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Lindeman's Kriek Lambic - Beer Review

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• published: 14 Jun 2011
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BBA T-SHIRTS ARE FOR SALE: http://www.betterbeerauthority.com/p/better-beer-authority-t-shirts_11.html Most people would not think of Lindeman's Kriek as a beer at first glance. It's bright red and champagney. Tasting it would just back up that opinion. But, it is definitely a beer. It's a lambic, which uses wild yeast to ferment the wort into beer. Lindeman's adds black cherries and sugar to give a very fruity, tart flavor. If you don't like "beer", then this might be the beer for you! CORRECTION: Vlenzebeek may be pronounced incorrectly in the video. Partial Transcritpt: "On Tap -- Lindemans Kriek Hi. I'm James Knott and this is your Better Beer Authority. Today we are trying another Belgian beer -- Kriek from the Lindeman's Brewery in Vlenzebeek, Belgium. The brewery was opened in 1811 and they began exporting to the U.S. in 1979. Kriek is a lambic with black cherries. A lambic is a unique style that is brewed with wild yeast. The brewery exposes the beer to the open air and allows the wild yeast to settle on it. This style is unique to the region southwest of Brussels. After primary fermentation, Lindemans adds fruit to the beer, in this case black cherries, which is the start of another fermentation. Lambics tend to have low alcohol. This one is 4% ABV. It contains 30% unmalted wheat. Another unique aspect to this beer is that the use older hops. They want the preservatives found in hops, but they don't want the bitterness, which has faded after aging the hops. Serve lambics cold and look for a fruity, sour, tart flavor. Q&A; Kriek gets a (???) on the BBA scale. Have you tried a lambic before? Does is even feel like you're drinking a beer? Let us know in the comment section. Thanks for watching. I'm James Knott and this is your Better Beer Authority."