7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Small beige head quickly disappears. Deep dark red body like slightly watery red wine, with some ongoing carbonation. Deep, acidic vinous aroma of wild berries, fruit, and wine, with a sharpish edge. Deep, intensely acidic taste, again of wild berries, wine, and wood. Sharp aftertaste. Excellent! A unique beer. (0.33l bottle.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2006
at 05:00
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
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
I have been wanting to try this one for several years now. Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a reddish-brown color with a small tan head. The aroma was sour and tangy cider vinegar with some light sweet fruits underneath. The mouthfeel is moderately thick. The flavor is very bitter and tangy cider vinegar with some bitter ripe fruits underneath. Too much vinegar for my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2006
at 14:02
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
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dull reddish brown beer with a limited cherry aroma and a weak cherry flavour with a spicy end. Overall a bit of a dull kriek.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2006
at 21:33
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark red with fuzzy white head. Bier rouge family. Smell of vinegar & sour fruits - cherries. lively carbonation. Very sour and refreshing. The finish is long and again refreshing and has a little sweetness. Fantastic, but not easy drinkable! "Must taste this style of beer more than once before you judge it" (Oerbier, duchesse etc.)
Tried
on 30 May 2006
at 06:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep reddish brown into a tulip. Micro-bubble head does not recede. Sour cherry, sour apple, barnyard yeast and vinegar aromas. Thin with a lively palate with upfront vinegar. Long lasting sour cherry pit finish.
Tried
on 22 May 2006
at 18:02
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
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Heeren van Liedekercke - thanks to Mike (mds) for sharing! BBE 17/6/94
Sparkling, reddish brown body. Off-white, mostly diminishing, creamy head with a good lace. The head is very nice for it’s age. Aroma of cherries, cherry juice, white wine, red and white port, cask wood. Heavily sweet, heavily acidic flavour. Moderately sweet, moderately sour finish. Lots of cherries in the flavour. Long-lasting finish. Lightly to medium bodied. Lively carbonation. This one gets most of it’s points for it’s nice cherry aroma, the flavour isn’t so great (too sweat).
Sparkling, reddish brown body. Off-white, mostly diminishing, creamy head with a good lace. The head is very nice for it’s age. Aroma of cherries, cherry juice, white wine, red and white port, cask wood. Heavily sweet, heavily acidic flavour. Moderately sweet, moderately sour finish. Lots of cherries in the flavour. Long-lasting finish. Lightly to medium bodied. Lively carbonation. This one gets most of it’s points for it’s nice cherry aroma, the flavour isn’t so great (too sweat).
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2006
at 07:41