Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic - Brasserie Cantillon

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rAvg: 4.27
pDev: 11.94%
Reviews: 594
Hads: 426

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Brasserie Cantillon

Belgium

Style | ABV
Lambic - Fruit | 5.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (551), on-tap (39), cask (3), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by smokeypeat:

smokeypeat

Maryland

4.48/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Got a 2012 375ml bottle and decided to have it fresh for a change.

Pours a light ruby red color into the glass with a soft pink foamy head.

Smell on this is great. The Cantillon's I've had in the past have been aged at least 18months and I'm glad I'm having this fresh. Getting a lot more cherry than I expected mixed with a much lighter barnyard funk than I expected. A faint musky smell is always there but the fruit is front and center.

Wow, taste on this is great. It's like an awesome tart, tart, tart cherry pie. More sweetness than I expected. Sour, but not warhead sour by any means. Just can't get over how fruit forward this is.

Mouthfeel is great for the style. Closer to heavily carbed, but I like it for sours. Quick finish leaves you wanting more right away, so you are forced to pace yourself. It would be easy to go through 12oz quick.

Overall I'm really glad I finally tried a Cantillon "fresh". Much different experience than aged ones that get "sour dominant". I can't believe there was a time I didn't like sours. If you are looking to get into sours seek out a bottle of this and have it as fresh as possible.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 22:36:09 | More by smokeypeat

More User Reviews:

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