Scarenbecca Kriek - Hanssens Artisanaal bvba

glid02

Georgia

4.33/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle purchased from Green’s on Ponce in Atlanta.

Pours a hazy dark ruby color with a cream-colored head that leaves decent lacing.

Smells of mildly dry medium malts with tart and musty cherry and currant aromas. Also present are mild amounts of vanilla and oak.

Tastes more robust than it smells. Smooth medium malts up front are joined almost immediately by moderately tart cherry and currants. Midway through hints of funk come into play before slight vanilla pushes the funk aside. Very slight oak comes in near the end, fading into a moderately tart ending. Mouthfeel is good, with soft carbonation.

Overall I really enjoyed this beer. It’s not as complex as Cantillon’s Schaerbeekse offerings but it’s not terribly far behind. Worth a shot even at the steep price.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2011 16:25:03 | More by glid02

ajzy

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev -28.6%

06-10-2013 18:30:05 | More by ajzy

ThreeFishes

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-26-2013 15:02:25 | More by ThreeFishes

jtdolla911

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

04-14-2013 20:28:29 | More by jtdolla911

PtypeNtype

Nevada

4/5  rDev +3.9%

04-06-2013 05:59:24 | More by PtypeNtype

Douvalis

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

03-31-2013 05:04:20 | More by Douvalis

cosmonick

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

03-31-2013 04:59:21 | More by cosmonick

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

1.75/5  rDev -54.5%

03-27-2013 06:38:36 | More by Zachtheporter

mmsimmons

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -48.1%

03-22-2013 00:17:46 | More by mmsimmons

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-09-2013 22:43:33 | More by spycow

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

01-09-2013 18:42:49 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

BeerBuddy2122

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

12-25-2012 13:29:33 | More by BeerBuddy2122

nas4atu

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -22.1%

12-11-2012 20:46:59 | More by nas4atu

mdaschaf

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from notes. Thanks to Bo for opening this one.

A: Pours a deep ruby red color with no head or lacing whatsoever.

S: Nice aromas of cherry and raspberry, a bit of sourness and some funk/barnyard aroma.

T: Quite tasty with heavy fruit flavors. They cherry dominates, but there is a bit of raspberry and stone fruit underneath. The funk is a bit more present as well, mustier than the aroma.

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, but sort of on the thick side of medium bodied.

O: It was good, but not worth the hefty price tag slapped on the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 15:43:12 | More by mdaschaf

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

10-10-2012 03:19:52 | More by t0rin0

ArrogantB

Colorado

3.58/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

375ml bottle that my cousin scored for $11 which is surely a misprice. Blood red color and no head whatsoever. Aroma is thick cherries. Flavor is solid cherries both sour cherries and a cherry pie flavor. Oddly no funk and almost no tartness according to my tongue. Overall a very fruity kriek but this is no better than a regular hanssens kriek with polish cherries and I didn't really pickup any cinnamon notes that supposedly come along with the schaerbeekse cherries. This beer is certainly not worth the normal $23 price tag and frankly isn't worth half the price tag.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2012 21:10:10 | More by ArrogantB

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

09-06-2012 19:40:10 | More by rolltide8425

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a cloudy deep red color lambic with a small bubbly head with no retention or lacing. Aroma of tart notes of cherry with loads of barnyard notes. Taste is also dominated by tart notes of cherries though not as much sour notes or acidity as I was expecting. There is quite a bit of barnyard notes with some funky notes. Body is full with limited filtration and almost no carbonation. Interesting though not something I would need to have on a regular basis.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2012 18:49:24 | More by Phyl21ca

FullObs

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

08-20-2012 17:23:46 | More by FullObs

MYJELLOMISFIT

Colorado

2.5/5  rDev -35.1%

08-15-2012 14:35:36 | More by MYJELLOMISFIT

LambicKing

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

07-23-2012 03:00:05 | More by LambicKing

Hanzo

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.9%

07-23-2012 00:59:10 | More by Hanzo

warnerry

Michigan

4.15/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A - No pop when the cork comes out. Yep, completely still, but a still a beautiful ruby color.

S - Cherry is definitely the dominant aroma. Both sweet cherry and some nice tart notes. There is some slight funk, but it is definitely subdued for the style, especially for Hanssens. Maybe not that complex, but I thought it smelled delicious.

T - More tart than the nose would suggest. Very tart, in fact. Also a bit more funk in the taste that the aroma. There is a small amount of sweet cherry, but sour cherry definitely steals the show. Quite tasty and refreshing.

M - Completely flat, but pretty smooth and quite dry.

O - Despite the lack of carbonation, I thought this was very tasty, even more so than the regular Hanssens Kriek. Luckily for me, both the cashier and I were naive as to what this was supposed to cost, so I got it for the same price as a regular Hanssens offering. I don't know that I would pay the regular price for this, but it was pretty enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2012 23:02:02 | More by warnerry

kaelingirl

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

06-15-2012 01:16:20 | More by kaelingirl

tripledbrew

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-18-2012 11:38:14 | More by tripledbrew