Redbach
Brouwerij Rodenbach in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Fruit Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.42
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thegreenrooster (7275) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour is a deep red with a pink head. Aroma is wine-like with some nice mustyness in there. Flavor is super sour with notes of cherries and vinegar. Flavor is not as powerfull as I would have liked. Finishes sweet and sticky. Average in all categories but something good to sip on. $2 a bottle is not bad either.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Pours light burgundy with a bright pink head that quickly subsides. Cherry Jolly Rancher notes (do they make this in watermelon?)...Tastes like it smells. Jolly Rancher cherry with a cloying syrup finish. Oh, I wanted to like this one more... my kids would love it -- but they’re in elementary school. More than one would probably be headache inducing. Still, I do like Jolly Ranchers.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
2006 bottle consumed on 6/27/06. Best before April 20th 2007. Dark cherry red beer is highly clear, very filtered, with a dark pink, flimsy head that immediately fizzles away to nothing, leaving no lace or anything behind. Very forcefully carbonated. In the nose, plasticy, old, stale malt aromas signify pasteurization. Dull and dead, with possibly the closest approximation I have smelled to a jolly rancher (hard candy). Sugary, sweet, artificial. Simple and rather insulting to a flemish sour, with no signs of oak aging. The flavor is equally as artificial, with syrupy sweet candy notes, heavy on the cherry juice sweetness and only a very minimal "sour" touch. High carbonation, very fizzy and creating a loose, flimsy mouthfeel. No alcohol notes, of course, but really leaves me with the impression of a fizzy alco-pop. In itself, not so bad, but a flemish sour? Something made by Rodenbach (not that that’s saying much these days)? Downright shameful.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Purple-burgundy colour. Slightly woody aroma of sweet cherries and hints of balsamic vinegar. The palate is a mix of candyish cherry syrup and tart, winey, slightly balsamic Rodenbachy goodness. But it does not demonstrate any of the richness nor complexity of Rodenbach’s beers. It just uses their tartness to balance off what is otherwise a simple and refreshing kid’s juice drink. Not horrible, not all that good, not Alexander. On the other hand, keeping Rodenbach operational is important to me...
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Pink reddish ale with a thick pinkish ale. Sweet cherry aroma with lightly acidic points. Smooth sweet cherries with little lactic points, overall not bad, but more like a cherry pop, not a flemish sour!!!. Bottle at EBF 2006.
notalush (7339) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Draught at Blind Tiger - cloudy amber hue, with minimal head - musty, sour aroma, with some cherry - actually not that sour - pretty thin, with some earthy notes and background cherry flavor - really not a lot going on - it kind of tastes like they took a "real" flemish sour and added water to it.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Beerlovers around the world cried bitter tears when the new ownership of Rodenbach phased out the beloved "Alexander" cherry beer. But years later comes this new Kriek based on Rodenbach sour ale. And contradictory to the heap of stickingly sweet fruit beers that float the Belgian markets in recent years this is a decent Kriek for adults - in spite of the low alcohol. Pours a beautiful red, completely opaque with a small, fine reddish head. Pronounced acidic cherry aroma. Lovely cherry flavours with a distinct sourness again and typical notes of iron. A very decent beer and a pleasant surprise. 080805
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
This was the first time I have ever encountered a beer by this brewer. Sampled on draft at the Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh this beer poured a dark brown color with red highlights and only a trace of a tan head. The aroma is sour and vaguely vinegar like. The favor is sour and has a mild vinegar element. There is a light malt undertone and a tangy zing in the sour finish. There are also light fruity undertones. Nice, but not my favorite in the style.
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(bottle) Dark & hazy red with a small red creamy head. Very strong aroma of sour cherries. The taste is also quite sour with cherries from the start to the finish. Not too sweet and therefore refreshing, but not to be compared with “real” Kriek Sour Ales from Belgium as for example Liefmans Kriek.
MiP (20366) reviewed Redbach from Brouwerij Rodenbach 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Aroma and flavour of cherries. Cloudy, dark red colour. Aftertaste is nicely acidic.