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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
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on tap
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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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 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


 italarican (157), Astoria, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Pours a deep brown with cherry hue. Aroma is strong of balsamic vinegar with a background of champagne grapes. Flavor is rich balsamic and champagne grapes. There’s a fizzy champagne-like carbonation. Tart fruit flavors emerge more as it warms. By the end, there’s a lovely tartness. This is really good.


turboespresso (65), Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 18, 2009  
Bottle. Reddish-brown beer with a slight haze. Aroma is slightly sharp, with hints of fruit. Taste is similar with strong suggestions of cherry and raspberry. Very tart taste. Do not taste hops but there are a lot of flavour sensations in this beer that I would be challenged to describe in words.


 daleharshman (181), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 17, 2009  
750 mL bottle from South Bay Drugs ($9.99). Pours a dark ruby-brown with thin layer of light tan head that quickly disappears. Tart aroma mainly of vinegar but also wood and fruit (cherry, grape, berry). Based on the nose, I expected this to be very sour but it’s well-balanced. The tart flavor is there with the acidic taste of vinegar and also sour cherry and the expected wood taste. But there’s a bit of pleasant fruity sweetness (cherry and tart raspberries) as well that is refreshing. Finish is a little tart, but not puckeringly so. Complex and good but not sure if I’ll be able to finish off this whole bottle. I’m not that familiar with sour ales, but thought this would be a good place to start, especially before the Stone Sour Fest this weekend.


 MrRoss (614), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/518/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Poured a well carbonated, very cloudy, almost opaque, seriously dark red/brown colour with a foamy tan head. The head was of short duration and left virtually no lacing on departure. The aroma was spicy with some fruit undertones, and I’m thinking molasses along with sour cherry. Both the aroma and taste were unlike any other beer I’ve come across. The taste was slightly sweet with a sour aftertaste, again the sour cherry. Bloody amazing is this stuff! Sour without being the "other" sour you get from a nasty beer that’s gone off. Those Belgians - how do they do it?


 jason (1620), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a medium brown body with thin head. Aroma is light fruit and earth. Flavor has a slight fruity sourness to it, earthy and berry noted throughout.


 DJMonarch (6071), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 15, 2009  
From the Bottle at Tom’s Ultimate Glasgow Tasting, Blackfriars 01/12/2007 Sour vinegar aroma. Amber red coloured and very sour with a sharp and crisp warming finish.


 GranvilleTim (467), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Cola brown with a brown head. Aroma of sourness. Little sour, oaky, fruity, dry finish. Tasty as heck. Very flavorful, palate refreshing. Has a nice sweetness that balances nicely with the sour and oak flavors. I will reccomend this to others



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