Evolved Caractère
Brouwerij Rodenbach in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.14
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This new beer is inspired by the Evolved Caractère Rouge from 5 years ago with an exotic twist (mango & raspberry). The new Evolved Caractère is an answer to a new trend combining sour beers with fruit to get a more balanced taste. Former Caractère Rouge consumers will love this new SKU, and with the fruity twist we expand to an even broader audience.
— Rudi Ghequire
— Rudi Ghequire
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aus der Flasche (Vintage 2025) im 2026-07 getrunken. Bei diesem Flämish Red zeigt sich gleich der klassische Rodenbach Stil mit deutlicher Himbeer-Aroma. Die Mangos kann man leider nicht entdecken. Säure und Körper ist wieder mal perfekt - auch typisch für Rodenbach. Ein tolles Bier!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2026
at 17:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear reddish brown, small head. Aroma of mango syrup and raspberry preserve. Mildly tart with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Tartness and funky oak fights mango bubblegum for attention. It ends with a mess. A lovely base beer with a ketchup-like addition of flavouring agents.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2026
at 17:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a pale reddish color ale with a small bubbly head with limited retention and not much lacing. Aroma of cherry notes with some oak and light syrupy notes of mango/raspberry. Taste is also a mix of oak and cherry notes with some syrupy raspberry and mango notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. We have come a long way from traditional Flemish sours…
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2026
at 13:28
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bouteille 75cl, BB10/06/2028 achetée au Colruyt Jourdan, Etterbeek. Partagée avec Tomaz.
Pâle/ambre, col pétillant fin blanc-cassé, retenue sympa mais retombant après peu de temps.
Arôme donne de suite de fins effluves de framboise, ici côté frais, framboisier fleuri tout en ayant un rétro-nasal de foudre/barrique avec de fines notes de malts. La mangue est plutôt absente et je n'aurai pas pu la noter sans savoir que cette bière en contenait.
Palais garde ce caractère 'sour' marqué de Rodenbach - la framboise est plus présente reprise en retrait par une fine acidité / funk et en cherchant un peu, en effet, je note une petite note plus adoucie de la mangue.
Correcte en passant outre le volet un peu 'gimmicky' et un apport de fruit plutôt anecdotique - cela reste sur de la purée de framboise (7%) et de mangue (3%).
Pâle/ambre, col pétillant fin blanc-cassé, retenue sympa mais retombant après peu de temps.
Arôme donne de suite de fins effluves de framboise, ici côté frais, framboisier fleuri tout en ayant un rétro-nasal de foudre/barrique avec de fines notes de malts. La mangue est plutôt absente et je n'aurai pas pu la noter sans savoir que cette bière en contenait.
Palais garde ce caractère 'sour' marqué de Rodenbach - la framboise est plus présente reprise en retrait par une fine acidité / funk et en cherchant un peu, en effet, je note une petite note plus adoucie de la mangue.
Correcte en passant outre le volet un peu 'gimmicky' et un apport de fruit plutôt anecdotique - cela reste sur de la purée de framboise (7%) et de mangue (3%).
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2026
at 09:11
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A copper amber ale with with no head. In aroma, sweet mango, berries, light lactic notes, so-so. In mouth, tart mix of ground cherry, light mango, papaya, Epsom salts, OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2026
at 19:56
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap @ Taplokaal Gist, Utrecht.
Hazy pinkish red with a white head. Fruity aroma. Tart taste with a tart finish. Not as sour as the standard Rodenbach or the Grand Cru but decent enough.
Hazy pinkish red with a white head. Fruity aroma. Tart taste with a tart finish. Not as sour as the standard Rodenbach or the Grand Cru but decent enough.
Tried
from Draft
at
Taplokaal Gist
on 16 May 2026
at 21:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
EB - Bottle 750ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Rodenbach Evolved Caractère ]. ABV: 7.2%. [20260511]. 7-/3-/7-/3-/15
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2026
at 14:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Clean, caramel-amber colour with some golden highlights, a small whitish cap, not much lacing left. Some nice raspberry aromas with their fruitiness, tartiness, sourness. Some good sour notes in the flavours with the raspberries blending a tad more, with the mangoes. The lingering finish is nice with a little dryness, hints of tannis, tart, but staying fresh on the tongue. A really nice, refreshing, Belgian Sour with lots of raspberries, and a little mangoes.
Tried
from Bottle
from
LCBO #624 - Innes Rd. & Tenth Line
on 10 May 2026
at 02:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Alko web. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is raspberries some mild earthy and a bit tartness. Flavour is raspberries, some tartness, wood and mild herbal tones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2026
at 18:19
7.5/10
Bottle from LCBO in Toronto. Taste is aserbic sour, with vinous notes, mildly sweet with raspberry and mild tropical on the finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2026
at 19:01