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Nørrebro Groseille Rouge

Nørrebro Bryghus (Royal Unibrew)
København, Denmark
Beer style: Sour / Wild Beer
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

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Groseille Rouge is a barrel aged sour ale refermented with redcurrants, brewed in the fall of 2009. A Belgian style blonde honey beer racked into French oak, previous used for a Pinot Noir based wine with wild yeasts, bacteria and generous helpings of redcurrants. After 17 months in the barrel the beer is a pinkish treat with a redcurrant twang. Refreshingly tart with hints of wild yeast complexity intermingling with oaky and wine flavours. Dry on the palate and wonderfully complex