Grand Cru
(has 15 batches)
Brouwerij Rodenbach in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.54
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This is an aged Belgian red ale, which is ‘ripened quietly in oak barrels for two years’, according to the label. It has an extremely pungent aroma of rich grapey fruit, with acidic notes, very much like a slightly sour red wine or possibly a gueuze. In the mouth it is slightly sweet, extremely acidic and fruity, with grapes and even cherries discernible, and very lively. Despite the sweetness it is not at all cloying, even thin, with little or no trace of malt. Finish is sharp and fruity
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle. Pours a dark muddy cloudy brown with a thin beige head disappearing quickly. Aroma is fruity, oaky, vinegar. Taste of sweet and sour fermented fruits, sugar, oak notes, cherries, vinegary, sharp and acidic. Medium body, moderate carbonation. I want to love this style but find the vinegar flavour almost overwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2018
at 20:11
7/10
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Tried
from Bottle
at
Kufle i Kapsle - Powiśle
on 20 Jul 2018
at 16:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Fruity sour with cherries and vinegra and some sweet notes. Flavour: Very fruity sour with fruity sweetness and notes of cherry, almonds and vinegra. Colour: dark red with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ Tidens Farver Aarhus Denmark Jun. 2018.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2018
at 14:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, from City Hops. Pours slightly cloudy reddish brown, very small frothy beige head, acidic aroma with woodsy component, adequate carbonation, medium sour mildly bitter woodsy caramel malt taste with spicy flavor, thin body, long medium tart woodsy finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 19:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle, shared with Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran. Murky ruby red, small off-white to tan head. Beautiful fruity, sour cherry aroma, funky, cocoa and chocolate. Fruit jam and candy. Strong acidity, very light vinegar. Not so sour on the palate. Toasty and caramel and fruity notes. Vinous. Light vinegar. Fruity finish. Moderate carbonation, medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2018
at 20:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ruby red colour, small head. Intensive complex aroma of red wine, red fruits, oak, some vanilla hints. Tart. Taste is even better. Red wine, cherries, vinegar, vanilla, sour. Lovely cherry like aftertaste. Medium body and carbonation. Low bitterness. Awesome.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2018
at 18:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Lovely sour nose gives up oak and vinous notes as well as heavy acidity. Pours brown-red with the slightest of haze and a brief off-white head lacking lace. Taste gives off a nice mixture of tart raspberry and lemon notes with a modest cherry sweetness and mild oak-vanilla on the back end. Sour but not face-burningly so, and the finish leads more towards fruit juice than wood. Sparkly texture fits the style Good, but lacks depth.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2018
at 21:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Lowlander, Covent Garden. Pours cloudy dark brown with a good sized quite firm off-white head. Aroma of sour fruits, dark fruits, ripe plums, wood, caramel and cherries. Moderate sweetness, light sour. Medium body, slight oily texture, fine carbonation. Enjoyed this a lot!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2018
at 09:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Bishops Arms Östersund. This is an instant smile beer. A sour beer that I could just keep drinking by the gallon as it is never too much. That might place it under the more spectacular beers of Cabgillion/ 3 font but I'd choose rodenach for the long haul. Murky colour. ----- Re-rated, bottle from Bierland in Belgium. Im quite shocked to be honest by the Grand Cru today. Again it is murky, almost pooey water colour. But there is no aroma coming off it and the whole taste feels detached. Like water and alcohol and off cherries together. Moments of glory but I am genuniely shocked compared to my previous experiences of all forms of Rodenbach. 4 months before Sellbydate. Down from 4 to 3.3 ----- Tap at the Bishops Arms Östersund. Back to being on a higher step. 3.3 to 3.7. (29/10/19) ------ Tap at the Bishops Arms Östersund. 3.7 to 3.9. Just a lovely beer. Barrely vinegar aroma. Pleasing.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2018
at 02:53