About
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Brouwerij Rodenbach. Pours a deep dark reddish brown, large off-white head. Aroma brings to mind red wine, redcurrants, fruitcake. Flavour profile continues in a similar profile, very nicely balanced, moderate acidity, soft textures in the palate, gentle tangy red berries fruits, soft fruity linger. Great to try 'fresh' at the brewery.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rodenbach
on 10 Jan 2025
at 17:26
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Brouwerij Rodenbach. Pours a deep mahogany with a reddish hint, good off-white head. Aroma of moderate assorted red berries, cherries, deep fruity wild flanders. Flavour profile continues, quite a balanced, character, moderate fruity depth, cherries, red berries, sweetish tart flanders wild elements, light tangy moments, gentle bitterness, nicely drinkable lacking the sharpness of some vintage rodenbachs. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rodenbach
on 10 Jan 2025
at 17:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle @ Brouwerij Rodenbach Foederhuis. Pours a misty pale golden yellow, stable white head. Fresh citrussy nose, lovely balanced tart sour character, distant hints of cherry and lemon, zippy tang, really refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Rodenbach
on 10 Jan 2025
at 12:35
9.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Straight from the foeder during a tour at Brouwerij Rodenbach. Pours a deep reddish amber, loose bubbles atop. Vibrant nose bringing acute redcurrant and cherry juice, big acetic presence. Excellent wild depth to taste, big impactful tang, vibrant cherry and red berry sweetness, sharp with a lasting fruity sour linger. Easily best Rodenbach I've tried, even the tour guide was a bit taken aback by it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Rodenbach
on 10 Jan 2025
at 12:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Brouwerij Rodenbach. Pours a deep reddish amber, good off-white pillow of foam. Aroma of gentle moist fruitcake. Particularly fresh-tasting, an ostensible hop presence, nicely balanced, mild flavour profile overall, good drinkability.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rodenbach
on 10 Jan 2025
at 12:22
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Brouwerij Rodenbach. Pours a deep reddish brown, good lasting off-white head. Moderate cherry fruitcake nose, acetic hints. Deep resonating woody oak, caramelised murmurs, cherry glimpses, refined port notes perhaps more subdued and less tangy than the foeder we tried earlier, but still rather excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rodenbach
on 10 Jan 2025
at 12:15
7/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:55
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy pale golden colour, white foam. Complex vinous nose, notes of apple cider, wood, white wine. Taste is fruity, tart but not acidic. Well balanced. --- Beer merged from original tick of Evolved St. Georges Pale Sour on 31 Dec 2024 at 22:20 - Score: 8. Original review text:
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 12:43
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Vintage 2004. 375ml Bottle corked. 20 years old beer. Coz jakie jest po odkorkowaniu i zdjeciu papieru z butelki. Zapach miodu lesnego, spadziowego (spadz lisciasta, nie iglasta w moim nosie) wyglad, coz piwo bez piany, kompletnie, nalewa sie jak likier czy wino wzmacniane. Teraz smak, wina typu porto, scherry i marsala w jednym, troche rodzynek, piwo kwasne ale nie tak jak lambiki, czy flandersy. Fajnie ulozone, alko nie wyczuwalne. Na koniec lekko palony karmel z zaznaczona przyjemna kwasowoscia. Ktos napisal brudne skarpetki, mi sie taki klimat podoba, a brudne skarpetki u ladnych kobiet uwielbiam. Wysoka ocena wiec bedzie 20 lat daly dobra robote, nie jest to zmarnowany czas, dla mnie to jedno z najdrozszych piw ktore kupilem, warto bylo dla zapachu, wygladu, smaku i posmaku i ogolnej calosci.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2025
at 23:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Dark red with a small beige head, nice retention; looks the part. Red wine, berries, caramel and vinegar on the nose; inviting. Taste is sour, redcurrants, blackberries, vinegar, woody notes, quite acidic mid to late palate. Moderate body and carbonation, lightly sticky. I actually slightly prefer the standard Rodenbach which is seen as a more basic interpretation of the style. The Grand Cru has more complexity but the acidity level in I find a bit much but maybe I'm still getting used to the style. Good beer still.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24