This post is a part of the 2015 New Beer Every Day Beer Diary Challenge, #ottbeerdiary. Over the course of 2015, I will be trying a new beer every day. Please read the background in the link above, and enjoy reading about the most recently tasted beers below. If you’d like to join the challenge as well, let me know in the comments below, and be sure to check out Grown-up Travel Guide and his #grownupbeerdiary, where Andy Higgs came up with the diary format in use below. You can catch up on all of our posts as part of the challenge under the tag ottbeerdiary.
Day 109: April 19, 2015
Diary entry:
Ok, so after the previous two nights, today was a day to take it easy again. Getting to be a habit for Sundays!
Caught up on the blog posts for the beers of last week, and enjoyed the nice weather out on the patio.
Had to drop off a beer for the owner of a local pub to try, and of course, had to join for a beer before heading home for bed…
A fine end to the weekend.
The Beer:
Name: Smiske Kriek (2014)
Style: Kriek
Producer: Brouwerij Smisje
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Bottle size: 0.33l
Purchased from: De Hopduvel in Ghent, Belgium
Smiske Kriek by Brouwerij Smisje. Limited Edition 2014. This beer spends a year lagering on Belgian cherries. A 12% Kriek, much higher than the 5% or so of most krieks. The alcohol flavor does come through, giving the beer an almost medicine taste. Almost. Still good, but I do prefer the more sour than strong tastes of Cantillon or 3 Fonteinen.
