Brasserie Lefebvre Belgian Kriek Fruit Beer at 3.5% ABV ($5.24 from Crowfoot Liquor Okotoks)
Pours a hazy pinkish red with one finger of pink head diminishing rapidly to a thin skim, spotty lacing. Nose is candy cherry, pale malt, faint yeast. Taste is sugary/saccharine cherry, moderate tartness. Light body, moderate sustained carbonation, with an off-dry finish.
Needless to say, given my experience with Lefebvre beers so far, I opened this with something less than enthusiasm. Yeah… Fake cough drop cherries and another thrilling ingredients list including the now-familiar “flavours”, as well as acesulfame potassium. Mmm… because if there’s anything better in a beer than unspecified “flavours”, it’s artificial sweeteners. Bleah. Save your money.
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