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Cascade Kriek Ale
This is an example of a Kriek done right and not the back sweetened garbage that Lindeman’s puts out there (which is untraditional practice). Cascade’s Kriek is aged with 4 types of cherries and in oak for around 6 months. The tart cherry plus the oaky sour acidity were spot on and the most upfront…
BrandonBoon Geuze Mariage Parfait
It warms my heart to see some of the great Lambic breweries available in Nashville now. More people are Embracing the Funk and the stores are taking notice! I really liked this beer as an approachable Geuze. Very balanced in the lactic sourness versus the citrus and lemon flavors. It’s got the right amount of…
Bubbly Lactic Goodness
Being the sour beer fan I am I think this is the perfect summer beer. Berliner Weisse beers are a refreshing low alcohol (around 3%) sour wheat beer. They are very high in carbonation and the finishing taste is very dry. Traditionally this style is not boiled before fermentation as to keep the already present…
Gravity reading on a Homebrewed Kriek
This beer was originally brewed in February 2010. With an OG of 1.051. I used the Wyeast Lambic blend and later the dregs from 2 bottles of Cantillon. The beer is coming along nicely. Dry and a good amount of Brett cherry aroma backed up with a balanced amount of lactic acidity. The gravity at…