What better for apres mow than a sour beer? I mowed and now I am owed. I don't see it mentioned in Great Beers of Belgium so maybe this actually is a lawnmower dry kriek.

Oud Beersel's kriek pours as deep a blood red as any I've had. It sits under a vibrant pink cream head. On the nose there is plenty of funky barnyard and plenty of fruit, as pungent as blooming lilac. Funny how you can't smell sour. I almost regret passing to the sip sometimes with these dry lambics as the scent is so appealing before you are challenged by the inevitable puckeringly sour brew.

In the mouth, lemon juice and green Gravenstein apple acid but tempered by a decent level of cherry fruit (though not as sludgy cherry as De Ranke) as well as grassiness and a bit of mustiness. Either its not nearly as harsh as others (in that I'm not worried about my enamel) or I am just getting fond of these tang masters. I am still getting that rolaids moment feeling but I am an old fart. More brightly sour than aggressive.

Recommended. 6.5% and best before dated to 2025...to heck with that. I'll be 62 if I wait around for full ripeness. Pure BAer love.