Hanssens Oude Kriek
This is the result of blending black cherries lambic of different ages followed by a second fermentation in the bottle. Storage is similar like geuze. All bottles are champagne corked and can be reserved, in normal conditions, for more than thirty years. It is obvious that an amazing taste evolution takes place.
3.8
922 reviews
Dworp, Belgium
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Muddy red. No head. Limited carbonation. Funky aroma with notes of basement, wood, and wet kitchen cloth. Very sour. Vinegar-like with notes of sour cherry and aronia. Not for the weak throat, nor the weak stomach. I'm not hardcore enough for this. Sorry.
Bottle. Deep dark purple-red. No head whatsoever. Aroma of funk, sour cherries, cherry pie and wood. Very sour. Medium bodied and almost flat, but not unpleasantly so.
Bottle sample at Extinction. The beer is a clear purple with a pink head of foam. The aroma is fairly jammy and fruity cherry. It's a lot better of a beer than I expected. It's actually pretty damn good.
37,5cl bottle (6,5%, bottled 02/2018) from Rob the Gourmets’ Market in Brussels.
F: no real, thin pink film, quick gone.
C: dark ruby red, hazy.
A: sour dark cherries, blackcurrants, bit vinous sour fruity, funky.
T: medium body, sour dark cherries, dark berries, quite strong acidity for me to be fully enjoyed, puckering, funky, bit woody, almost no carbonation, good not great for me.
Strong acidity, sour cherries, wood and barrel, no sweetness. Not for the faint-hearted.
Pours a cloudy, deep, dark ruby red coloration with no head. Smells of tart black cherries, oaky tannins and a pronounced white vinegar note. Taste is dominated by white vinegar, with a biting sourness and some tart black cherries, cardboard and earthy, tannic oak notes as well. Finishes with a very strong acidity and some white vinegar lingering in the aftertaste. Flat mouthfeel with a medium body and very low carbonation. Even though their Oude Geuze was excellent, this is another drainpour from Hanssens after the Oudbeitje I had by them, suffering from the same flat, overly vinegary, oxidized flavor profile. I don't know if this is just extremely poorly balanced or I'm dealing with a bad bottle here, but considering I detected the same faults in their Oudbeitje already they seem to either be suffering from serious consistency issues or using bad corks.
Couleur framboise foncé, pas de mousse. Nez aigrelet, lambic, fruits, cerise. Bouche à la fois douce et agressive avec l'acidité, le sûr, le fruit. Peu de corps, un côté acétique prononcé, un arrière-goût sur la cerise, une persistance du bois en bouche. En tout cas, pas sucrée comme les krieks de bazar : belle expérience.
Barwa czerwona, piana duża.
Aromat wiśniowy, pestkowy, funky.
W smaku octowe, wiśniowe, pestkowe.
Fajne pifko.
W aromacie miąższ wiśniowy, trochę pestkowo, dziko, subtelne nutki octu. Pysznie pachnie. W smaku soczyste, wiśniowe, migdałowe, konkretnie octowe - ale ja to nawet lubię. Najlepsze dzisiaj.
Hazy red colour with no head. This is more floral and sharp than the Schaarbeekse version. More natural though. Acidic burn in the finish.
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 23F). Bottle 75 cl - Batch unknown (bottled on 2017 - BBF unknown). AROMA: initial medium-high acetic notes, followed by medium low cherry, low wood, slight leather. APPEARANCE: ruby colour and clear. low light-pink head with low retention. TASTE: initial medium-high acetic sourness, followed by medium-low cherries, low wood, barnyard. finishes dry. PALATE: medium-low body with low carbonation. slightly puckery character. OVERALL: an aged fruit lambic where the acid overwhelms the blend, rendering the palate completely numb.
Appearance: Pours clear garnet. Thin white head, no lacing.
外观：石榴红色，清澈。薄薄一层白色泡沫，无挂杯。
4/5
Aroma: Sour cherry, distinct wood, leather and funk with slight vinegary notes.
气味：酸樱桃、明显的木香、皮革和霉香，伴随着轻微的醋味。
8/10
Taste: Fruity vinegary followed by sharp acidity, soon diminished, leaves a tart vinegary finish.
味道：入口呈现果味和醋味，随后突然变成尖锐的酸，但很快又消褪，留下酸溜溜的余韵，呈现醋味。
5/10
Mouthfeel: Light bodied, watery, flat carbonated.
口感：酒体轻，有水感，无杀口感。
3/5
Overall: Complex and impressive aorma, with a palate can't match it, acidity loosing control.
这支酒展现出了复杂而迷人的香气，但口感却完全没有跟上，酸度彻底失控了。
8/20
Aroma: light lambic, hint of funky cherry
Appearance: flat no head, red/orange/clear
Flavour: extreme sour, some woody notes
Palate: flat lasting
Bottle. Red, slightly blurred color, pinkish foam. Quite wild aroma, cherry and sweet cherry, barnyard, bovine, lemon. Taste: cherry, real cherry, slightly dried, sour, light sweet, wine, tart, very good lambic.
Bottled 2017. Too vinegary on the nose, almost as if it had gone bad. Did not enjoy the flavour very much either.
Bottle at Kiselo druženje (Sour gettogether) 2018. Dark red, medium, lasting off-white head. Dusty, fruity, slightly acidic. Quite vinous, some vinegar, fruit. Medium body.
37,5cl Bottle @ Beer Mania, Brussels, Belgium.
Hazy ruby colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is cherries, vinegar, tart.
Taste follows the aroma.
Medium body, average carbonation.
Bottle shared with the KL tasting crew. Poured a hazy dark reddish amber with little life. The aroma is big yeasty, molasses, dry fruits. The flavour is moderate sour with a big dry yeasty, malt, tart citrus palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Pours ruby red with white foam! Smells of acetone and cherries. Tastes intense of cherries with wine. Nice lambic
(from bottle 0,1l @ JBM (Brno)) Overall: Ok sour. Didn't get much cherries.
Aroma: Tart, light fruity.
Appearance: Clear red. No head.
Taste: Medium sweet, medium sour, light fruity.
Palate: Light sticky texture. Dry finish.
Rami Rami is drinking an Oude Kriek by Hanssens Artisanaal at Powiśle
2018. Za swiezy, za octowy, za kwasny, za agresywny, wisniowy, dzikisc niewysoka
Fra 0,75 flaske på RBHD-samling hos Asle Bjørn, okt-18: klar rødlig kobbergylden med kort skum. Ulike sorter kirsebær sammen rips, nyper, mynte, lær og eik/vanilje. Lekker, elegant, kompleks og med laang ettersmak.
Shared bottle at local tasting.,, Pours weak reddish with a small head. Aroma of cherries, weak acidic. Taste is good dry, decent tart and refreshing beer
Bottled 375ml. -at Kiselo Druženje 2018. Red/brown coloured, minimal white head, sour cherries in the nose. Fruity, tart cherries mild touch of wood and mild spicy with strong but pleasant dry tart cherry finish. Really nice one.
200th non-US rating! Pours a nice dark russet from a bottle, almost no head, what little there was quickly dissipates. Aroma is cherry, vinegar. Flavor is very tart fruit vinegar, astringent but with a light sweet finish, nothing cloying. Good beer.
the aroma is fruity and winy with hints of sour cherry, red wine, apple vinegar, yeast and candy... the taste is very sour, fruity and winy, with notes of cherry, apple vinegar, berries, yeast and dry wine... sour, tart and dry aftertaste...
Bottle 1 year after bottling. Deep ruby color, no head. Aroma is string vinegar, fermented cherries, some chlorine notes. Taste is strongly sour with lingering acidic finish, surprisingly spicy, notes of red wine, cherries, cinnamon, some moderate funk.
February 2017 BD. Red purple with no head. Marzipan, cherry, light raspberry, blackberry, almond, Moderate to very sour with a light alcohol burn.
375 ml. bottled Jan 2016. Pours deep crimson with an enduring film of purple-pink foam. Nose is dark cherries with cream, light funk and oak. Flavor is way more laden with tart cherry than the aroma would indicate. Tasty but I don't get much else peeking through the cherries. Medium bodied with medium carbonation and a puckering sour.
Bottled. Half clear red brown body, almost no head. The aroma has strong cherries and mature oak. The taste is very sour, extremely balanced with a thick palate and a lovely fruity finish.