What is a Flanders oud bruin?

Oud Bruin (Old Brown) also known as Flanders Brown, is a beer style that originates from the East Flanders province, within the Flemish region of northern Belgium. A lightly soured style, Oud Bruin is considered a close relative of the Flanders Red style, as they have many similarities.

How long does it take for Flanders to age red?

Some are put off by them because of the time it takes for them to fully ferment and mature (at least six months, and up to two years), but if you get into the habit of brewing them twice a year, you’ll nearly always have a good one on hand! I rotate between my quicker Berliner Weisse and a Flanders Red or Brown.

What is Flanders style beer?

Flanders red ale or Flemish red-brown, is a style of sour ale brewed in West Flanders, Belgium. Flanders red ale is fermented with organisms other than Saccharomyces cerevisiae, especially Lactobacillus, which produces a sour character attributable to lactic acid.

What is cherry lambic?

Lindemans Kriek Lambic is a Fruit Lambic that pours rose red with a light frothy pink head. Top fermentation with the wild airborne yeasts specific to Belgium’s Senne region, and the addition of cherries and/or cherry juice to the brew maturation process results in a tangy, softly carbonated ale with an ABV of 4.0\%.

How do you pronounce Oud Bruin?

So ‘oud bruin’ is best pronounced as ‘owd brouyn’ (with rolling RRRRRRR).

How is Kriek made?

Traditionally, kriek is made by breweries in and around Brussels using lambic beer to which sour cherries (with the pits) are added. A traditional kriek made from a lambic base beer is sour and dry as well. The cherries are left in for a period of several months, causing a refermentation of the additional sugar.

Is Flanders red a lambic?

What they share in common is that they are distinctly unlike the Lambic style which comes from the wheat tradition (instead of barley) and is completely fermented spontaneously. We’ve read that the term “Flanders Red” was coined by Rodenbach as a marketing tool, setting it apart on shelves from the Oud Bruin style.

Where is kriek made?

Traditionally, kriek is made by breweries in and around Brussels using lambic beer to which sour cherries (with the pits) are added.

What language is kriek?

Kriek is a Flemish word which uses cherries — specifically, sour Morello cherries. Historically, Krieks were made in Belgium by adding whole or macerated cherries (important, though, the pits were intact) to a lambic beer base and letting the beer referment on the fruit.

What does kriek taste like?

The American Kriek “–from traditional, spontaneously-fermented beers aged on whole cherries, to vaguely sour beers with a huge dose of jam-like cherry flavor.”