Rodenbach Caractère Rouge

Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Roeselare, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Ruby-copper, clear, off-white head with pinkish hue. Aroma of dry crackerlike malt, cherries, light sourness and some sugary sweetness. Flavor is lightly sour with a complex berry profile, a little back-sweetened sugar note. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Poured from a 750ml bottle, thanks to Doug. The fruit is a big part of this beer. Solid tartness, malty, sweet. Very enjoyable.

(75 cl bottle from Toft Vin; 2nd batch) Pours a clear, ruby amber with medium, tan head. Beatuiful lace and decent retention. Very sparkling. Aroma is fruity with dominant notes of cherry with a slightly tart accent. Oily texture, medium body and a tart finish. Taste has a degree of sweetness that balances the tartness well. Very pleasant and drinkable for the style. Girlfriend says: "It’s like a really ripe black cherry."

Bottle at Hunahpus Day 2013 (Tampa, FL). Pours a rich deep ruby copper hue, gentle haze, lively carbonation, great deep glow and frothy offwhite head laces well, sticks around. Aromas are sour cherries, oak, gentle red wine. Muted, lactic, touch balsamic, gentle bready malts. Oaky. Initial is lighter end of medium bodied, some good cherry and oak character, gentle red wine, balsamic, toast, and gentle sweetness. Vanilla tannins, red wine, more muted but in perfect balance. Middle is a touch sweet, oak and vanilla, sourness is firm but never overwhelming, preaching balance and blend prowess. Nice flavors, cherries and oak, some red wine, and gentle toastiness. Vanilla, lactic yogurty feel is mellow. This is an accomplishment as far as balance. Damn nice. Gorgeous pour.

bottle shared by jean-michaël, thanks! pours hazy red-pink with a low white cap, little retention. tons of red fruits - actually, i can taste the three different fruits in there, and they still blend in together, raspberry jam, also mint, few phenols - coming from fruits and not an off-flavour here. very lightly toasted and caramelized cereals, vinous characteristics - light acidity - just the right amount - pepper and other spices from the oak, very dusty yeast. lively and soft carbonation, light body, nice herbal-citrusy-lightly acidic finish. very nice!

Bottle from Etre Gourmet. Pours cloudy red lilac with a small pinkish diminishing head. Aroma is red berries, sweet, acidy, very fresh; devine. Flavor is sour a bit tart, very berry, fruity, so refreshing. Fantastic session beer, so good.

This beer has a deep red colour with a reduced limited foam-head. Great balanced fruity taste with acids that are in balance. The full fruity taste is long lasting on the pallet there is no hop taste but a refreshing aftertaste and complex alcohols . ---Rated By the Belleketels

What a good way to start the weekend, a fine drink while waiting for invitees to show up. Pours clear red, fruit juice like really. Head doesn’t linger for too long and lacing is minimal. Nose is really nice, with red fruits, balsamic notes and a hint of sour. Taste is not quite sour to the point of being puckering but it is enough to make it highly drinkable and refreshing. Flavors are again like a fine balsamic vinegar mixed with some organic fruit juice. This is really, really good to me. This pretty much settles the war between Rodenbach and Verhaeghe in my cellar, Rodenbach FTW! This is WAY better than the Echt Kriekenber and even than the Duchesse too. I’ll need to stock up on these I guess!

Bottled. Pours hazy amber with virtually no head. Aroma of red berries especially cherries and vinegar. Sweet/sour flavor with fruity elemrnts, that ends up more tart. Medium bodied, watery to oily texture and soft CO2. A very nice and crisp sour. ★★★★

Drunk with Dom and Dan. Totally delicious. Like a smoother less sick tasting version of their Gand Cru, yet oddly not quite as good. I need to rerate that. Big cheers to Richie btw