Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Hanssens Oude Kriek

Beer: Oude Kriek

Brewer: Hanssens

Style: Fruit Lambic (Kriek)

Tasting notes: (1012) Vineous tartness. (1005) Ditto. (0905) Fantastic tartness, lemon, cider, w/ a hint of tart cherries.

Comments: Here is what the brewer says about its Oude Kriek and Oude Geuze.
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
Oude Geuze: This is the result of blending different lambics of different ages. The second fermentation takes place inside the bottles and therefore they are stored for minimum six months in constant temperature kept cellars.

Rating: 7 glasses. I liked it so much that I purchased two more bottles w/in the week.

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