Rodenbach

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Pours clear claret with low carbonation. Large off-white lasting head. Nice lace on glass too. Slightly woody cherry aroma, a little bit cough-syrup like. Smooth medium-full mouthfeel. Sweet balanced taste. Slightly musty, dry finish. Lingering acidic cleansing feel. Nice stuff.

Bottled. Dark redamber with an off-white head. Fresh and sourish vinegar-aroma. Slightly yeasty with a fruity and fresh flavour. Late bitterness.

Sampled this at Kansas City Belgianfest. Tasted to me like the Rasberry Vinnagrette I had with my salad at dinner. Very acidic. Made a definite impression. MJames described it best as Liquid metal blood.

Medium brown color with a light white head. Musty and humid aroma of scotch, butter, apples and bread. Very peppy palate and bright, but with a metallic/blood flavor on top of a sweet caramel base. Odd for sure.

Off white/tan coloured head that was nice and large and lasted quite well. Body was cherry coloured and clear which together with the head made the appearance quite good. Very strong sour cherry aroma. Taste was the same, medium body ,very drinkable.

I approached this with some trepidation, having heard of its microbiological pedigree, but found it nicely drinkable, with considerable character. Nice ruby color. Some volatile acidity in the aroma, but by no means overpoweringly so -- just enough to add nice complexity with the gentle caramel. In the taste, the caramel provides an effective counterpoint to the mild acidity. The result is a drinkable beer which rightfully deserves its status as a world classic.

This beer has a red/brown body - hue apperance and a fine light red scum collar. I have drunk the beer from the bottle and it had a low carbonic acid. The initial flavor taste is light acid.

Co-rated by scraff... Crystal clear caramel-colored ale with a small, creamy, beige head and decent lacework. The nose is sour and malty with notes of clover honey, earth and red wine vinegar. The flavor is malty and tart. Candy sugar and lemon juice. Medium-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Lengthy, sweet-tart, then dry finish. Thanks to jbrus for the bottle.

This Flemish sour pours with a dark red-brown body without any head or lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet and vinious with slight sour notes. The flavor is virtually the same. This beer reminds me of champagne. Medium bodied and amazingly smooth.

Poured cola brown with no head. I knew I was in danger. Very little carbonation. Lightly sour and fruity. Has a moderate fruity aroma and a light oak smell. Not bad but kind of disappointing.