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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
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
11783.84/5.03.83/5.06%82Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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aconley (9), Numazu, Japan
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Jun 11, 2008  
This is a very palate cleansing beer. It is very carbonated and leaves a very sour taste in your mouth. A little too sour for me but over all a great beer.


 madquacker (707), Canberra ACT, Australia
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Jun 8, 2008  
I’m sorry but I just don’t get this type of beer. Reddish with a small head. Vegemite smell and a very sour and tart taste. Grows on you slightly.


 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Dark red coloured, tan head. Aroma is of sour cherry and wood. Flavour has sour fruits and wood. Complex beer.


 WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 6, 2008  
750ml bottle. Pours a clear ruby red with a firm brownish head. Aroma is sweet and fruity, dominated by cherry with added bits of sour dark fruit, wood, and perhaps a bit of spice. Taste is relatively full and very tart, with a strong and sour flavor of cherries and wood. Very strong but not unpleasant by any means; just think of a strong IPA, only fruity instead of hoppy.


 Elizavyeta (110), Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 6, 2008  
Dark and cola-like in appearance with a thick, fluffy head. Aroma is tangy and complex with strong hints of dark cherry, chocolate, and raspberry. Malt, citric acid, and just a bit of tobacco predominate in this exceedingly New Glarus fruit beer-esque brew. The finish is long and quite pleasant. Would be a great accompaniment to a milder washed rind cheese like Pere Joseph or Pont l’Eveque.


 josarah (106), Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 5, 2008  
Draft at Flatbread, Awesome slight sour cherry aroma with a flavor to match. This is a well balanced sour ale.


 dalepryor (172), Paducah, Kentucky, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 3, 2008  
pours a dark reddish brown with a thin tan head. smells of wood and cherries. The flavor is extremely sour and tart, hits you with a slight burn, i can’t really explain it, it’s kind of wild! Highly recommend!


 UselessGdTaste (363), Long Beach, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 2, 2008  
On tap at Beachwood (a while ago) and also in a bottle found at a BevMo. Deliciously acute sour flavour. Interestingly fruity without really having a specific fruit flavour present. Complex and really indescribable.



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