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Rodenbach Grand Cru

Rodenbach Grand Cru - Sour Ale

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

Roeselare, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
11773.84/5.03.83/5.06%81.9Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 donfardz64 (406), Wellington, New Zealand
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Jan 15, 2009  
330mL bottle from Willis St Metro New World. Very sexy pour. Cloudy ruby with a tan head, looks great in a chalice. Incredibly sour aroma, unlike anything else I’ve experienced. Vinous and full of berries, this is a challenging aroma which will either scare or excite. I am excited. Taste is as sour as the aroma, but with berry sweetness that makes it quite bearable. The two year oak maturation makes itself known with oaky tones showing through the strong sourness. Boysenberries and raspberries bring a strong vinous fruity character. Overall, Grand Cru reminds me of a lambic in that no malt is detected, and is incredibly fruity. However, is also unlike any other beer I have tried yet. With an overwhelmingly sour taste, still maintaining such a complex fruity flavour this is one of a kind. The finish is long and sour, begging for more. Rodenbach Grand Cru is in my top 10 beers for sure.


gibson584 (25), Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 14, 2009  
bottle poured into tumbler. golden brown color with slight head. Aroma resembles more a champagne than a beer. flavor is very sour with a fermented fruit flavor sweet like an apple. Very carbonated and fizzy. It was good but definitely a sipper. A little too tart for my usual tastes


 cmillward (418), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 14, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep brownish amber with a cream-colored fuzzy head, a little lacing. Nose of tart fruit, oak, vanilla, some acetic like a fine balsamic vinegar. Tart, sour, oak tannins and some vanilla, some caramelized fruit, crisp apples, cherries, hints of phantom sweetness. Slightly drying, nice smooth carbonation, full mouthfeel. Not on the level of a traditional gueuze in sourness, nice restrained complexity, incredibly drinkable.


homeslice (36), , California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Jan 13, 2009    Updated: Jan 15, 2009
My first sour ale. Amber red appearance with orange highlight, creamy non lasting top, semi-transparent. Smells of yellow grapes, lemon, grapefruit, and SOUR APPLES. Tangy and sour pinch of apples, cinnamon, grapes, heavy sugar, cherry, light carbonation. Very unique


 BrotherGrendel (545), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/517/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Bottled shared among our table of BAs/RBs at O’Brien’s Pub 14th Anniversary Barrel-Aged beer night 1/15. A- Pours a clear dark orange/brown hue, minimal white lacing dissipates, very little lacing S- Sour green apples, vinegar and salt (like the potato chips of the same name), grass and oak T- Initial taste is a wonderful range of sour fruits dominated by cherries and apples, some light fruit syrup and grass flavors, finishes quickly and sourly M- Medium-bodied, watery texture, moderate carbonation D- Wonderful balance of sour acidity and sweet fruit, truly a stand out sour ale that I would highly recommend, this was much-beloved among even the grizzliest of raters at our table


 polomagnifico (532), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Bottle thanks to lampeno420. Aroma has notes of caramel, dried fruits, cobwebs, a little green apple. Dark amber brown with an average sized off-white head the mostly diminished and left little lace. Flavor is sweet and sour with a clean finish. Palate is medium light bodied and lively. Really good. Full flavored and tasty but quite drinkable. Really liking these sour brews lately.


 JMerritt (1313), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 9, 2009  
Reddish brown with a medium-sized, fizzy light-brown head. Oaky, sour cherry aroma, moderately musty with a touch of granny apple tartness. Flavor is tart up front, notes of raspberries and green apple, turning a touch sweet and malty. Glassy, slightly metallic finish underneath woody flavors. Robust, musty and funky - pretty darn tasty.


 bkurtz (276), Peru
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Poured cloudy deep copper with a small "fizzy" head. Like a cider with a sweet and then sour. Well made brew made for sipping.



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