The first Lambic I ever brewed was back in 2011. After about 18 months in the fermenter, I transferred
a gallon of it onto 1.4 lbs. of frozen and thawed sweet cherries. It sat on the cherries for about 2 ½ years.
Over the weekend, I finally got around to doing something
with some of the sours I have sitting in bulk in my cellar. The gallon yielded 9 – 12 oz. bottles of Kriek. It was a real treat. The following are the tasting notes from the hydrometer
sample that I pulled (which happened to be 1.003 after the original Lambic
finished at 1.001.
Aroma: The
aroma is all about the sour – a lactic aroma with hints of cherry
Appearance: Crystal
clear with a light pink tint. Hydrometer
sample was still
Flavor: A
punch of lactic sour hits you right in the face, with a bit of horse blanket
in the background. As it warms the
cherry flavor comes forward in full force
Mouthfeel: a
rather thin mouthfeel and completely absent of carbonation
Overall
impression: Like a sour cherry pie, I think I’m really
going to enjoy this once it carbonates.
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