Mort Subite Kriek - Brouwerij Mort Subite

Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.63/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Sampled July 2010 at De Heeren van Liedekercke
This beer arrives from the tap with a dark purple, deep red color. The beer is flat, but there is a touch of a ring head around the edges of my glass. Fruity smelling, though I wouldn't necessarily describe it as expressively of cherries; this smells more berry like, or perhaps sort of like red wine. When I come back to the nose after a bit I get a floral, ripe cherry note that is now much more noticeable. The cherry derived notes are definitely the dominant character in the nose, but there is also a note of popcorn some how, or perhaps it is a note reminiscent of sweet corn.

The beer is dry tasting and tart with a lactic and cherry sourness to it. Behind this is a note of sweet baby vomit. My second sip has a berry-like, red wine character being noticeable in the flavor. This is quite tannic, though it is not overly astringent. This is not very complexly flavor and more vaguely fruity with some faded cherry flavors. This would be exceedingly light and quaffable if not for the tannic, cherry skin finish.

Serving type: cask

10-15-2010 16:45:03 | More by Gueuzedude

leifpetersen

Czech Republic

2.25/5  rDev -37.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

This tastes like winegum, and there is almost no foam. It is quite citric.

This beer was bought in France for a whopping 2,5 EUR, and I see nothing in it's quality to justify it, it's a sweet-sour beer that tastes like more like strawberry/cherry wine. The aftertaste lasts very long, at least that is value for money.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 21:45:42 | More by leifpetersen

LeeryLeprechaun

Colorado

3.88/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Beer is red in color with a sticky and pinkish head.

The aroma is very fruity, mostly dominated by raspberries.

The beer is rather sweet with nice red fruit notes. Crisp and sparkling in the finish, some acidity in the finish but just enough to make it tart.

The body is medium, smooth, and is somewhat silky.

Overall the beer is very crisp and refreshing. The raspberries come through well, maybe a little too sweet and not sour enough.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 22:12:32 | More by LeeryLeprechaun

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.38/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Served from tap into Trappe Door tulip. Poured ruby red with a two finger off-white with slight pink hue head that subsided to one finger very slowly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, earth, sugar, cherries, fruit, and subtle tart. The flavor was of sweet malt, cream, earth, strawberries, cherries, and subtle tart. It had a light feel on the palate with very high carbonation. Overall this was a fairly decent brew. Unfortunately nothing really jumped out at me on this one. Tons of sweetness and fruit going on, but that was about it. Kind of seemed like this was the only thing going on with it unless you investigated further. Worth your time trying at least once, but that is about it.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2013 18:51:56 | More by thagr81us

ZorPrime

Quebec (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Started loving those Lambic beer. Lets try this one.

The beer is red in colour. Clear too. The head is slightly pink in colour. Typical look for a Kriek beer. The aroma is not intense. I notice the presence of sugars, cherry and a light sourness in it. Not over the top Lambic regarding the aroma... On the taste side, the beer is sweet and quite effervescent. Some cherries in the taste too. Well balanced and quite approachable for the ones wanting to try Lambic. There is better one out there, but this is good to start with.

Not a bad beer. A good one.

I would say this is an introductory Lambic. Not quite in the same league than the Cantillon.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 04:56:30 | More by ZorPrime

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.61/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: It has a nice orange/red color to it. It has a nice light pink head that dies down moderately and leaves some lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of sweet cherries and sweet candy.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a dominant cherry taste with an fairly big sourness upfront.

Mouthfeel: It has a low carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with decent flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 21:23:43 | More by SebD

thehyperduck

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

375 mL bottle from the LCBO; best before Mar. 2014. I haven't had any flavoured lambics in quite a while, despite the fact that they are generally my favourite 'fruit' beer. Needless to say, when I spotted this one on the shelf, I quickly grabbed it. Poured into a tulip glass.

Pours a beautiful, clear ruby-red colour, topped with one finger of sparkling, creamy off-white head with a bit of pinkish stain to it. It wilts away gradually over the next 5-6 minutes, leaving behind a dense, lumpy cap and collar, as well as smears of lacing on the side of the glass. The aroma is quite sour and funky, with lots of sour cherry pit and a few vinous notes. Some sweetness, but leaning toward the tart side on the nose.

Pretty yummy stuff, with sweet cherry and wheat malt dominating at first, and the sour cherry pit notes rounding things out at the end. The funky barnyard notes aren't dominant, but rather underlie the more prominent cherry infusion, with a few raspberry vibes as well. Reasonably well-balanced between sweetness/tartness, but it could use a little more of the latter for that puckering quality I love in these styles. Other than that, the mouthfeel is light and spritzy, with a good bite from the carbonation.

Final Grade: 3.63, a solid B grade. Mort Subite Kriek is flavorful, tasty stuff that I'd say is worth a try, but it still kind of straddles that line between alcopop and beer, so purists or serious lambic fans probably won't dig it that much. I really wish these sorts of brews were available year-round in my area, but for now it seems fruit lambics will remain a once-in-a-while thing for me. I rarely drink these styles in general, so it's fair to mention that I'm far from a connoisseur here. This might not be the best kriek in the world, but it's still tasty and easy to like, with a nice balance of cherry tartness, sweetness, and funky lambic goodness. A very quaffable brew that I would suggest as an entry point into the style for anyone curious.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 23:01:09 | More by thehyperduck

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.78/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass

Appearance – Served a ruby red color with a one finger off white head. The head fades over a moderate amount of time to give a decent level of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is on the lighter side, but is sweet. It is mainly of a cherry nature but also contained some raspberry aroma as well. With the fruit aromas, there were some lighter notes of a yeasty smell. Overall the aroma was light but rather nice.

Taste – The taste started out with a big burst of sweet cherry. As the taste advances some very light yeasty flavors as well as a light herbal flavor come to the tongue. While this occurs, the taste sours up a little bit. In the end, while still of sweet cherry, the taste has a lighter tart flavor as well.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is very light with a carbonation level that is on the slightly higher side. Both are fantastic for the sweet and sour flavors and makes for a very drinkable brew.

Overall – A nice lambic. Very drinkable and quite tasty. It is more on the sweet side then on the sour side making it more refreshing and faster drinking. Good for a go if you get a chance.

Serving type: on-tap

10-09-2012 23:46:27 | More by Darkmagus82

heygeebee

Australia

3.2/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

From Platinum.

Pours cherry red! - the head dies quite soon, sadly. Sheet lace

Aromas of sweet cherry, and that's about it, a little syrupy.

Taste is sweet cherries, and sadly only a mere of balancing tartness.

Mouthfeel good a zingy.

Hmmm - overall, is it beer or is it soda?

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 08:48:03 | More by heygeebee

grittybrews

Washington

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a vivid cherry red with a thin slick of head. Sweet cherry aroma with hints of tartness and malt.

Moderate-to-highish carbonation and full mouthfeel. Sweet cherry up front with hints of caramel and some mild tartness on the finish.

A little sweet and one-dimensional, but tasty and easy-drinking.

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2012 21:14:49 | More by grittybrews

russwbeck

Virginia

3.38/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On-tap at Max's Belgian Beer Fest

This kriek came out with a red pour and a finger of white head. Very nice retention and lacing. It smelled like cherry juice. Not much else, just cherries and sweetness. The taste is so sweet, no sour or funk at all. Basically tastes like a sweet cherry soda with less carbonation. I enjoy it, but it isn't great. I will say that this is at least pretty damn drinkable. I just wish this had some funk, too sweet and average.

Serving type: on-tap

03-28-2012 01:35:24 | More by russwbeck

UCLABrewN84

California

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at The Surly Goat in West Hollywood, CA.

Pours a clear cranberry juice color with a reddish-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. A small curtain of lace forms on the glass on the drink down. Smell is of cherry juice and cherries with a slightly tart quality. Taste is also of cherries and cherry juice with only a mildly tart quality. This beer has a pretty good level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but nothing too fantastic.

Serving type: on-tap

03-09-2012 06:38:06 | More by UCLABrewN84

Brianhophead

Alberta (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A- Mort Subite fills the glass, ruby red and crystal clear. Modest pinpoint carbonation supports a fluffy, pink head with decent retention.

S- Cherries dominate the nose giving me an intense, tart cherry juiciness up front. Cherry juice seems supported by other elements. Just beneath the tartness of cherry seems to be notes of kandi sugar and just a hint of cough syrup. Finish gives me notes of vanilly, and the faintest hint of oak tannins.

T- Mort Subite's flavor starts off dominated by the refreshing tartness of sour cherries. Body is light, almost lager-ish. Cherry flavors move into hints of cough syrup in the center. Finish is short and tart, not very lasting at all. As pleasant as Mort Subite tastes, the palate seems slightly one dimensional.

Overall, this is a fine enough, decent tasting beer. Cherries are tart and refreshing. It's just that Mort Subite Kriek could benefit from a little more depth on the palate. As it is, the beer seems like a slightly dumbed down, for-the-masses cherry lambic.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 04:15:29 | More by Brianhophead

duracell

Quebec (Canada)

3.43/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

bottle into a Pilsner glass. This is my first Lambic ever.

A - Pours a bright red color with copper hues. Beautiful, white, and fluffy head with a medium retention leaving an abundant lacing on a glass.

S - Strong cherry aroma. I also pick out some biscuit along a nice sweetness.

T - The taste is pretty much straightforward: cherry! Although there are some slight herbal notes, I would like to find more complex flavors.

M - Perfect carbonation, light body, and a tart finish which seems to be to style.

O - Overall, I really enjoyed this Kriek. It feels rustic and delicate at the same time. Please note it was difficult for me to judge since I have never drunk anything similar. Having said that, I think it would benefit from being sweeter in order to balance the tartness.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2012 23:31:01 | More by duracell

Kacid

California

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Fine bubbles, Rose-Pomegranate colored foam
Very clean and fine lacing that dries like a mousse. Brilliant strarberry red rose color.

Nose: Bret Funk, juicy sweet cherry, grassy, rose

Flavour: Mouthfeel is a bit thin and syrupy (overly sweet), taste of cranberry-citrus, slightly medicinal, juicy, very slight acidity, candy sweetness and tartness (like sour-patch kids). Tastes like an alcoholic Izze (Sparkling Fruit Juice)

This is the first lambic i have enjoyed and it serves as a fine introduction to the style. Though it is important to recognize the excessive sweetness of this beer is not characteristic of the style; however, this is what makes a great first lambic to try. I look forward to trying stronger, more complex and tart krieks. I dont suspect aging of this kriek would do it any good as it is not overly acid.

Overall, this beer serves more as a cooler or aperitif due to its low ABV and excessive sweetness.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2012 17:32:06 | More by Kacid

deebo

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Chez Leon.

A-Ruby red color, clear. A finger of rocky white head.

S-Sweet cherries dominate.

T-This one is skewed towards being sweet rather than sour. Cherries are evident and pleasant.

M-Nice body-not as thin as some lambics. Quick dry finish.

D-Very high.

O-This is a drinkable lambic with strong cherry flavor which skews towards being more sweet than sour but not overly sweet to the point of tasting artificial.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2012 16:12:20 | More by deebo

kylehay2004

Florida

4.22/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Single finger head on a reddish brown body. Tons if lacing, light aroma which is as expected mostly fruity and raspberry like. This is an excellent lambic with a nice raspberry and medicinal cherry taste up front and brown sugar finish with moderate to high carbinaion and light body. Overall very drinkable and one of the better lambic beers out there.

Serving type: on-tap

01-05-2012 18:19:06 | More by kylehay2004

nickfl

Florida

4.22/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Poured with one finger of white foam on a clear, amber colored body. The head fades slowly and leaves thick lace.

S - Sour malty aroma with some medicinal cherry.

T - A sweet, candy like cherry character up front with some malty caramel in the middle. Finishes with caramel, tart fruit, and dark sugar.

M - Medium body, moderate carbonation, and a dry finish.

D - A very strong cherry presence with enough sweet and sour character to be eminently drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

01-05-2012 05:39:34 | More by nickfl

beertunes

Washington

3.63/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

The bar I had this at just listed it as "Red" and the keg said "Kriek Original", so I hope this is in the right listing.

Served in tulip. Poured a nice red color with a half inch of of off-white head that moderately low retention and very good lacing.

The aroma was very nice, good fruit scents upfront and a bit of grain and yeast in the background. the cherry scent was just a touch on the sweet side however. On the tongue the sweet cherry hits first, followed by just a bit of tart sourness. the beer had a clean, dry finish.

The body was far too thin for my preferences, but otherwise was smooth and easy to drink. Overall, a very nice beer that had a good, even balance of sweet and tart. Certainly worth your time when you have a chance.

Serving type: on-tap

12-29-2011 05:04:26 | More by beertunes

emerge077

Illinois

3.13/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce pour in a footed goblet. Bright red and brilliantly clear, topped with a slim cap that had a pinkish tint. Delicate concentric rings of drippy lacing. An ever present, mottled veil of skim sits on the surface.

Lightly sweet cherry aroma, initial wafts of damp dishrag must and minerals. Something vaguely medicinal about the cherry, but nothing hinting at a traditional lambic so far.

Cherry tartness hits first, then the club soda spritzer carbonation fizzes you into submission. Towards the end of the glass the carb settles down, but initially it tastes like a cherry soda or wine cooler. The cherry taste is tart however, like natural juice and not overtly artificial. Feel is a bit hollow and it tastes somewhat one dimensional, but it's better than expected.

"Matured in oak casks for several months" says the promo material... why even bother? Sort of a joke compared to traditional lambic producers aging for years to achieve the depth and complexity sorely missing here.

Serving type: on-tap

12-27-2011 23:46:43 | More by emerge077

barleywinefiend

Washington

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured a dark cherry red color with good carbonation leaving a nice white cap and bubbles

S: Immediate difference between this and others of the style is the dark cherry presence versus the young, red cherries. Wood, some Earthy notes to it as well.

T: Starts out with a nice blend of dark cherries with a subtle hint of young red cherries but dark cherries being dominant, a bit sweeter, wood, tartness.

M: Felt fuller than many for the style, medium body, well carbonated a bit sweeter yet still dry with lots dark cherry flavor

o: Good

Serving type: on-tap

12-17-2011 18:13:41 | More by barleywinefiend

sfprint

Germany

3.48/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

exp 5/12/12

A: Semi dark with micro carbonation and a quickly disappating 3" soda float head.
S: Sweet and sour cherry. Pretty artificial, but very candy like. Cherry ice cream.
T: Pretty much a cherry soda with a bit of tang, a sourness. Grenadine syrup. Nice but not really beer.
M: I do like the tangy-ness from the sour flavor. creates a nice mouth feel, but otherwise it's fairly light, slightly syrupy.
O: Not very beer like but tasty in its own way.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2011 00:40:28 | More by sfprint

RodneyFarva

Spain

3.28/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

25cl bottle poured into tulip glass.

a frothy white head, about two fingers thick, slowly dissipating with good lacing. beer pours a light red about the color of juice.

aroma is sweet cherries and not much else

taste is quite sweet, dark cherries, and perhaps a little malt in the background. the sweetness definitely stays with you though. almost cough syrup like in the flavor, though the consistency is quite light and fizzy.

overall, enjoyable, although the sweetness of the cherries does become cloying

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2011 21:05:56 | More by RodneyFarva

FosterJM

California

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

853rd Review on BA
Draft to taster

@Boho Gastropub, Hollywood, CA

App- A good amount of cherry red with a one finger medium receding fizzy head. A subtle amount of cling and lace.

Smell- Very thin aromatics. Watery and cherry. Falls far below what the standard for a cherry lambic should be.

Taste- A very prickly cherry flavor with a bit of booze mixed in. Its a bit better than Lindemans because its not as thick and syrupy but still not the best lambic.

Mouth- For some reason I liked the way this felt. They got this right with a thin body and a high carbonation. Great cherry residual flavors.

Drink- Overall this one is about on par with other mass produced intro lambics in the US. The color and feel are the best thing about this one. Probably wont come back to it.

Serving type: on-tap

10-10-2011 01:52:57 | More by FosterJM

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours a clean reddish pink to amber color with a light pink head. In the aroma, mellow dark cherry. In the taste, a nice bitter to sweet dark cherry and not too much. A small bite and medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a small dry cherry in the aftertaste. It kind of reminded me of Cherokee Red.

Serving type: on-tap

09-29-2011 20:52:58 | More by OWSLEY069