Boon Kriek - Brouwerij Boon

birchstick

Missouri

3.53/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

1995 Vintage

A - pours red in color without a head at all

S - nose is cherries with vinegar and some sour, citric notes

T - starts off with sour lemon citric notes mixed in with cherry flavors. The more it moves down the tongue, a cherry pie filling flavor come out - liquid, syrupy, full of cherries, and a bit of cinnamon. Wow, the cherry fruit is alive and well after 17 years of hanging out in the bottle. A little bit of citric lambic flavors come back in the finish, but the cherry still reigns supreme on the palate.

M - syrupy, thick, and viscous

D - this is a good kriek - not as sour or funky as others I have had, but it is still delicious in its own right, especially if you like cherries.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 00:32:10 | More by birchstick

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-25-2013 22:47:02 | More by Slatetank

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -2%

05-20-2013 04:32:14 | More by Kmat10

gtermi

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-19-2013 22:48:49 | More by gtermi

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3/5  rDev -16%

05-19-2013 18:04:50 | More by DeutschesBier

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3/5  rDev -16%

05-19-2013 00:08:23 | More by Photekut

DStoked

Ohio

4.31/5  rDev +20.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

1983 Vintage (yes really) @ Kulminator in Antwerp. 40 Euro.

This was an experience! Couldn't pass on trying a 30-year old bottle. Cork was mangled, shrunk, and deformed. Bottle looked like they pulled it out of an Egyptian tomb (BM me for pic). Served in a homemade wood lambic box/basket.

It had a nice, smooth, sour/tart taste to it. Cherries were long gone. Smooth body...not much carbonation after 30 years. Overall it was a good beer, but like I said, it was more about the experience of drinking a 30-year-old lambic, which I doubt I'll ever have again.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 18:22:27 | More by DStoked

Anze

Slovenia

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-11-2013 14:16:05 | More by Anze

Rusty_Pabst

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-03-2013 01:24:20 | More by Rusty_Pabst

wonothesane42

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +12%

04-27-2013 18:26:01 | More by wonothesane42

innominat

Ireland

3.25/5  rDev -9%

04-25-2013 19:04:48 | More by innominat

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-25-2013 17:36:39 | More by Jason1337

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-06-2013 12:07:35 | More by RedneckBeerz

PtypeNtype

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-06-2013 05:56:45 | More by PtypeNtype

schnarr84

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-05-2013 07:19:27 | More by schnarr84

aakerman

New York

3/5  rDev -16%

04-02-2013 16:50:33 | More by aakerman

marshmeli

New York

4/5  rDev +12%

04-01-2013 14:37:14 | More by marshmeli

vonnegut21

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-01-2013 01:33:44 | More by vonnegut21

GeckoPunk

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-01-2013 01:18:30 | More by GeckoPunk

eriknordlund

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev -2%

03-29-2013 09:23:32 | More by eriknordlund

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.76/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Pours dark reddish purple with a fading pink-tinged head.
Nose shows cherries and raspberries, a bit of berry jam and soft funk. Tempting.
More cherries as the dominant flavour, with a little tartness. More sweet than sour though. More acidity would do wonders.
Could also use more carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2013 05:19:42 | More by CrazyDavros

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.76/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Dark Pink, spotaneous fermentation. Very cherry aroma, the real deal. A little too sweet, soft carbonation, a little tart, very drinkable.A touch of spice, I would like more tartness and more spice.Stephen's bottle.Perhaps not the bang on, but a worthy try.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 22:07:50 | More by northyorksammy

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -16%

03-09-2013 22:37:31 | More by spycow

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2%

02-24-2013 01:29:47 | More by djrn2

schlimenhaumer

New York

2.69/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

As a lambic fan, I'm looking forward to trying this -- "Brewed in Lembeek, the village that gave Lambic its name." Poured from a 375ml corked-and-caged bottle into a Delirium tulip at low altitude in NY.

A: Pours a translucent red wine color (think a light pinot noir) with a thin pink head of almost no retention. Not what comes to mind based on the lambics I've had in the past. No lacing to speak of, either.

S: Mainly smells like Ocean Spray cranberry/cherry juice, with a hint of funky sourness in the background. A fairly strong aroma overall.

T: The cherry juice flavors are definitely overpowering here. The only thing that reminds me I'm drinking beer is the slight hint of funk on the finish. Almost no sour flavors come through. Overall, cloyingly sweet and pretty disappointing.

M: Medium-bodied and almost flat in terms of carbonation.

O: Definitely not a beer I'll revisit in the future. It's basically like drinking a bottle of cranberry-cherry juice.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 04:43:23 | More by schlimenhaumer