Rodenbach Grand Cru

33cl bottle bought in Belgium. Pours a cloudy red-brown with a fast-disappearing head, sweetish aroma of pear drops and redcurrants with a hint of vinegar. Palate is initially dry, woody and musty, becoming fruity and refreshing, but finishing off sweet and slightly cloying.

First sour ale. Really good, pours murky brown. Acidic, but not too sour. Interesting. Had last night so not too detailed.

Red/brown color. No head. Aroma: sour, fruity, berries, a little citrus. Taste: blackcurrant and red berries, some citrus here also. High carbonation. Pretty good.

vinegar aroma. its brown, that it. easy to drink i love the sour flavor though! i cant decide about this one

Bought this bottle in Belgium, probably in 2004. Still delicious! Go figure. Wonderful cherry aroma and flavor. The sourness has developed and it is not oxidized. It is similar to La Folie in certain years. Great beer.

Strangely I remembered putting this more toward Ommegang Rouge and very different than Duchesse but this bottle (or perhaps my memory is bad) reminds me much more of the Duchesse. Tart cherry dominates the nose with some hints of wood and nail polish remover (which I don’t recall from my last couple of bottles). Appearance is decent, a dark red liquid with a thin milky layer of bubbles. The flavor still works quite well, with tart cherries and vinegar and a nice sour apple aftertaste. Thin and bubbly on the palate. I am going to need to try my next bottle to see if this was possibly vicitm of a bad bottle or bad memory, but strangely..while this isn’t the grand slam that I recall it to be, this still works.

330mL Bottle. Poured deep copper, leaning towards red, thick pinkish head, lovely lacing. Nose is tart. acetic, and surprisingly fruity, running more to pickled fruits than to funk, though there is decidedly some funk present. Very spicy, red fruits, plus dates, and raisins, a hint of dry citrus. Palate is broad and tart, and very refreshing, plenty of fruit, oak ,a nd shades of funk in with the pervading sourness. Enjoyed this from beginning to end. Wonderful stuff.

Bottle (330ml). Age roughly 1 year piror to tasting. Poured dark burnt bronze with a good sized, lightly tanned, dense foamy head which was mostly lasting. A complex aroma with notes of citric acid, dried apricots, dates, port, cinnamon, allspice, wood, light notes of rum & raisin chocolate and a touch of caramel in the back. Flavor was of tart fruit acids with sour cherries & raspberries, tart lemon, balsamic vinegar, salt, allspice, light note of fermenting plums and hints of wood in the finish. Medium bodied with medium carbonation, a dry/tart mouthfeel, slick texture and a good length finish.