Established in 1953
Molenstraat 47 Lot 1651
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From notes. Most likely at de Geuze & Kriek dagen @ In De Wildeman. From a plastic container. Orange-brown color. No head. Aroma's: sourish, musty, sweetish. Flavor is moderate sweet'n'sour. Light bodied. Short finish with some malt and a hint of bitterness.
Sour cherry lambic by 3F made in oak barrels that have been ‘freshly toasted’, bottle from Lambik-O-Droom, one of only 318 apparently – something tells me this is a whale in the making, but heck, let’s open the bottle and drink it the way it was intended to be. Some large, loose, purple-hued bubbles form upon pouring, but they disappear quickly – this is indeed unblended cherry lambic from a bottle; absolutely ravishing colour, a deep, intense fuchsia red with glowing ruby hue – a beautiful sight to behold and it is at this point already very clear that the cherry dosage in this one is far higher than average. Aroma follows: cooked cherry juice and cherry wine galore, overseeing subtler notes of vanilla-ish oak (though not so much ‘toasted’), wet barrel, sweat, redcurrant, elderberry, lemon juice, boiled down red wine vinegar. Extremely full cherry flavour, very real and overwhelming cherry juice effect, concentrated, tart with a sharp redcurrant- and lemon-like edge but some softening fructose sweetness within as well, almost like ripe black sweet cherries; close to no carbonation and of course none expected. Supple wheaty base completely drowned in cherry juice, vinous and softly woody in the end with retronasal sweaty Brettanomyces hints; some red wine vinegar sourness in the finish adds complexity but this remains cherry wine with a slight beery aspect to it till the very end. As an unblended cherry lambic, an absolute masterpiece, but I don’t expect anything less from this fabulous lambic proponent anyway. I assume this formula will be continued for use in blended Oude Kriek?
Bouteille 375ml. Couleur grenat translucide, mousse rosée fugace laissant un anneau sur les parois du verre. Arôme de griottes, boisé, bestioles sauvages, pointe de cannelle. Goût de griottes, acidité moyenne-élevée, boisé, Brett, côté sauvage, peau de cerise, noyaux de cerise, légère astringence. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen.
Pours muddy and dirty berry brown. Nose/taste of tart berry fruit, cheese, oak and berry vinegar. Medium body. Nice acidity.
Pours muddy and dirty berry brown. Nose/taste of tart berry fruit, cheese, oak and berry vinegar. Medium body. Nice acidity. 4.0
Bottle pour at Snallygaster 2018. Tastes like 3F. Brett and cobwebs with some plastic notes. Low acidity and roughness. Yum Yum Yum 848417
Taster, vintage 2008. Pours unclear flat brown. Aroma is nuts, honey, caramel, wet hops. Body is medium, quite sour but not tart at all, flat, reminiscent of sweetness, but not really there anymore. More nuts and caramel and honey. Good!