Booze: Cantillon Kriek Review
Woah. My
first beer review in a while. I talk about beer a lot (only sometimes) but I
don’t get round to reviewing any. Shame on me.
This time,
it’s Cantillon Kriek which my good friend Stephen from Humpty Dumpty Brewery in
Reedham, Norfolk brought back from his travels for me. I’d highly recommend
checking out Humpty Dumpty, while we’re on the subject; they have a great range
of beers in both bottle and cask
Now, onto
the beer in hand (or glass – I can’t really type whilst holding a beer).
Brewery: Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Belgium)
Beer: Kriek
Style: Lambic
ABV: 5.0%
A while ago,
I announced on twitter that I’m not a fan of Lambics or Sour Beers. This
shocked and offended many people including Glyn, who then decided that he
needed to change my mind. Last Friday I met with him in The Rake in London and
he shared with me a bottle of CantillonGueuze. My mind was changed. It was awesome. I was then at Reedham Beer
Festival and Stephen who had said previously that he would give me a bottle of Duvel Triple Hop presented me with two
bottles of that and surprised me with this bottle of Cantillon
Kriek, so in thanks, I have decided to review it.
Look:
An opaque
strawberry colour with a very fizzy and quick to die pink head.
Aroma:
Very tart
cherries, yeast and funk. It’s really potent!
Taste:
You first
get hit with very tart lip-puckering cherries, wood, yeast and funk. It really
reminds me of the cherry variant of the Toxic Waste sweets we had as a kid (I’m
sure you remember the ones. They came in a barrel).
Mouthfeel:
Very dry,
fizzy and acidic but it just seems to glide across your tongue very cleanly.
Verdict:
LAMBICS.
FUCK YES! I want more and more Cantillon beer all the time. Give me more. I
love it.
Many thanks
to Stephen for being so kind and giving me this bottle. Definitely check out
his Brewery. I’m not on commission; I just love their beers!
Drink,
motherfuckers!
Nate
Must admit I preferred their Gueuze to their Lambics but it's still a great beer. You should see the open topped copper brewing vessel where they let all the wild yeasts do their magic. It's a piece of engineering mastery!
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