Brewed & Bottled by Boon

Season 18/19, Assemblage #66. bottled on 18/04/19. This specific Oude Kriek has macerated for 6 months with the cherries oak foeders. The lambics in this blend come from 7 different barrels and originating from 7 different brews from 3 Fonteinen. The final fruit intensity is of 356 grams of sour cherries per liter of Oude Kriek.

Oude Kriek with 250g of Scharbeekse Cherries per liter of lambic.

Assemblage #83. Bottled on 13/06/2019. This specific Intens Rood has macerated for six months on its fruit. The lambic in this blend originate from two different barrels and two different brews. Final fruit intensity of 475 grams of sour cherries per liter of Intens Rood.

Assemblage #118. Bottled on 17/10/2019. This specific Intens Rood has macerated for almost 6 months on an oak barrel. One- and two-year old lambics from three different barrels and eight different brews were used. Final fruit intensity is 498 grams of sour cherries per liter of Intens Rood. 100% 3 Fonteinen

A blend of two varieties of cherries from Flemish fruit farmers. Fermented and matured in oak barrels

Season 18/19 Assemblage #66. bottled on 18/04/19. This specific Oude Kriek has macerated ifor 6 months with the cherries oak foeders. The lambics in this blend come from 4 different barrels and originating from 11 different brews from 3 Fonteinen. 100% of the lambics used are form 3F.

"Kriek Lambiek is flat due to the bottle fermentation being limited. This to maximise the fruit aromas and flavours. The content of sour cherries (Prunus Cerasus L.) is about 40kg per 100l Kriek."

Season 2019-2020, Assemblage #77. Bottled on 23/09/20."This specific Oude Kriek Intens Rood has macerated for almost 10 months on five different lambics from two barrels. Another four different lambics from another two barrels were used in the blending process. The final fruit intensity was about 442 grams of sour cherries per litre of Intens Rood.
100% 3 Fonteinen."

Season 19/20 Assemblage #76. bottled on 16/09/2020. "For this specific Oude Kriek, we macerated sour cherries for more than eleven months on two-year old lambik and in a single oak foeder. The lambikken for maceration and blending originate from three barrels and six different brews. 100% 3 Fonteinen brewed lambik."

"Our Old style Kriek with cherries of the Schaarbeek variety is a variation of our Old Kriek. This beer is made with 100% organic Schaarbeek cherries, all grown ourselves. This type of cherries is becoming ever more rare, when they used to be omnipresent in the region for the production of Old Kriek. So we decided to start growing these ourselves on a couple of fields close to the brewery. The entire cherries are fermented in oaken barrels in lambic beer of at least one year old. After six months this transforms into Old Kriek with about 400 grams of cherries per liter of beer. Because of the second fermentation in the bottle, which carbonates the beer, you obtain a delicately soft taste and the distinctive foam head. A true delight for all senses with an harmonious balance between sweet and sour, and of course the added authenticity of the one and only Pajot kriek. Schaarbeek cherries are ever more scarce, which is a pity. After all, it is the original cherry variety for the...

Season 2020-2021, Assemblage #78. Bottled on 21/09/2021."This Intens Rood underwent a maceration period for over four months on two year-old lambikken. We added some more jonge lambik just before bottling, bringing the weighted average age at almost 20 months upon bottling. The final fruit ratio is 432 grams of sour cherries per litre of Kriek."

"Finished in an oak foeder for 5 months and after that an extra finish for 2 months in smaller oak barrel, this Oude Kriek is characterised by a strong oak presence. The world famous Stevnsbaer chéries form a pleasant, mellow fruitiness that is largely supported by oak and vanilla."

"Collaboration with Mikkeler. Finished in an oak foederfor 7 months this Oude Kriekis characterised by intense fruitiness. The world famous Stevensbaer Cherries are clearly dominant, supported by touches of almond, vanilla and some oak."

Season 2021-2022 Assemblage #29. Bottled on 10/02/2022. "For this Oude Kriek, we macerated sour cherries for more than nine months in stainless steel. We used both two- and three-year old lambikken for both macerating and blending, originating from four different barrels and ten different brews. The weighted average age is almost 26 months, and the final fruit intensity clocks in at 319 grams of sour cherries per litre of Kriek."

"Traditional kriek with the Belgian Gorsem variety, barrelaged after maceration."

400gr kriek/liter

Blend of lambics with sour cherries

Blend of lambics with Schaarbeekse sour cherries

"Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Oude Kriek de Schaerbeek Tilquin à l'ancienne is made from the fermentation of 320 g of Schaerbeek cherries by liter of lambic. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle"