Firestone Walker Krieky Bones
Wild Ale fermented with sour cherries
What began as a birthday gift, took on a life of its own. Proprietor David Walker cornered us one day and requested a sour cherry fermented beer for his 50th birthday. Done. A handful were sold at a Liberation, after which our loyal patrons demanded more. Voilà, Krieky Bones Batch #2! This beer begins its life as a Flanders Red style beer aged 24 months in a 2200 gallon French oak foeder. Sour Montmorency cherries are added and allowed a secondary fermentation. The aroma is of cherry pie complete with flavors of pie crust and spicy notes. Vienna malt notes give way to an assertive acidity, and a bright carbonation. A santé!
Released July 2014, 140 Cases
Batch #3
Bottled 09/26/16
Cases: 2600
Maturation Time: 12-24 months
What began as a birthday gift, took on a life of its own. Proprietor David Walker cornered us one day and requested a sour cherry fermented beer for his 50th birthday. Done. A handful were sold at a Liberation, after which our loyal patrons demanded more. Voilà, Krieky Bones Batch #2! This beer begins its life as a Flanders Red style beer aged 24 months in a 2200 gallon French oak foeder. Sour Montmorency cherries are added and allowed a secondary fermentation. The aroma is of cherry pie complete with flavors of pie crust and spicy notes. Vienna malt notes give way to an assertive acidity, and a bright carbonation. A santé!
Released July 2014, 140 Cases
Batch #3
Bottled 09/26/16
Cases: 2600
Maturation Time: 12-24 months
3.9
203 reviews
Paso Robles, United States
Community reviews
Pours a bright red on tap with fluffy peaks of pink white foam that dissipate slowly to leave moderate lace. Aroma of big tart cherry notes up front that fall to musty oak and brett, finishing with a clean acidity. Taste follows, huge on the fruit, with a great barrel character and light kisses of acidity and brett. Complex and flavorful, really well done.
375 ml bottle into tulip glass; Batch 004, bottled on 6/19/2017. Pours fairly crystal clear deep orange/copper/light reddish color, with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy red cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome balance and complexity of cherries, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy red cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy red cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/musty/lacto funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and yeast/oak spiciness balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is an amazing fruited sour/wild ale. All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Amazing balance of super juicy/jammy cherries, and Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A highly amazing offering, and top tier style example. Aged wonderfully on the wild complexity.
Keg at innis and Gunn. Pours deep reddish,nose is funk, cherry, oak, taste is tart, juicy cherry, almond.
Rød klar med lavt hvitt skum. Lukter kirsebær og eddik. Middels fylde. Sursyrlig smak. Kirsebæreddik. Snerpete. Middels lang. #4
Easy drinking, simple, sour, no hops, tasty.
Courtesy of Sergey, corked bottle, batch 003, bottled 09/26/16, 2.5 years old
Cloudy amber colour, large bubbles. Light cherry aroma, hint to the sourness. Dry mouthfeel, soft; it has the nice funky character of Lambics, with moderate juice touch, moderate acidity, light glue.
Actually, very good.
375ml bottle at Alex's.
Appearance: murky pale copper
Aroma: cherries, berries, funk, lambicish
Taste: similar
Overall: very nice, probably one of the closest US produced beers closed to the original lambics
Light reddish/amber in colour, well balanced cherry profile to the beer, matched well with a pleasant acidity
Blood orange champagne like pour with sufficient foam. Very cherry but not too sweet. Really good. I'm hooked.
Red with small white head. Mild sour fruity aroma. Mild sour fruity taste with hint of balancing sweetness and cherry notes.
Sampled at Good Karma, pours a red shade with an average head. Notes are massive montmorency cherry funk which I absolutely love. Some other flavors of oak, lemon, light vinegar, and pool toy. Really nice American style Kriek. Wanted to get a glass but was sticking to the hops this day.
Flaska från SB. Smutsgrisar färg med lågt krämigt vitt skum. Sötsyrlig körabärsdoft som drar åt fruktkola. Laktosyrlig med vanilj, mandel, fat, körsbärskärnor och härliga syrliga körsbär. Mycket gott.
Draft at Salud. Hazy pinkish reddish amber color light pink head. Light cherry aroma. Taste is softly sour cherry. Easy drinking.
Bottle from Systembolaget. Fruity and tart smell with cherries. Similar taste. Strong bitterness.
Flaska från SB. Smutsgrisar färg med lågt krämigt vitt skum. Sötsyrlig körabärsdoft som drar åt fruktkola. Laktosyrlig med vanilj, mandel, fat, körsbärskärnor och härliga syrliga körsbär. Mycket gott.
3/25/18. Bottle shared by Carl (I believe) at a tasting at Bobbie's. Light red pour with a small khaki head that sizzles away. Nice tart aroma, cherry, hints at pie spice. Tart flavor, sour, cherry, touches of dough. Delish.
Flaska Systembolaget. Rödaktig vätska. Doft av jästa körsbär, fat, jäst och lite stall. I smak känns syrliga körsbär, trä, harsyra och jäsy
Initially sweet then then then the cherriness says Hi and it becomes a drink you can savour.
Love this! Fruity but still packs a punch. Still quite strong, so don’t have too many!
Deep sour cherries with a lingering coconut coating. Put your feet up, light the fire and toast to paradise.
It is liquid cherry ripe. If you like cherry ripes, this beer is right up your proverbial alley.
Tap @ Odd Culture. Pours reds with good clarity and very small white head. Subdued cherry, oak and nut aromas. Up front sourness, with tanniny cherries, an ever slight hint of wood smoke, nuts, deep complexity, yet finishes light and begs another sip.
Great beer to kick off the taste buds and set up for round 2 IPA. Ratebeer hosting app launch at The Taphouse!
Sour cherries hit you with this amazingly balance yet very sour beer. Tasting really really good.
Bottle. Pours ruby red with a frothy off-white head. Aroma was tart with cherries, oak and funk. Flavor was crisp and fruity with cherry, vanilla, oak, funk, and had some acidic notes.
Appears to be batch 4. 375ml bottle from Sunnydale BevMo. Deep red pour bright white head. Nose is funky and sour with some cherry. Taste is tart and cherry. Solid sour.
Flaska från SB. Lätt murken kopparfärgad rödbrun med smutsvit krona. Rejält med färska och inlagda syrliga körsbär, syrliga körsbärskärnor, mandel, vanilj och fattoner. Något lättare kropp, stor fatkaraktär med torr, stram avslutning. Fint djup och komplexitet med bra bett i syran. Välbalanserad, om än kanske något kort i smaken. Mycket gott.
Scent of cherry and sourness. Light Malt and Cherry. Lightly sour aftertaste that fills the upper part of the mouth for a while. Okay beer. Follow me @ Kung av öl @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings.
375ml corked and caged bottle. (6.3% ABV) Pours a cloudy amber-red with a medium, creamy, long lasting, light pink head that leaves curtains of lace. Tart, sweet aroma of caramel malt, cherry and oak. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, cherry, lemon, red wine, light funk and oak with a dry, tart, acidic finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Tasty.
Bottle from web SB cons 2018-09-30 Göteborg
AR: wee sour, kriek, tart
AP: wee brown hazy dark red, , no head
F: sour kriek, natural youghurt, dry, grainy, tart, wee bubbles intensive ,