head. Quickly dissipates in thickness, though a thin layer of foam remains on top. Cloudy, red. Good carbonation.

Smell: Sour cherries are the predominate scent. Slight floral notes. Maybe a dash of vanilla.

Taste: Sour cherries carry over, as does the slight floral notes. No vanilla. A little grapefruit comes in towards the end. Slightly medicinal. Light, dry, crisp. Recalls the sourness of some dry white wines. Amazing when paired with food as you would pair white wine.

Mouthfeel: Light, dry, slightly carbonated, and a little foamy.

Overall: Cantillon has quickly become one of my favorite breweries. This is my second 75 cl bottle and it grows on my each time. The sourness will come as a surprise to people unfamiliar with lambics. I could sip on this all day. So I will.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 18:07:09 | More by Dreizhen

jeonseh

Indiana

4.38/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

2010 bottle

A - Bright cherry with light brown accents and a small white head

S - Sour bing cherries, lemon peel, lemon, lactic acid, and a slight blue cheese funk

T - Tartness is comes up as the lemon and lactic acid makes itself known. The cherry comes through next to give a slight, darker, almost bing cherry-like flavor. The finish has some of the funk that I picked up in the nose as well as light oak.

M - Tons of carbonation that makes this a zesty beer with a slight bite. Dry finish

O - Solid kriek with lots of tartness to it instead of being too sweet (this is one of my pet peeves with some of the beers in this still). It brings nice cherry flavor while still allowing the lambic tartness to shine through

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 16:44:52 | More by jeonseh