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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 33cl. vintage 2020 bbd 7/2023 @home poured into a tulip glass. Opaque deep red-brown colour, fizzy pinkish head, disappears in no time competely, no lacing. Aroma sweet malts, sweet and sour cherries, wood, light cloves. Fruity taste, medium sweet and sour, cherries, wood, light candy sugar. Medium body, juicy texture, soft carbonation, long fruity sweet and sour aftertaste, malty notes, cherries, light spicy notes, wood, well-balanced, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Keepin' it Hoppy
on 08 Sep 2023
at 15:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Brewcraft closing party #2. Never had this after all these years. Reddish cola brown with off white head. Sour Cherry with a bite in the back of throat. Can see why people like but not for me. Like sangria or red wine mixed with light beer.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2023
at 04:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(bottle 0,33l from beershop.cz online shop) Overall: Ok sour. Aroma: Sour, vinegar, later fruity. Appearance: Clear amber-brown. Minimal, beige head. Taste: Medium sweet, medium sour, fruity/berries. Palate: Medium body. Dry, sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2023
at 19:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
This one poured a nice clear deep red colour with creamy tan head. Minimal lacing. Scents include really ripe fruit, cider vinegar, spices, nail polish remover, oak and minimal alcohol. First swig was smooth with minimal carbonation. Flavours of cider, spice, malt, sour cherries and plum. Finish is acidic with lingering flavours of oak and cider vinegar.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2022
at 22:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Flasche 0,33l: Kastanienbraun, kräftige Trübung, flüchtiger mittelporiger Schaum; sehr frische + sehr fruchtige Nase, kräftig säuerlich, dunkle/gegorene Früchte, Sauerkirschen, Schattenmorellen, Rotwein, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, etwas dunkles Karamell, Hopfenaromen, fruchtige Säure, Hefearomen, fruchtig-säuerliche Bitterkeit; sehr frischer + fruchtiger Körper, kräftige fruchtige Säure, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Kirschwein, Malz, Malzzucker, etwas Karamell, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, kräftige Hefearomen, Tannine, würzige Eichenaromen; würzig-fruchtiger Nachgang
Tried
on 11 Oct 2022
at 06:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. A- Wet oak, slightly musty, cherry, mild vinegar. A- Dark reddish brown color, clear liquid, minimal beige head. T- Cider vinegar, cherry, blackberry, tart, oak. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, acidic finish. O- 2017 vintage; 5 years definitely changed this I'd say. Perhaps one of my lesser favorites of the Rodenbachs. A bit underwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2022
at 03:06