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Bacchus Kriek & Framboise

Bacchus Kriek & Framboise
Price: £4.95
Description
Cherry & Rasperry Flavored Fruit Beers.

THE BEERS

Bacchus Kriek and Framboise

A light and refreshing drink with a spritzy tartness, the fruit is added to give an intensely fruity beer. The half champagne sized bottles are paper wrapped.  Bacchus was the ancient Roman name for the greek god of wine and intoxication.

Kriek:

The Kriek is dark red in colour, with an off-white head. The aroma is reminiscent of bakewell tarts, with masses of cherry. The taste is dominated by the cherry. Some kriekbeers can be overly sweet and others overly sour. This one verges more toward to sweeter end of the spectrum.

Framboise:

The framboise is a deep red, almost as dark as a red wine. Head dissipates moderately slowly (perhaps more quickly than the cherry version) and leaves plenty of lacing. Like the cherry the aroma is dominated by fruit, loads of raspberry aroma in this one. Slightly more crisp and carbonated than the cherry beer, but the flavour is still very sweet with masses of raspberry.

THE BREWERY

Bacchus is brewed by the famous van Honsebrouck brewery in Ingelmunster, Belgium.

Their history started in 1900 when Emiel and Louisa Van Honsebrouck bought a small farm where they founded the brewery but it wasn't until 1953 that the big breakthrough came in with Luc Van Honsebrouck, whose innovative ideas made the brewery famous.

The brewery is still owned and operated by the family, now the seventh generation of van Honsebrouck brewers in Ingelmunster.

These beers both pair well with most cheeses and desserts, particularly rich chocolate dishes.
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