Lindemans Kriek Cuvée René

Our traditional Kriek Cuvée René Grand Cru is brewed with wild yeast from the surrounding air, water, malted barley, wheat, aged flower hop flowers and selected wild cherries. Deep cherry red clear body, tart taste with a moderate sourness and an authentic cherry skin presence. No added sugar.

Note: ABV known to be in the 5%-7% range, seemingly depending on the batch.

3.8

725 reviews

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium

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4.0 Bottle pour, brown with a red tint. Sour cherry aroma. Very tart with a nice light funk note. The cherries really stand out and tastes just like a tart cherry. Nice light brown bread note to it.

4.1 Solid lambic.Very tart & sour cherries, bitter bubbly taste

4.1 750ml bottle, dated December 7, 2016, nearly 4 years in the bottle. Clear dark red with a column of rising bubbles. Short pink fizzy head with no retention - it was a race to get the aroma with any head at all left. No lacing. Aroma is a complex of fruit (indistinct at this point, but the label says it should be cherry), tart acidity, funky and earthy. Taste is definitely cherry, as taken directly from the trees in my uncle's back yard in Michigan. As with his cherries, it is quite tart and acidic, but not to the level of being truly sour. The earthy funkiness nicely balances the tart cherry, resulting in a beer that, while still on the sweet side, is well back from the level of sweetness in the framboise. The tartness is much more prevalent than the framboise as well. The tart acid provides even a bit of a drying effect in the finish and aftertaste. As the beer warms, the tartness becomes more and more prominent in the flavor, initial, middle, on the finish and into the aftertaste. So, in the end, the lasting effect is not sweet at all. While 7% isn't exactly huge, the alcohol is, nonetheless, not a factor in the taste. Mouth feel is on the thin side of moderate with the tartness and carbonation providing a tingling sensation. Overall, a much more enjoyable and refreshing beer than the framboise. This one I very well might make a repeat purchase.

4.1 Funky, tart and sour, cloudy red, cherry, horse blanket, funk, very sour, wine, thin body, fizzy.

3.7 Aromas of oak, cherry, dark fruit, nail polish, Brett yeast Deep red in colour, creamy pink head Quite tart, moderate acidity, slight cherry sweetness, high carbonation

3.8 Cerveza de estilo kriek, muy ácida y algo artificial, algo alcoholica

4.0 375ml bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. 2017 blend. Pours deep red/purple, with very fine pink foam. Aroma is intense of cherries, berries, barrel, a little vinegar. Body is just a little dense, with nice tickling carbonation and a marked astringency. Taste is markedly sour, with some acetic too, and a little sweetness in the final.

3.7 Aromat pestek wiśni i młodych niedojrzałych wiśni. W smaku kwaśne, taninowe, wytrawne.

3.9 Really nice aroma of cherries, marzipan and classic geuze Nice deep red colour with lasting small head Taste of deep lambic with hints of cherry and marzipan Medium carbonation with watery mouthfeel Really nice

3.7 Clear red with moderat carbonation. Smell and taste of cherry, marzipan and cherry sweets. Light bitterness in the finish.

4.5 Earlier Rating: 7/22/2018 Total Score: 5

4.1 Nez fruite cerise, touche de cereales. Belle robe rouge rubis, carbonatation faible mais col de mousse present. Attaque en bouche mélante amertume et acidite. Texture veloutée agreable. Touche finale amere, assez agréable.

3.5 Red, hazy, pink beerhead, ok retention. Fruity sourness, cherry sweetness, slightly funky, and elegant fruity. Low bitterness, soft carbonation, crispy.

4.1 Blend 2019. Na początku słodko-kwaśne, potem kwaśno-słodkie, nieco ściągający finisz, rześkie, przyjemnie kwaskowe od wiśni, mocne dzikie drożdze od początku do końca. Wciąż smukłe, ale zaskakująco sporo ciała. Wyjątkowo złożone i przy tym wyjatkowo pijalne. Znakomite piwo.

3.7 Bottle, "2014" (bottled Dec 2015). Pours deep brownish red. Nose is cherries, light vinegar, tart, red berries, leather. Tastes rather sour and tart, dry, cherries, wood, lingering sour and dry finish.

3.3 Drinking the 2018 Blend. Bright red with a frothy head. Lambic style beer smell with a certain vinegar acidity and a note of sour cherries. Not as good in taste. The lambic acidity and a certain dry bitterness are there, but there's a lack of depth in taste. Maybe I opened this bottle a couple of years too early.

3.7 Bottle @ home. Deep red w a small off-white head, quickly gone. Aroma medium tart and sour cherries and wood. Flavor light sweet fruit, then tart and sour cherries, leather, wood, despithe that not extreme dry. Medium body, average+ carbonated.

5.0 Dark red in color. Lot of cherries on the nose then the sourness and tartness hits you like a brick wall. Really a great lambic beer

3.4 3-year old bottle. Pours deep red with some bubbling on the glass and a notable effervescence. Off-white 1-finger head that was gone quickly. Aroma of tart-sour cherry with a bit of wood. Medium bodied and oily, but with some fizziness. Finish is long, with a light dryness to it. Woody and sour cherry flavors with a wine-like tartness at the back.

4.3 Clear red with pink head. Cherry and roses. Very crisp and balanced acid and sweetnes and fruit.

3.8 Pivo u flaši. Iz MAS Plenuma. Kvasno voćna aroma višnje. Tijelo je srednje gustoće ali juicy mekano. Višnja je fino izražena , a sam okus je bazično kisel.. Sasvim Ok kiseliš .... bolji mi je nego ova dva Cantillona koja sam probao..

4.0 Bottle shared at Musta Kynnys Jyväskylä Pours dark red color. Aroma of cherries, redcurrant, tartness, malts, slight sweetness and sugar. Medium body, dry tart and sweet taste. 2017 vintage.

4.1 Ocena wystawiona na podstawie wspomnień z degustacji w ramach uzupełniania profilu.

3.7 Savanyú, fincsi vörösboros, inkább bor mint sör

4.3 Bottle from Philippe. Pours dark ruby some frothy head minimal lacing. Notes of cherry pie, tart cherries, some lemon. Taste medium tart light sweet. Medium acidic body lively carbonation.

3.5 Grapefruit and some cherry. Lot of acidity, probably a little too much for my liking. Deep Ruby red pour with decent head and living champagne type look. Bottle.

3.8 Pink/red appearance. Aroma is tart and cherry. Flavour is tart, cherry, bitter and dry.

4.0 Barwa niczym sok z wiśni, piana różowa, która utrzymuje się kilka minut. W aromacie stajenka, siano, wiśnie. W smaku dominuje kwaśna wiśnia, a sam kwas jest na wysokim poziomie. Bardzo lekkie i wyraźne piwo.

3.8 Bottle. 2016 date on it. Bought from a supermarket in Brussels. Took it down the byo kebab shop. Purple. Medium haze. Super dense, lasting, pink head. Nose has funk. Cherry stone. Cardboard. Taste is tart and lightly sour. Some cherry sweetness. Light to medium body. Foamy carbonation. Tart, light sharp finish. Barring the cardboard this was great.

3.7 Flaska från Belgiuminabox. Rödvinsfärgad med medelhögt rosa skum. Syrlig körsbärsdoft med kärnor, mandelkakor. Bådes ÖT och rejält syrlig. Lite mycket kolsyra i början men fina smaker av körsbär med kärnkaraktär. Gott!