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Rodenbach Grand Cru

Rodenbach Grand Cru - Sour Ale

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 Percentile 
98
overall
A Sour Ale brewed by
Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)

Roeselare, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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11263.83/5.03.83/5.06.5%79.8Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A fully fermented beer with a full flavor - not surprisingly strong, but with a gentle but sharp bouquet.
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 jvmiller (471), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 4, 2009  
Dark red brown. smells a bit nutty and sour. Lemony sour flavor, deep burnt flavors in there, bitey on the way down. Drinkable and enjoyable.


 tokyogoat (258), San Diego, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/510/20
Jul 2, 2009    Updated: Jul 3, 2009
Nose strong on vinegar, slight sour notes. Pours a murky light brown with a 1/4 inch tan head. head settles in nice halo. Really strong vinegar taste, sourness is not there, heavily acidic, fruity flavors taste slightly spoiled. Almost like a red wine heat in the throat. It’s cheap for a reason.


jrallen34 (67), Illinois, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Jul 2, 2009  
This is the best flemsih red going. It smells vinegary but sweet. It has a brillant red color with a white head. If you want something sour with bite this is your beer. Great every once in awhile. If only we can get the US again, let me konw if you find it anywhere.


 BuckeyeBoy (1451), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2009  
Bottle Pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a small white head. Aroma was tons of vinegar and some sweetness. Tast was more of the vinegar and cherries. A little grape and some wood. Not bad. Thanks Toby


 zizzybalubba (125), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/518/20
Jun 26, 2009  
750 mL bottle from Sam’s Quik Shop (purchased November 2007 and best by July 2009). Brownish-red pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of sourness and oak. Wonderfully sour flavor blended with earth, wood, and apple cider vinegar. Absolutely spectacular. Palate is a bit thin but really just as I would expect from a sour ale. This is a remarkable beer.


 Beardface (772), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2009  
750 ml bottle from Market of Choice. Poured out dark brown that turns red when hit by direct sunlight, nice lacing, quick evaporating head. Aroma is extremely vinous, nice bit of cherry as well and perhaps some wood. Flavor was a lot sweeter than I expected, with just the right hint of sour as well. Nice mixture of grape and cherry flavors with some light woodiness. Very tasty beer.


 Rustyham (335), miami, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Sour Apples, vinegar, red wine, red rice yeast, Extremely refreshing, I wish I had the whole bottle to myself, but I did nurse my two ounces for about 45 minutes. Sweet, sour, lactic, everything is in here. The body is not as thick as the Duchese de Borgnogne, tho.


 alobar (857), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Well, this is just sweet! Pours dark brown with a sour aroma of cherries, wood, vinegar. Flavor is tart, sour, cherry with some oak hints. Just a great beer!



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