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Rodenbach Grand Cru

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale

Roeselare, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11813.84/5.03.83/5.06%81.7Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 Ungstrup (15010), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/517/20
Feb 26, 2003    Updated: Jul 14, 2003
Second time around - I liked this a lot better. ------- deep red beer with light brown head that disappears fast. The aroma is very fruity with notes of cherry, kriek, tree and acid. The flavor is acidic sweet because of the mixed fermentation. It has a very powerful start, then a bit watery in the middle and ends with a sharp typical gueze aftertaste.


 Papsoe (14809), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 3, 2005    Updated: Jan 9, 2006
(Bottle 25 cl) Recalling the old Rodenbach commercial "It’s wine" this BEER actually reminds me a lot of red wine in both nose and flavour. Filtered, dark reddish beer. Strong acidic vinegar-like notes without much bitterness. Even for Belgians this is a unique beer - but one you grow to appreciate. At least I did. Try this with a paperbag of shrimps at the beach in De Panne. Yummy. 160593 & 240695


 omhper (12172), Stockholm, Sweden
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/517/20
May 2, 2002  
Dark brownish red. Big fruity, balasamic aroma. Tart, with balanced acidity and cask character. Complex and simply wonderful.


 yespr (11905), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 29, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours dark amber with a quickly gone head. Aroma is woody, fruity, slight acidic brettish and solid note of acetone (which I don’t enjoy) - seems dry. Flavour is sweet/acidic, with a blend of fruit and sour notes. Shows a strange chemical note into the finish. Otherwise a very controlled flemish sour, nice.


 fonefan (11003), VestJylland, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Bottle. Clear dark amber red color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate vinegar, berry sweet / sour, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate acetic (vinegar), salty, with average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. ;o)) (241107)


 MiP (9025), Sønderborg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 19, 2005  
Sherry-like, sourish aroma. Brown colour. Very acidic flavour. Spicy sherry aftertaste. Refreshing but a bit too much for me.


 oh6gdx (8840), Vasa, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 12, 2005    Updated: Apr 18, 2008
Bottled. Hazy reddish brown colour, mediumsized white foamy head. Sour cherry aroma with hints of caramel malt and yeast. Also some quite wooden notes. Bitter, mouthdrying very sharp cherry flavour, along with very sour wooden notes. Also slight yeast and earth in it. Leaves a sticky palate.


 joergen (8450), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 15, 2005  
Bottled. Red brown coloured with a lacing beige head. Acidic aroma with notes of woods and berries. Acidic flavour dominated by wood with notes of balsamico and berries. Acidic woody finish.



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