Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck Kasteel Rouge

Kasteel Rouge

 

Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck in Emelgem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Fruit Beer Regular
Score
6.73
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 273
Kasteel Rouge is a unique blend of Kasteel Donker and macerated cherries. The ruby red colour, the rich foamy head and the sweet attack result in a specialty beer with a balanced taste and subtle hints of cherries. This fruity beer is everybody’s friend and makes a great aperitif on a sunny terrace. Are you ready for la vie en Rouge?
 

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5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Pours reddish-amber with a thick tan head. Aroma of fruit, earthy figs, malt. Taste has cherry, figs, raisins, some light malt. Palate has lingering fruity notes, some sweet caramel malt. Not bad.

Tried on 11 Mar 2026 at 12:54


6

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2026 at 19:28


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head. There’s malts, figs and cherries in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet and smooth with a creamy texture. Pale cherries to the fore in the flavour, plus malts, raisins and cake with hints of figs and chocolate. Some sharpness later leading to a fruity finish. This is decent – the cherries act as a calming influence rather than a sour one.

Tried from Draft at Hops on 14 Feb 2026 at 15:35


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Kolor ciemno różowy, klarowny. Piana barwy brudnej, nieco różowej, bieli. Jest wysoka, trwała, drobno pęcherzykowa, zdobienia pozostawia umiarkowanie obfite.
Aromat średnio słodki, cukierkowy i owocowy (wiśnie, czereśnie) z delikatnymi nutami wanilii.
Smak podobnie jak aromat jest słodki (koncentrat owocowy, wiśniowy), skontrowany jednak całkiem wyraźna goryczką (pestkową) i odrobiną nut kwaśnych (świeże wiśnie).
Alkohol dobrze schowany. Wysycenie średnie plus. Ciało średnie w górę. Tekstura gładka, miękka. Posmak długi, słodki, waniliowy, owocowy z towarzyszącą pestkową goryczką.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2025 at 19:19


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Color: Clear reddish copper, brownish off-white head. Aroma: Sweet cheries. Taste: Combination of sweet cherries and dark malt, hints of chocolate. Medium body, average carbonation. Over moderate to medium sweet, light bitterness. Mwah...

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2025 at 19:14


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

Kolor czerwony, klarowny, ładny, piana biało różowa średnio obfita ale trwała. Zapach intensywny, wiśnia, mamba czerwona, jasne słody. W smaku słodkie ale bez przesady, skontrowany kwaśna wiśnia, Pestka z wiśni, migdał, jasne słody, trochę skóry i alkoholu. Goryczka umiarkowana, pestkowa, lekko skórzana i alkoholowa, nie za długa. Lekko rozgrzewa, zaskakująco pijalnie, nasycenie umiarkowane

Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2025 at 09:00


7

33 cl, bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2025 at 14:44


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Sensation of chemical ingredients, sugar, a bit sour, sweet, concentrated of cherry juice, malty, dry at the palate, classical hop, not my favourite, ok, 03.01.2021, drinking it at Bonfol and buying it at the place de l'Aligre, Paris.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2025 at 11:45


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Red pour. Thin foam Even lace. Sweet cherry flavor, tastes like bing cherries in a glass. Dry palate. Light bodied and light carbonation.

Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Fredericksburg, VA on 06 Jun 2025 at 22:13


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

pours a nice dark red. The cherry predominates but a very deep taste on this one. Really much better than I thought it would be, and the alcohol is well disguised.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 00:49