Timmermans Griotteke Bourbon Barrel Aged | 75 cl | ABV : 6.7%
 
Word from the Brewer:
 
GRIOTTEKE is both authentic and contemporary! Due to their rarity and intensive, manual harvesting process, Schaarbeek cherries disappeared from the spotlight for several decades. Today, however, they are once again being used extensively by lambic breweries such as the Timmermans brewery for their bright red juice and sweet-sour flavour. Six months: that is how long the Schaarbeek cherries are given to macerate in one of our young lambics. We then blend this kriek lambic with a lambic that has matured in bourbon barrels for 19 weeks. The ‘kriek’ on the cake is the refermentation that begins as soon as the cork seals this beautiful black bottle.

Fresh cherries with a hint of vanilla and caramel, obtained by maturing in wooden bourbon barrels. The lively and refreshing sourness of the Schaarbeek cherries is immediately noticeable in the mouth. The full and firm structure, enriched by the bourbon, gives Griotteke its characteristic authenticity as Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek.