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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Boon Oude Kriek if you want funky depth and sour cherry complexity,
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red if you want fruit-forward smoothness.
The Kriek is a lambic—wild yeast, oak aging, the whole heritage thing—while the Belgian Red is more approachable fruit beer. Both nail the cherry note, but they're hitting it from totally different angles. Pick based on whether you're in the mood to think or just enjoy.
At a glance
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Structurally near-identical
Structurally these two are the same beer. The difference is in the aromatics. Boon Oude Kriek runs a touch more bitter in bitterness (Δ 3). Boon Oude Kriek brings a distinct funky note that New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red doesn't.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 2
Sweetness
Δ 2
Situations
In words
Boon Oude Kriek
The Oude Kriek grabs you with immediate sourness—not puckering, but assertive. You get real cherry underneath, but it's wrestling with brett funk and a subtle woodiness that tells you this spent real time aging. There's a dryness at the finish that makes you want another sip to figure it out. It tastes like Belgium in a glass.
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
Wisconsin Belgian Red is immediately sweeter and rounder—cherry up front without the interrogation mark. It's got a silky mouthfeel and the fruit feels more integrated, less like a declaration. The sourness is there but gentle, almost polite. This is the beer you drink when you want the flavor without the philosophy.
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Δ 3
Texture
Δ 1
Only Boon Oude Kriek
Shared character
Only New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red