Rodenbach

Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Roeselare, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottle thanks to BMan1113VR. deep brown with a light cream froth top. slight cherry sour notes along with some wood. very smooth on the palate with the sour all up front and the tart in the finish.

bb 8/20/08 Ruddy brown color with a thin light tan head that leaves a ring around the snifter and nice spotty lacing. Oaky, woody wine like aromas. Some vinegar acidity. Tastes of light cherries, some heavy oak and malt, a slight tart finish. Not overly sour. Enjoyable but I like a little more tart acidity.

Dark reddish-brown color, with a tan-colored head, but falls quickly, fruity, winey, wet oaky nose, with a toasty malt accent, with a note of sweet balsamic vinegar, and a passion fruit aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity cherry-like oakiness character, with a tart and sweet maltiness, a hint of iodized tanin, with some winey balsamic vinegar flavors, leading towards a fruity, oaky, winey, tart finish.

750 ml bottle. Pours a deep murky amber, almost purple color. A decent white head, but little retention. The aroma is quite complex; initially sour and woody, the sweet fruits and candies stand out also. The flavor is nice, but also very drinkable; an initial sourness, and lots of notice of the aging process, woody oak flavors throughout. The boy of the flavor is full of sweet chocolates and cherries, some light yeast also. The finish leaves quickly and clean. I found consuming a lot of this to be quite easy and fun. A good beer for sure.

Bottle. Reddish hued amber. Very effervescent. Sour fruity aroma, vinegar, cellar scents, floral. Tangy, sour, slightly acidic. Alcohol, breaad, super diverse flavor. Pilsner beer flavor, almost macro tasting flavor sneaks through in the finish.

250mL bottle, from regional. Pours red/brown. Nose is of oak, quite vinous, some cherry. Taste is quite sour initially with the cherry flavour coming through. Sourness lingers at the back of the mouth briefly but ends abruptly. Very similar to Grand Cru, but somewhat truncated flavours.

Strong oak aromas, fruits, tartness, and goodness. Look is red amber color with a decent beige colored head. Taste is tart, fruity, funk, and ok. Good aftertaste.

Bottle, best before some time in 2006. I think my bottle was a little old, so I will probably rerate this. Some unpleasant acidic and vinegar notes. Some nice fruity tartness, but I did not enjoy overwhelming vinegar taste. Some cidery flavors as well.