[1] Review by bosoxbrent from Silver Spring, MD, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/16/2008 9:17:46 AM)
"I tried this one at the 2008 Max's Belgian Beer Festival in Baltimore, MD. It was an interesting little bugger though. I was really shocked at what I was about to taste.
Now for some time my buddy Pete had been telling me that Cantillon made the "super sour" lambics, so when I arrived on Max's and saw this one on the menu, I had to try it out.
The beer has a dark, ruby red color to it that looks pretty cool, somewhat typical for a kriek lambic though. There was no head at all and very little carbonation bubbling up out of the glass. It almost looked like wine to tell you the truth. You could definitely smell the cherries mixed with a vinegar-like aroma coming out of the glass.
The taste is crazy though! So first you are hit with this super-dooper sour cherry flavor that really makes you suck in your cheeks. The sourness is so potent it even got up into my nasal cavities. Similar to an effect you get when eating wasabi. Then, after all that is said and done, BAM! You are hit with this flavor that I can only explain as a coconut macaroon flavor. Now thinking that this was just my tastebuds acting weird, I asked those around my to order a glass and see what they thought. Across the board, everyone said "Holy cow! I know exactly what you are talking about when you say there's a coconut macaroon aftertaste."
So there we have it. This is a pretty cool lambic and something unique that I've never had before. For the purpose of my stomachs sanity, I probably couldn't handle drinking more than a sampler glass of this stuff. So if you do get a bottle, be sure to have lots of friends over to enjoy it with you. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 6oz @ $3 Unit Cost: $8 per Pint
[2] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (3/13/2007 1:47:50 PM)
"(Lou Pepe Kriek 2002). Deep ruby red colour, small head. Aroma is cantillonish sourness, but a lot of sour cherries also. Flavour is cherry, sourness and some cookies and nuts. Lovely balanced Cantillon. I just loved it. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by biegaman from Toronto, Canada who has tried this beer once. (5/24/2006 7:40:50 PM)
"HUGE thanks to northyorkSammy for this one.
1999 Vintage, aged in good shape for 7 some odd years! Wow! Poured a beautiful ruby colour, thinly vieled with a soft pink head that circled the trim. A really beautiful - perfect - appearence. A pungeant funk aroma. Not fruity - certainly gueuzey though. Surprisingly not much fruit in the taste either. I might not have guessed this is a kriek. Perhaps the fruit aspect has softened with the time its been aged ? Whatever the case any fruit notes are certainly faded (at best!) That however, would be the only thing I could hold against this beer. This is a sipper, only if you can resist the urge I had to keep going back for more. You lick your lips and it's like you just ate a ton of sour candy. Leaves that sugary residue in the mouth/on the lips. So sour - it's fantastic. This actually has become like a crazy rose wine in many ways. That may be the msot accurate way to describe it. It really burns a hole in the of the mouth. Kinda burns! And this is at 7 years old - again, fantastic. Very tart. I could have used more flavour but the whole experience of the mouthfeel is nothing short of incredible. Be happy to finish off with the sediment - wow. Thanks again Sammy. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer a couple times. (5/24/2006 3:43:50 PM)
"Red with a small haze, pink bubbly head. Dry musty aroma with a hint of black cherries. Very sour and dry flavour...you have to seek after the cherries. Long and extremly sour finish. My stomach hates me after this. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by aracauna from Adairsville, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/15/2006 7:54:45 PM)
"Dark purpley red with a fluffy pink head. True lambic aroma, sour, horses. Cherries of course. The flavor is SOUR. So sour the tongue mistranslates it as almost salty. Past that there's a lot going on underneath. Cherry is subtle here. Not the sweet soda beer of Lindeman's (which I do admit having a soft spot for) and instead a true lambic with the flavor of the fruit."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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