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Rodenbach Grand Cru 3.83 1210

Rodenbach Grand Cru

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale

Roeselare, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12103.84/5.03.83/5.06%82.2Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Filtered.
A blend of 1/3 young beer and 2/3 of beer aged 2 years in large oak vats. The more important proportion of oak matured beer contributes to its fruity taste, complexity and intensity. The finish is worthy of a great wine.
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 JoeTheYounger (340), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 9, 2010  
Shared by mspindler. Pours a murky muddy brown color with tiny brown head. Aroma was oak, sour funk, vinegar. Taste was sweet yet surprisingly sour (good balance). Medium pallet. Overall very good.


 savnac (497), Palmer, Alaska, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 7, 2010  
750ml bottle. Pours a clear reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma of tart sour cherries, wood and a bit of grape juice. Flavor is sour cherries with some graham cracker crust. Medium body with active carbonation and a long dry sour finish. This is a nice sour ale, great drinkability.


 alagnak (415), Littleton, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 7, 2010  
Bottle @ de Pass, Den Haag. Nose is oak and sour cherry with a hint of red wine vinegar. First sip is big vinegar tartness, but quickly fades into a well-done blend of earthy bordeaux wine and the sour cherries again. Definitely a beer that screams for food.


 mspindler (385), Alta Loma, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 5, 2010  
Pours a murky dark brown with a short beige head. Aroma is vinegar, sugar, dark fruits and oaky tannins. Flavor is sour with lots oak and vinous notes, some dark fresh fruits, and sugar. Palate is sharp, medium bodied and moderately carbonated.


Abio (63), Belgium
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/511/20
Jan 31, 2010  
Maybe I just expected to much from this beer, or maybe we got ourself some bad bottles. But when I think back at our tasting from this beer, we both (me and a friend, who also likes to taste different beers) were very disappointed. I can’t say it was "bad", but I’ve other toughts about a good beer. We gonna try this beer one day again, just to make sure we didn’t just got some bad bottles.


 Nena (234), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 29, 2010  
Bottled. Poured a dark red brown with a small, tight beige head. Aroma is a fruity tartness and balsamic vinegar, plus a slightly floral note. The flavor has a grape and wine-like quality. This has a nice layered complexity as you drink it, beginning with the balsamic sweetness and the grape, moving to the sourness, and finishing with a dry woodiness.


 KornDogg (254), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jan 28, 2010  
Bottle at Capone’s. Oak and Sour Cherry aroma. Dark amber body with alcohol lacing the glass. Flavor is filled of sour cherry...similar to an aged wine. very complex flavor yet well balanced... tart, dry finish... amazing


creative_free (29), Wellington, New Zealand
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Jan 25, 2010  
Rich winey, sour, fruity aroma. Interesting dark red appearance. Big taste of sour cherries, some vinegar. Sourness, acidity is very refreshing. This was my first sour ale and I really enjoyed it.



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