Kriek De Ranke - Brouwerij De Ranke

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292 Ratings

rAvg: 4.26
pDev: 7.98%
Reviews: 229
Hads: 63

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Brouwerij De Ranke

Belgium

Style | ABV
Lambic - Fruit | 7.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (226), cask (2), on-tap (1).

Notes:
Based on an extinct yet favorite tipple of the De Ranke owners, Nino Bacelle and Guido Devos, De Ranke Kriek emulates the famed Oud Kriekenbier from the defunct Crombé brewery in Zottegem. De Ranke Kriek is a mixture of two blended soured pale ales and Girardin lambic, all steeped in whole fresh cherries from Poland and then aged for six months. A unique and much sought after Kriekenbier.

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Reviews by Naerhu:

Naerhu

Japan

3.35/5 rDev -21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Creamy, pinkish red with small white head.
Cherries, rasberries and malt, wrapped in a gueuzy creamy funky blanket.
Very dry and tart. This beer makes you work at liking it, and frankly, it makes you work too hard. Sour cherries, rasberries and cranberries.
Full bodied with fine carbonation.
Shared it with 4 people, and none of them liked it. I dont know what a traditional kried would be, but I doubt this is it. Most alcoholic beverages brewed several hundred years ago had low abv and high sugar. This is quite the reverse.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2007 14:13:41 | More by Naerhu

More User Reviews:

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

05-20-2013 04:38:22 | More by Kmat10

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +5.6%

05-16-2013 22:21:57 | More by Slatetank

JasonSiedman

New Jersey

4/5 rDev -6.1%

04-07-2013 22:53:58 | More by JasonSiedman

fdig23

Pennsylvania

4.2/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

From the bottle.

Appearance: thought this looked kind of ugly. Color of a bad bruise with a slightly purple head. Definitely unique.

Nose: Lots of fresh, sweet, fruit. Juicy raspberry, blueberry, and cranberry. The cherry doesn't come through until the end and its sort of a candy black cherry aroma. A bit of a floral note over everything.

Taste: More fresh berries. The sourness comes through here though. Tart cranberry and cherry, rich, almost savory raspberry. There's a hint of flowers and grape skins as the fruit subsides. Finishes with a lingering cherry jam sweetness.

Mouthfeel: Really nice here. Big and thick. Perfect for all the fresh berry flavors going on.

Overall: Don't come into this one expecting a true kriek. The high alcohol and juicy berry flavors make it come off more like an American fruit beer, but a very well executed one. It doesn't have that trademark kriek funk and complexity but it definitely works as a sweet and sour sipper.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 22:45:47 | More by fdig23

adamant1912

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev +5.6%

03-27-2013 16:52:34 | More by adamant1912

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -6.1%

03-24-2013 04:55:29 | More by onix1agr

Rollzroyce21

California

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

03-16-2013 07:58:21 | More by Rollzroyce21

match1112

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -12%

03-09-2013 13:51:51 | More by match1112

schnarr84

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

03-08-2013 06:15:28 | More by schnarr84

deac83

Texas

4/5 rDev -6.1%

03-02-2013 03:15:09 | More by deac83

Seaba

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

02-26-2013 20:56:27 | More by Seaba

muskiesman

New Jersey

4.5/5 rDev +5.6%

02-24-2013 15:13:41 | More by muskiesman

Exaltedeyes

Quebec (Canada)

4/5 rDev -6.1%

02-17-2013 18:26:27 | More by Exaltedeyes

ZethOfTheNorth

Louisiana

4.5/5 rDev +5.6%

02-12-2013 18:01:38 | More by ZethOfTheNorth

DaBubs

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

01-29-2013 18:56:59 | More by DaBubs

dansmcd

Australia

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

01-20-2013 10:39:44 | More by dansmcd

MattSweatshirt

Texas

4.05/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Draft at Moeder

Looks reminiscent of the Cuvee. Just a beautiful deep red and pink head.

Lots of cherries and funk. Can't ask for much more. Light sweetness is present in the aroma and taste. The tartness sings through your mouth and towards the back before disappearing with the beer down the throat. There is some oak in your dry mouth. Grapefruit in the nose as well. big brett in the nose.

Has a smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Medium bodied and carbonated.

Serving type: on-tap

01-20-2013 07:17:50 | More by MattSweatshirt