Rodenbach Grand Cru

Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale
Roeselare, Belgium

bottle at OpusK Lohja Color dark cherry red ,very small head scent: sour Taste: very sour almost vineqar but pleasant way,cherry. very long aftertaste

Pours Reddish borwn with a light head that disappears quickly. Aroma of sour cherries with a hint of chocolate. Taste is sour throughout and lasts. Strong and consistent from begining to end. Has med-high carbonation and a full mouth feel. Can detect some aromatic hops in the finish.

on tap @ papago... sweet! this pours dark brown with red tints. it has no head on it but you can see the carbonation jumping out. you can smell how sour it is before your nose hits the glass and when it does it stings a bit. the aroma is mostly sour and fruity with some underlying grain and caramel. it reminds me of wood aged sherry vinegar. the flavor is initially sweet but turns really quickly to dry and sour. notes of wood, tart apples, fresh red cherries and grains play a secondary role. the finish is crisp, clean and dry. medium bodied with a puckering mouth feel and lip drying qualities. they get more satisfying the more i drink....8/4/9/5/18=4.4

from the bottle... aromas of mineral/slate, grassiness and wood are added. the flavor is woodier than the tap version. it’s not as sour and it’s missing something on the middle palate but retains the creamy mouth feel 8/4/8/5/17=4.2

The other flemish red ales I’ve had so far had something in common with ale. This one does not. The sourness is complete and total, and really something that compels me to keep drinking it... fast. I really enjoy this style a lot.

I may have had a bad bottle, or simply think this style is not great. I’ll try another, and re-rate. For now my first drain pour!

At Max’s 72 Hours of Belgian. Cherry root beer pour. Nice and sour with some dark chocolate lingering. Far too easy to drink. Oaky notes compliment a wonderful beer.

33cl. bottle: A rich dark Cherry brown under a fading delicate but creamy off-white cap. Delightful aromas of sharp, tart black cherry, lactic acid, wood, condensed milk and a hint of freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies come wafting out of the top of the glass. This causes an instant watering of the mouth. Once your mouth gets its chance it is first struck with a creamy berry that quickly changes through, toast, chocolate, and in to sour lactic, acetic bliss all within a split second. After that first nano-second your mouth is left to contemplate the swirling contrasts that Rodenbach has brewed up. Wonderfully complex fruit, sour, toast, light chocolate, dark dried cherry, star fruit and kumquat come to mind. Long sour finish with a faint touch of tin that gets drier and drier until all of a sudden your saliva glands kick into overdrive and your urge for the next sip becomes too powerful.

Pours cloudy brown, with a fine head. Aroma is sour. mildly vinegary. Moderate mouth feel. flavor is lightly vinegary with some fruit and malt qualities to it. Some apple cider and malt vinegar qualities all around. pretty good.