Brewery Ommegang Rouge Grand Cru

Rouge Grand Cru

 

Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)
  Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.96
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 36
Brewed by Bockor for Ommegang. Draft only. Authentic Flemish red ale aged 18 months in French oak.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Notes from June 2009 Growler fill from Community Beverage. Poured into my Ommegang chalice. Jug flips open, just barely exhaling. Half inch of oatmeal-ish colored head over an ebony/amber-colored brew. Smells of cherry pits, then cranberries, then lemon-lime & some apple skins, with just little bit of wood & varnish in there. Taste is of cherry juice, Granny Smith tartness, raspberry/kiwi-ish tang, wooden spoon, & just a touch of wheat & bitter/iron-y greens. Light on the vinegar, with plenty of juicy, lip coating residuals. Just barely nicking the top of the fence & falling back into play. The carbonation sizzles just a bit. Body has the texture of juice. The alcohol rubs off a little like cough syrup. I've personally drank near two gallons of this stuff over the course of an evening. The only thing ever holding me back with this one is the price. :)

Tried from Growler on 01 Nov 2024 at 22:55


8.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Kickbacks for RBWG. Pours a clear ruby with no head. Aroma is tart dark fruit and faint funk. Thin mouthfeel with nice tartness, dark fruit, light oak, very nice.

Tried from Draft on 17 Feb 2015 at 15:58


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

on tap @RBWG-JAX-08 vintage-thin offwhite-dk copper. A-med fruit, some sugar. T-tart med fruit, some sugar/caramel-med malt.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jun 2013 at 20:26


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

On tap at Kickbacks for RBWG wecome dinner, 2008!
Appearance: Clear mahogany with a small beige head, some lacing
Aroma: Dark fruit and mildly tart
Taste: Tart fruit, caramel, sour malts, oak with a dry finish
Very good, smooth

Tried from Draft on 26 Feb 2013 at 09:41


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

At Holy Grale courtesy of Tyler - thanks! Deep ruby maroon color. Compared side by side with Jacobin, this one is slightly softer, a tad lighter, but with very nice sourness and character.

Tried on 18 Nov 2012 at 14:19


8.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sour cherry, red wine, and concord grape nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Quite sour flavor of grapes and cherries, grape skin finish. Exquisite sour with surprising dimensions.

Tried on 06 Mar 2010 at 21:44


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

Tasting at Papsø’s, growler
Amber color. The aroma is mild, but funky, nice. Average body strength, some caramel flavor, fruity sourness, hiding a very light residual sweetness. It ends fruity and sour, with some cherries. Pleasant.

Tried from Growler on 04 Feb 2010 at 17:25


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the Indiana Winterfest. Poured a clear amber brown, with a light brown head that was quite thick and lasted throughout. Aroma had nice sour notes, both cherry and apple with a slight oak note. Flavor was similar, sour apple at the beginning with tart cherries growing to a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 02 Feb 2010 at 12:57


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Gowler 32fl.oz.[ Courtesy of Winter Secret Santa ]. Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berry, barnyard, wood, red wine and cherry notes. Flavor is heavy sweet and acidic with a average to long duration, and a dry dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice Thx Santa *

Tried on 02 Feb 2010 at 11:44


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

Clear mahogany with red glimts and a tiny beige head. Sour aroma with sour berries, lacto and wood. Flavour was sour with sour red berries, wood, lacto and barnyard. Finished sour. Lovely.

Tried on 12 Jan 2010 at 00:38