Topic Archives: Kriek
New Belgium Transatlantique Kriek Returns Later This Year
Before the end of the year, New Belgium’s Transatlantique Kriek should return to the Lips Of Faith series according to a local NB rep. The beer is a Belgian-American collaboration with Brouwerij Boon.
Transatlantique is a spontaneously fermented lambic beer made with Polish cherries. Frank Boon created this lambic nearly 2 years ago, and it has been sitting in oak since in Lembeek, Belgium. Soon, New Belgium will organize shipping and bring it across the Atlantic. New Belgium’s brewmaster Peter Bouckaert will blend it with a golden lager creating the final product. If all goes well, it should hit shelves before year’s end.
Style: Kriek (Cherries, Oak Aged)
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Pale, Red Wheat, Carapils, Roasted Barley
Arrival: Late 2012
8% ABV, 8 IBUs (low bitter)
note: The above is tentative. Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel.
Lost Abbey Cable Car Kriek So Rare, You Drink It There
The Lost Abbey, will all be premiering Cable Car 2011 on Saturday, November 12th. The beer will be made available at 3 locations – Toronado (San Diego) and Toronado (San Francisco) and The Lost Abbey. The beer is so rare in fact, that you have to consume the $40, 750ml bottle on site.
Per Lost Abbey:
A select number of Cable Car 2011 bottles on sale Saturday afternoon beginning at 5pm. Details are as follows:
- What: Cable Car Kriek 2011
- Where: Lost Abbey Tasting Room
- How Much: $40 per 750ml bottle
- When: Bottles go on sale at 5pm and will remain on sale until the allotment runs out (most likely only an hour or two)
- Caveats: Extremely Limited release(read: only a few dozen bottles); must be consumed on premises – absolutelyno carry-out.
Press Release: Odell Brewing Unleashes the Friek
Odell Brewing Unleashes the Friek
Fort Collins, CO. — On October 24, 2011, Odell Brewing will celebrate the return of Friek, its Framboise/Kriek inspired sour ale and the Gold Medal winner for Wood and Barrel Aged Sour Beers at this year’s Great American Beer Festival®.
“I think this beer best represents our collaborative culture,” said Brendan McGivney, head of production at Odell Brewing. “I cannot think of a beer that had as many hands involved in the process as this one from raspberry picking and cherry squishing to yeast and bug propagation, barrel handling, and 750 ml bottling.”
Friek, an adaptation of a Lambic style ale, is aged in oak barrels with cherries grown on Colorado’s western slope and blended with raspberries hand-picked in Fort Collins, CO. The beer blends a slight cherry tartness with a fresh raspberry finish for a delightfully crisp and bright flavor. Wild yeasts, lactobacillus, and pediococcus create a sour element that enhances the fruit and evolves over time.
Bottled in 750 ml cork and cage finished Champagne style bottles, Friek will be available in limited quantities throughout the brewery’s ten state distribution region.
Odell Brewing will celebrate the return of the beer and its recent medal with a “FRIEK OUT” bash in the brewery’s tap room on October 29th. Guests are encouraged to don their Friekiest and enjoy samples of the beer, local food, and live music.
Founded in 1989, Odell Brewing was started by Doug Odell, his wife Wynne, and his sister Corkie. Twenty-one years later, the culture of family and collaboration still thrives fostering a brewery full of beer-centric people. It is this passion for beer that inspires Odell Brewing to create quality, hand-crafted, innovative brews. In 2010 the brewery completed its fourth expansion, adding a wood-aging cellar, a 750 ml bottling line, and a 76 kilowatt photovoltaic system capable of providing 25% of the brewery’s peak energy demand. As a regional craft brewery, Odell Brewing is committed to serving the communities in which it distributes by sourcing local raw materials, and through its charitable giving program known as Odell Outreach. Odell Brewing was recently named a “Top Company of 2010” by ColoradoBiz Magazine and is an award winning brewery, nationally and internationally: 2011 Great American Beer Festival® – gold medal for Friek. 2010 North American Beer Awards — gold medal for Woodcut No. 3. 2009 BrewNZ Awards — gold for 5 Barrel Pale Ale. 2008 World Beer Cup® — gold for IPA. 2007 Great American
Beer Festival® — gold medal for IPA.
Odell Gets Friek-y On October 24th
On October 24, Odell Brewing gets Friek-y. Friek returns! Its a framboise/kriek sour beer, that just took home gold at GABF this year.
“I think this beer best represents our collaborative culture,” said Brendan McGivney, head of production at Odell Brewing. “I cannot think of a beer that had as many hands involved in the process as this one from raspberry picking and cherry squishing to yeast and bug propagation, barrel handling, and 750 ml bottling.”
Friek is aged in oak barrels with Colorado cherries, AND Fort Collins raspberries. Then there’s the wild yeasts – lactobacillus and pediococcus to funk things up even more.
Expect it in 750ml corked & caged bottles. In Odell’s 10 state distribution network. There’s a “FRIEK OUT” party at the tap room on 10/29. Be a friek, celebrate a gold medal, and get a mouthful of sour. [PressRelease]
