Lindemans Kriek Lambic

Hmmm...yet another gem from Lindemans. Fonnie and I have a strange draw to these fruit beers. They're not amazing by any stretch of the word - but they sure are interesting.

Pours almost blood red with a huge, pink head. It is kinda opaque though - a little weird. It smelled of sour cherries...that's it. Were you expecting something else? And the taste was a huge surprise...not. Cherries! Sour and tart at the same time - interesting combination. Texture was very smooth but no body whatsoever to speak of. It was just flat, cherry, liquid.

Not a huge surprise from this fruit brew. It has it's highs and lows and makes tradeoffs in normal brew focuses for amazing smell and taste. Great if you're looking for a gimmick; I sure loved it.

Appearance - 3.5
Smell - 4
Taste - 3.8
Texture - 2.8
Overall - 3.53/5

Lindemans Kriek Lambic

And up next is another Lambic courtesy of Lindemans, this time it is of the Kriek (cherry) variety. It pours a dark red with brown hints throughout and the actual pieces of the fruit can be seen floating around in it. It also has a large pink frothy head which lasts throughout almost the entire tasting process. The smell is exactly what I was expecting: tart cherries. I kind of wish that the taste was more like the smell but unfortunately it has a distinct artificial/fake taste to it. Overall it is a nice smooth Lambic but there is just something missing: I'm hoping to hit the Lambic jackpot one of these days.

Appearance - 3.6

Smell - 3.8

Taste - 3.9

Texture - 3.6

Overall - 3.73/5

Brew Tasting the Twentieth

We picked up another gem of a lambic to test out for this week. I feel like this may become a trend to do one of these every once in a while. They are a nice break from the normal heavyweight brew we try and they are oh-so-delicious. Listing after the break.

1) Lindemans Kriek Lambic