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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 
11773.84/5.03.83/5.06%81.9Snifter, 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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 RuneStumo (495), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 14, 2009  
24.09.2004, 0,33l Bottle. Che colour is brown. At first the aroma is very sour. Gradually there are more flavours coming. Oak, vinegar and also some malty sweetnes. Very interresting beer that gets much better.


 Allen (1285), Switzerland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/512/20
Aug 10, 2009  
Bottled 33cl from crackedkettle.com. Appearance: It pours a beautiful clear ruby beer with a creamy nicely remaining light beige head. Good lacework. Aroma: Woody, acidic, vinous with Christmas pudding, oak, vinegar, cherry, overripe melon, rum and very faint nail polish remover showing up. Flavor and palate: Complex. Strong acidity. Oaky, vinous with hints of plums, banana, faint glue and cherry. Very powerful on the swallow leading to a dry finish which is remniscent of a good kriek. Overall impression: Very interesting.


 WinoInTraining (104), Longmont, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2009  
100th Rating. 2007 Btl. Tart and tangy. Clean but dense mahogany red color. Weird head that lingers but leaves no lace. Nose of fermented soybean, currants, blueberry? Palate is not a pucker bomb, nor does it lack acidity, nice balance. Fig, blood orange, sour patch kids, braeburn apples. Slick richness from the oak. Lingering finish without being overbearing. Balsamic-esque. This beer is what i call the ultimate food beer.


 xmarcnolanx (789), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2009  
Aroma is very tart, red fruit, vinegar, puke, and oak. Color of rubies. Taste is sweet caramel malt, some vinegar, oak, and red fruit. Finish is like a sweet tart- sour and a bit grainy with some sweetness. Wow. Awesome.


 Parket (219), Bruges, Belgium
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 27, 2009  
bottle, nice and stable white/beige head, red/brown colour. Smells very fruity. Taste: sharp sweet, sour, a bit bitter,dried fruit, vinegar, oaky. A refreshing, special and well tasting ale.


 MrGGen (221), Italy
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Colore rosso scuro un pò torbido,schiuma beige di media densità.Aroma delicato di frutti rossi,sentori di vino,pare Lambrusco.Mediamente acida,leggermente alcoolica e acida nel finale lungo.


 j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep brown with a medium sized creamy beige head. Nice wood and a touch of chocolate, and some light funky notes. Medium bodied, with a little bit of chocolate, malt, and a touch of sweetness. Touch of light vinegar on the finish, mostly balsamic, and nice wood notes.


 italianjohn (338), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Pours a black cherry color smells of red wine like a vinegar dark fruits citrus taste like apples and grapes almost sweet like champagne and then finishes dry good for one or two lots of flavor interesting beer because its so wine like



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