2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14
What could be more pleasant than an evening in good company? Sincere conversations, delicious dishes and, of course, a mug of foam. Dark and light, strong and light, ales and lagers, with bitterness and fruity notes. Among the many types of a favorite drink of many, cherry beer kriek deserves special attention. This variety dates back to ancient times, but to this day does not lose popularity, because its unique taste, exquisite aroma and unusual shade can turn your head … in every sense.
Intoxicating cherry and more
What is "Scream"? This is a spontaneously fermented wheat ale, lambic fruit beer. The drink is made from natural ingredients: unm alted wheat, pils m alt, hops, and cherries. Other berries, fruits, and even nuts can be used as supplements.
Depending on the recipe, the scream strength is 3.5-8%, which makes it ideal for both connoisseurs of weak alcohol and for those who prefer "hot".
Spark in a glass
In addition to the amazing taste characteristics (the combination of a fruity "base" with a light, but sorecognizable sourness), Kriek beer has an extremely attractive color (red with ruby tints) and a delightful delicate aroma, in which fruit and berry tones predominate, while hops and m alt fade into the background, delicately shading the main background.
Traditional beer brewing recipe involves maceration of thirteen kilograms of selected berries in an open lambic for several months, at the end of which the cherry loses sugar. After extracting the fruits, one hundred liters of the resulting drink are subject to filtration and blending. By the way, upon exiting the labmic, the product is excessively sour, and subsequent procedures allow you to achieve a soft, delicate taste inherent in cherry beer kriek.
Taste without cheating
If you haven't tried Kriek beer yet, it's time to get acquainted with this marvelous drink. When you go for a couple of bottles of cherry ale, follow the simple rules - buy with care. "Scream" is produced in Belgium, so you should buy it at trusted outlets that have the necessary certificates. Specialized liquor stores and large chain stores, cherishing their reputation, offer branded products, the use of which will not cause harm.
It should be noted that Timmermans Kriek Lambicus, the most famous beer at the moment, is sold all over the world, so most likely your acquaintance with the brand will begin with it.
Also pay attention to the appearance of the product. The presence of sediment indicates, if not that the beer is a fake, then at leastindicates non-compliance with storage rules, temperature violations. Having tasted such a drink, you can (at worst) end up in a hospital bed.
See the container. Creek signature beer is packaged invariably high quality and presentable. Having studied the whole batch of goods, you will not find bottles with a torn or badly glued label, made of glass with “streaks” and chips, “blurred” inscriptions and images.
These little tricks will allow you to buy an authentic, safe to drink and really tasty drink.
Serving with dexterity
Like any other product, Kriek cherry beer requires proper serving - only in this case the unique bouquet of the drink will be fully revealed. It can be consumed both chilled to 5-7 ° C, and warm, with spices. In the first case, beer will refresh you in the summer heat, in the second case, it will warm you in the cold of winter. A transparent glass container will give you the opportunity to enjoy not only the taste, but also the color of lambic, playing with many facets.
Light fruit salads and desserts are recommended for beer, but traditional "beer" snacks (chips, fish, croutons, s alted nuts) will not work. Kriek is also ideal as an “independent” drink - its unusual taste does not need to be supplemented.
From antiquity to your table
Interesting fact: already in the 1st century AD, the Romans were drinking beer obtained by spontaneous fermentation, which includes lambic. Cherry drink began to be prepared in the commune of Schaarbeek - this plant is cultivated thereto this day. The word "lambic" came into use in the 16th century - this is the time when its first written mention dates back.
Thus, any modern connoisseur can confidently say that the love of beer came to us from distant ancestors “by inheritance”. Ancient recipes, complemented by the latest beer production technologies, have made it possible to achieve the taste qualities that have made it so popular.
And if the ancient Romans enjoyed drinking beer, why not treat yourself to a glass of cherry beer Krik and us?
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