Brasserie Cantillon - Kriek

The Belgian Cantillon Kriek is a blend of lambics and sour cherries - 200 g of cherries per litre of beer. The resulting beer has a slightly acidic taste of red fruit complemented with subtle almond flavours. Kriek brings out its maximum “fruitiness” when drunk young. With age, the lambic will take the upper hand, but this is at the expense of the fruit component.

The sour cherries, which are certified organic, come to us from Türkiye. The fruit is blended with a Lambic aged on average 20 months, at a rate of 200g of fruit per litre. Since morello cherries are a powerful fruit, it needs a Lambic with enough character to harmonize with the fruit.

After a maceration of two to three months, the Lambic will have extracted colors, aromas and flavors from the morello cherries. It will then be blended with a one-year-old Lambic, which will provide the sugars necessary for the second fermentation in the bottle.

Working exclusively with fresh fruit, just like wine, Cantillon beers have a vintage effect.
The weather plays a major role in the ripeness and quality of the fruit, which is why a fruit beer will vary slightly from year to year.