Rodenbach Grand Cru

Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Roeselare, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Une bière un peu sucrée avec un goût prononcé de vin très doux. Assez pétillante sur la langue. Un vrai régal.

Had on tap in a flight. Very small head but it is a very nice looking dark red color. It smells like a crayon. This is my first sour beer and it is very sour. I like the taste but I feel like you need to be in the mood for this when you drink it because of how sour it is.

Great great sour ale. Pours red with a nice small head. Aroma reminds me of a crayola marker.... In a good way... Fruity with a lot of grape and apple. Nose reminds me of red wine. Taste is fruity like red wine. Grapes and citrus, grapefruit and granny smith apples. A great beer that you definitely have to be in the mood for.

Bottle at Milos’. My first sour beer and I liked it quite a bit! Opens up an entirely new avenue in my beer drinking adventures, which, of course, as a grad student is exactly what I want and don’t want all at the same time! Drinks very smooth, smoother than I thought it would. Definitely lots of red wine type flavours going on but there’s never any mistake this is a beer. In terms of the style, as this is my first I’m not sure how it stacks up to others as well. I guess I have more beers to try now! Really liked it though, very interesting and solid beer.

Bouteille 330ml. De couleur rouge-brune et voilée. Nez fruité sûr et légèrement acides (cerises sûres, traces de canneberges et de framboises), léger de vinaigre balsamique avec quelques notes boisées (bois humide). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux petites notes vineuses. Goût fruité sûr (cerises sûres, notes de framboises, petites traces de pomme sûres) dans lequel s’insère un pic acide rappelant le vinaigre balsamique lors de l’entrée en bouche. Par la suite, un léger goût boisé (bois humide, traces de fût de chêne) vient se rajouter au saveurs fruitées jusqu’en finale. Post-goût moyen-long, léger-moyen aigre de petits fruits aux notes vineuses. (2006)

Brown pour with offwhite head. Aroma of cherry and wood. Sour first then a sweet and sour finish.

Very sour beer, almost like vinegar. Some cherry and sweetness in there too. I can appreciate that this is a unique beer, but it is far too sour for me.

Appearance: red-brown beer, nice head. Nose: oak, red fruit bouquet, sweetness, sourness. Taste: the sour is very balanced in this blend of old and young beer. The oak comes out very nicely and is accompanied with a pleasant dry aftertaste.

Little sour, nicely sweet. Super refreshing! Will most definitely have again!

Pours a dark red brown with a a tan head. Aroma is wood, cherry, raspberry, and pleasantly funky. Carbonation is good with a medium body. It is well balanced and is really a fine Flemish sour.