by Dr. Lambic | Feb 28, 2015 | Kriek, Lindemans
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Many craft and sour beer fans who live in the United States, myself included, experience their first taste of a lambic beer by trying one of Lindemans’ sweetened fruit lambics. Lindemans is a seventh generation lambic brewery located in...
by Dr. Lambic | Jan 25, 2015 | Cantillon, Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Kriek
Hello Sour Beer Friends! Many of you who follow my articles will probably already know that I am a huge fan of the oude kriek lambic style. There is something about the interplay between the high acidity, bright fruit flavors, and layers upon layers of Brettanomyces...
by Cale "Sour Brew" Baker | Jan 5, 2015 | Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Hanssen's Artisanaal, Kriek
Howdy Sour Beer Fans! I recently had the chance to taste a favorite of mine, Hanssens Oude Kriek. I often drink gueuze and kriek from these outstanding blenders but just realized there was no review of Hanssens Oude Kriek posted to the site. Well, don’t worry! ...
by Dr. Lambic | Dec 20, 2014 | Adding Fruit to Sour Beer, Adding Oak Character, Blending, Brewing & Homebrewing, Classic Components of Sour Beer Flavor, Dr. Lambic's "Three Step" Approach, Educational Articles, Kriek, Lambic, Off-Flavors, Recipe Design, Sour Beer Articles
Understanding, Brewing, and Blending a Lambic Style Kriek Hello Sour Beer Friends! Of all the wonderful sour beer styles produced, the group I have always gravitated toward are the fruit lambics of Belgium, specifically Oude Kriek. One of my goals since becoming a...
by Carlo Palumbo | Nov 29, 2014 | Dr. Lambic's Cellar, Hanssen's Artisanaal, Kriek
Hello sour beer fans, It has been a long time since I have done a review on my own. I have taken notes on a few beers that need to be written up, and now that I have some time, I decided to do a new one. Matt asked me a few months back if I would like to start doing...
by Dr. Lambic | Oct 12, 2014 | Drie Fonteinen, Framboise, Kriek, Special Releases
Hello Sour Beer Friends, Last weekend I had a group of friends over for one of my favorite activities… A night of drinking excellent sour beers! One of these fantastic beers, and a beer I have been very excited to try, was Hommage by Drie Fonteinen. Hommage is a...