Brouwerij Rodenbach

Commercial Brewery in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerij Palm
Associated Venue: Rodenbach

Established in 1821

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Spanjestraat 133/141, Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
Description
The Rodenbach family established the brewery in 1821 in the West Flemish town of Roeselare. The beer owes it unique quality and masterful character to the oak casks in which it matures. Rodenbach is the archetypical Flemish red-brown ale from West Flanders. Recognised as a regional product, it is probably the most award-winning beer in the world.

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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Given at 3.4% of alcohol. Pours dark red, towards brown, with fine cream foam. Aroma is not intense, of cherries. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderate sweet. Acidity is not really evident, probably just providing dryness in final.
Tried from Draft at Fob on 03 Aug 2026 at 16:42

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Aus der Flasche (Vintage 2025) im 2026-07 getrunken. Bei diesem Flämish Red zeigt sich gleich der klassische Rodenbach Stil mit deutlicher Himbeer-Aroma. Die Mangos kann man leider nicht entdecken. Säure und Körper ist wieder mal perfekt - auch typisch für Rodenbach. Ein tolles Bier!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2026 at 17:52

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear reddish brown, small head. Aroma of mango syrup and raspberry preserve. Mildly tart with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Tartness and funky oak fights mango bubblegum for attention. It ends with a mess. A lovely base beer with a ketchup-like addition of flavouring agents.
Tried on 17 Jul 2026 at 17:22

5.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
3,4 ABV Frothy poff-white good mostly lasting head. Red colour.Light malty and hoppy aroma. Week chery notes. Light bitter and light sweet cherry flavor. Average light bitter fonish. watery palate.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2026 at 10:08

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.25l bottle. Aroma is vinous and musty with red fruity note. Pours clear amber brown color with thin creamy tan-like head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts moderate sweet malty, following is woody, tannic, fruity and faint vinous with smooth mouthfeel and very mild bitter finish. Light to medium body, creamy texture and soft carbonation in palate. Sweet & sour, but not Chinese…
Tried from Bottle from Drinkshop.sk on 03 Jul 2026 at 12:40

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a pale reddish color ale with a small bubbly head with limited retention and not much lacing. Aroma of cherry notes with some oak and light syrupy notes of mango/raspberry. Taste is also a mix of oak and cherry notes with some syrupy raspberry and mango notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. We have come a long way from traditional Flemish sours…
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2026 at 13:28

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250ml bottle at Zevende Hemel, Beernem. Pours red/brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of cherry, oak & hints of apple. Medium body. Smooth slightly sour yet some tart in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2026 at 11:46

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bouteille 75cl, BB10/06/2028 achetée au Colruyt Jourdan, Etterbeek. Partagée avec Tomaz.
Pâle/ambre, col pétillant fin blanc-cassé, retenue sympa mais retombant après peu de temps.
Arôme donne de suite de fins effluves de framboise, ici côté frais, framboisier fleuri tout en ayant un rétro-nasal de foudre/barrique avec de fines notes de malts. La mangue est plutôt absente et je n'aurai pas pu la noter sans savoir que cette bière en contenait.
Palais garde ce caractère 'sour' marqué de Rodenbach - la framboise est plus présente reprise en retrait par une fine acidité / funk et en cherchant un peu, en effet, je note une petite note plus adoucie de la mangue.

Correcte en passant outre le volet un peu 'gimmicky' et un apport de fruit plutôt anecdotique - cela reste sur de la purée de framboise (7%) et de mangue (3%).
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2026 at 09:11

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
33cl, bottle.
Pours dark amber with thin off-white head.
Nose is sour cherry and sour in general, flavor is sour beer, amber beer and a sour cherry finish. Really good beer, my first of this kind.
Really liked it! :D
Tried from Bottle at Beer Wall Café on 07 Jun 2026 at 19:33

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A copper amber ale with with no head. In aroma, sweet mango, berries, light lactic notes, so-so. In mouth, tart mix of ground cherry, light mango, papaya, Epsom salts, OK.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2026 at 19:56