Rodenbach Grand Cru

Pours reddish brown with a small head. Aroma of cherry, raspberry, a little vinegar, can smell the sourness. Nice flavor, starts sweet, finishes sour.

broke down and got a grand cru at erasmus. Yes JK, it is available in the states, but I hadn’t tried it yet. pours ruby brown, decent head with some lacing. Nice tartness with some cherry and currant?/dark fruits. Great beer. I love a sour beer.

pours a cloudy (unfiltered) red/brown color with almost no head. aroma is very sour, like red wine, with some sweetness mixed in. flavor was surprisingly good. tart (not quite sour) cherry and red berry notes with a little bit of citrus. good carbonation makes this beer is quite refreshing. definitely different than what i’m used to, but very good for my first sour.

Pours light reddish brown with minimal off white head that goes away very quickly. Sour aroma and sour taste with a metallic finish. Very tart, very good. This is only my second sour ale and I like it. Not something I could drink every day but something I enjoy. Medium body with average carbonation and a dry finish. This one really puckered my mouth. Excellent!

750 ml bottle, best before date of 21.09.07- so a little out of date. pours a beautiful amber/ garnet color, head dissipates quickly. Smells of strong sour funk, ascorbic/lactic acid, unique to Rodenbach. Taste is so perfectly tart, ripe strawberry, some caramel malt, light hop bitterness. Medium mouthfeel, finishes quenchingly dry. Really cleans the palate, would like to pair this with some food. The best (excluding Liefmans Goudenband) of the sour reds/browns that I have had. Has the edge on the Dutchess de Bourgogne, Petrus, Panil and others. Price is right too, can be found for $10, sometimes less.

good sour ale. reddish pour with sour aroma. taste is berries followed by a sharp sour, slightly metallic finish. Beautiful compaliation.

I love sour beers and this is another great one to try. Once you open it up, it just smells like most other sour beers. Nice dark fruit, cherries, and raspberries in the flavor. Nice and sour, great stuff.

I’m fairly new to sour beers but trying new things is always a bonus. The deep amber color is gorgeous with a finger of off-white foam that disappears gradually. Aroma of sweet dark fruit and spicy brett matches the taste. Starts out very sour but gets milder as you drink it. Very tasty.