Oude Kriek - Hanssens Artisanaal bvba

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398 Ratings
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rAvg: 4.07
pDev: 13.02%
Reviews: 279
Hads: 119

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Brewed by:
Hanssens Artisanaal bvba
Belgium

Style | ABV
Lambic - Fruit |  6.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (267), cask (11), on-tap (1)

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Reviews by beachbum1975:
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beachbum1975

Ohio

4.15/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Shared my bottle at urbancaver's sour tasting tonight.

Pours a cloudy cherry with a nice, pink top.

The nose is a wall of gym sock funk and fruit punch. Musty dog ass. Brewer's yeast. Light nail polish remover.

The taste masks the funk. Light cherry, sour nail polish and mustiness.

Very neat beer. I'd have this again.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2011 23:52:40 | More by beachbum1975
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hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-18-2013 03:00:05 | More by hotsudge
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BobaFret

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-18-2013 02:16:08 | More by BobaFret
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cnbrown313

Illinois

4.39/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 750ml cork and cage bottle into a wine glass

A - Beautiful looking beer! Ruby red with a nice 1 finger off white head that sticks around for a bit and leaves some lacing.

S - Smells like lemons and tart cherries with a little bit of barnyard funk

T - Very tart and acidic up front. You have to be ready for a big, sour, beer - but this doesn't disappoint. The tart cherry flavor that follows is nicely balanced by a little bit of barnyard funk at the end.

M - Dry mouth feel, with a nice, fine carbonation. Maybe not as nice as a 3F or Cantillon, but good.

O - I'm glad that I gave this one a go. When I have an itch for a good sour kriek I will likely revisit this again!

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 12:29:31 | More by cnbrown313
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cfrances33

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-11-2013 15:08:37 | More by cfrances33
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aztraz

Sweden

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

05-07-2013 18:04:49 | More by aztraz
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tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-05-2013 23:13:07 | More by tehzachatak
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Archemedies

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-05-2013 13:14:27 | More by Archemedies
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Yung_Phuk

Russian Federation

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-02-2013 08:52:16 | More by Yung_Phuk
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Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

04-27-2013 22:29:34 | More by Noyt
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deebo

Minnesota

3.13/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

A fresh bottle. Pours a very dark red with a non-existant head. This beer is very acidic. Acid is predominantly acetic. This dominates but of course there is plently of funk but also notes of smoky oak and even some raw meat. Overall, a decent kriek but a little over the top with too much vinegar taste.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 01:25:03 | More by deebo
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ThreeFishes

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

04-15-2013 20:30:49 | More by ThreeFishes
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mtbdonn

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-13-2013 20:29:13 | More by mtbdonn
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Beerenauslese

California

3.65/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle has been cellared two years. Bottle opened with no pop. Nice garnet color. Little/no carbonation.

Smells of vinegar with some cherry fruit.

Tastes like Mother Funker on cherries. Very acetic-could use this to make salad dressing. Not mouth puckering though, and there is a good flavor of cherries.

Body is light, no carbonation, and stickiness doesn't make a good mouthfeel.

Overall, this is too sour and the acetic acid is too strong, detracting from the cherry and funk aspects. Clearly, I didn't do this any favor by cellaring two years. Hope to try this again fresher/on cask.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 21:53:25 | More by Beerenauslese
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Pecan

California

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-08-2013 23:13:31 | More by Pecan
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HopLuva

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-07-2013 01:12:32 | More by HopLuva
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Texasfan549

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

04-03-2013 15:21:04 | More by Texasfan549
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kjkinsey

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

04-03-2013 01:18:03 | More by kjkinsey
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beav19

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

03-31-2013 22:17:14 | More by beav19
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aranton

New York

5/5  rDev +22.9%

03-27-2013 00:59:09 | More by aranton
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spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-09-2013 22:37:02 | More by spycow
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Gushue3

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle into Portsmouth Snifter

A Murky red with no real head to speak of. Lots of big carbonation bubbles stuck on the side of the glass and some lively carbonation along the glass.

S Vinegar, sour cherries, oak and a hint of sweetness. Really hits all things i wanna smell in a Kriek

T Very tart upfront that goes to the finish. Almost a shock tart pucker toward the middle and some cherry comes out as well. Slight oaky barrel comes out toward the end and the finish is dry and tart

M Medium carbonation for a Kriek, along with a medium feel on the tongue. The finish is quite dry.

O Pretty nice reasonably priced ans easy to find sour in my area.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 02:07:47 | More by Gushue3
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boot11222

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

03-02-2013 00:51:42 | More by boot11222
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djrn2

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

02-24-2013 04:22:31 | More by djrn2
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JellyJacket

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.7%

02-16-2013 07:55:38 | More by JellyJacket
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Oude Kriek from Hanssens Artisanaal bvba
91 out of 100 based on 398 user ratings.