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But Cuvée René is actually pretty stunning. It's merely intensely dry rather than full-on sour, but there's not a trace of the cloying sugar you so often get with mass-market lurid krieks. The nitre brick cellar flavour I always enjoy in this style is mostly absent, but there is still a gentle mouldy damp funk, melding seamlessly into sweet-sour cherry. I think the term I'm looking for is balance: not normally a feature of artisan kriek, but something it seems the corporate suits are able to bring to the party without ruining everyone's enjoyment.
This is a possible gateway between the alcopoppy candy lambics and the more serious stuff, but far more importantly it's just a really enjoyable beer.
Bought in Dublin or brought back?
ReplyDeleteBrought back. Pretty much all the Belgian beer here is.
ReplyDeleteI got a bottle from ales by mail which I shall be enjoying with daisy in a few weeks. The gueuze was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteSounds good, hopefully it appears in Dublin some time.
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