This authentic kriek beer began life in the oaken vessels at Frank Boon’s brewery in the Lembeek region of Belgium. After more than two years aging, Boon’s offering shipped across the Atlantic and found its way to the intuitive palate of New Belgium’s Brewmaster Peter Bouckaert. After much sampling and internal consultation, Peter and his brew staff created a full-bodied golden lager to round out the light-bodied kriek. 

The cherry nose gives way to a pleasingly sour flash across the palate that rolls gently into a slightly sweet finish. Crisp, effervescent carbonation keeps the mouth feel bright and delightfully tingly. 
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Sometimes Fruit beers, specifically with stronger fruit beers, they fall into their own category all together as they are not beer with fruit added to it. It is a fruit that is added to fermentation of a premature beer. The flavors of tart, funky and somewhat sour cherries, vanilla, caramel, orange peel, little bit of raspberry, apples and grapes. Some minor sweet bread notes are hinted but not too abundant. Almost like cherry candy in a light beer, cept the cherry candy takes over. The good thing about this beer is that it hides the alcohol well. Almost too well, to the point that you may not even notice it and the thing about it is that it is highly drinkable. Those who like sweet beers but wont mind some tart and very minor sour notes will like this one.