Redbach
Brouwerij Rodenbach in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Fruit Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.40
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Rodenbach kissed by cherries
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle shared with ozujsko at the Hopdevil in Zagreb Heh. Green bottle, american import. According to the commercial description, this is wickedly sour. Riiiiiiiight. Anyway, this poured a nice misty red colour on top of which sat a big pink thick head. The nose was all cherry syrup. The taste was light, sweetish with a definite cherry syrup/candy taste, some metallic hints and faint acidity. Had worse, and this probably the best non lambic fruit beer that I’ve ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2006
at 07:16
5.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2006
at 15:37
5.6/10
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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.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2006
at 19:43
3.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2006
at 19:44
6.8/10
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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...
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2006
at 23:32
6.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2006
at 07:24
5.1/10
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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.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2005
at 22:14
7.5/10
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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
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2005
at 12:55
6.2/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2005
at 16:03
6.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2005
at 05:41