Sour beer weekend - Timmermans Kriek Lambicus Cherry & Rhombus Berliner Weisse with Sour Cherry
Going into the local liquor store yesterday, I almost instantly spotted the Timmermans Belgian beer bottle! Surprise!!! I haven't expected at all, that I will be able to find this beer in my local's. The price was about 2,3$, so I decided immediately to buy it and give it a try. I've came across this species a lot of times, but have never bought one. This was a perfect chance for me.
One day later (today) I gave it a try, when brewing my new batch of rose petal beer. And here it is:
Definitely a huuuge cherry nose, almost immediately after pouring into the glass! Nice light pinky head, which does not dissolve quickly. The colour is deep red, with crystal clearness. Shines like a diamond on the sun!
After taking a deep sniff you will definitely note the explicit cherry aroma, and maybe some hazelnut/marzipan notes. Cherries seem a little bit artificial to me, but still fresh and very complex.
In the mouth... Still a lot of cherry-ness , almost no hop bitterness and a little bit of malty finish. The thing I didn't like was that the beer was a bit too sweety for my taste. It is very juicy-like, and a typical Belgian Fruit beer. No sourness at all, no brett-character too! Maybe only a little hint of brett-taste to be felt.
As a conclusion I would say, that it's a very nice beer, but definitely not my one with this sweetness. I would say, that most of the women will love it. This artificial cherry taste also wasn't my favourite. Score 7,5/10 (If I was a woman, would probably say 9/10).
Bonus one: The Rhombus Brewery's (Bulgarian Craft Brewery from Pazardjik) Sour Cherry Berliner Weisee. Bought it straight from the brewery on Pegas tap (PVC bottle for home consumption).
Sneak review for this beer... In the glass, definitely a reddish hint from the fruits, some haziness, nice carbonation and not much of a head. Definitely very nice Berliner, indeed! Fruit character is awesome, but it tasted to me more like Raspberries, than Sour Cherries! After all, the fruit character was a lot fresher and natural than Timmermans' one. Definitely a very fresh, summer beer. A lot of lacto character and not much sweetness in the body. Great summer mate, loved it!
Score: 9,5/10
it looks so nice , Thank you for sharing your review on this beer , followed and hope to see more like this.
I am thirsty now ;)