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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7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Red brown pour from bottle, light head. berries and cherries blending into sour finish. Pretty nice.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:05

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Thick-set, lightly yellowish head, stable, over reddish rustbrown beer. Lactic acid, point of acetic acid, vinous, also a tad of rubber; raisins, candi sugar, slightly soured sweetened milk. Lactic acid, rather mild for Rodenbach, candi sugar (Wayland syrup?), raisins, plums and a dash of lemon. (Red) fruity. Lipsmacking acidity, acidthinning, but quite slick, almost sticky. Good carbonation. Excellent one - the kind Rudy preferred. Txs to Stef!
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2025 at 08:16

8/10
Cloudy, brownish-redddish color and a White head. Nose Is acidic, balsamico, tart, later Red and blackberries. Sour Taste, fruity berries, Lots of aged balsamico, acidic, Videos. I Like that stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2025 at 21:20

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 750 ml, 7%, barrel no. 170, purchased on 17 October 2019, savoured on 13 May 2025; eye: ruby red, clear, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: acidity, cherry, light sourness, light residual sugar, light oaky notes, wild yeast, balsamic vinegar; mouth: acidity, slight sourness, cherry, light astringency, semi-dry finale in sourness with presence of cherry, medium-average bodied, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, sour texture; in summary: good


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Bouteille brune, 750 ml, 7 %, baril nº 170, achetée le 17 octobre 2019, savourée le 13 mai 2025; œil : rubis, limpide, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, cerise, légère aigreur, léger sucre résiduel, léger boisé, léger levures sauvages, vinaigre balsamique; bouche : acidité, très légère aigreur, cerise, légère astringence, finale semi-sèche en aigreur avec présence de cerise, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture aigre; en résumé : bien
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2025 at 19:54

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Tap @Westside Pint of Origin. Brown, thin beige head. Gentle cherry oak , wine vinegar. Some rumbling richness. Acid sticks out a little much at the end but pretty good.
Tried on 12 May 2025 at 11:51

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
On tap at BeerGeek Bar. Pours clear copper with an off-white head. Very dry nose, plenty of raisins and other dried fruits. Flavour has raisins, craisins, gentle but present acidity. Feels a bit timid, but still very enjoyable.
Tried from Draft at BeerGeek Bar on 11 May 2025 at 19:39

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottiglia 75 cl, Foeder n.138 Vintage 2020, legnosa vinosa acetosa frutta rossa, caramello vaniglia liquirizia, aceto balsamico legno equilibrata complessa. Ottima! Bevuta a Pasqua insieme al Piter. Top! c. 1001birre.it 21.05.25
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 19:06

7.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Pours clear, pale goldenblonde. Medium sized, fast fading white head. Scent presents lambic funk first and foremost. Brett and wood - all from a distance to the glass. closer by, more (yellow) fruityness, glue, typical rodenbach style yeast. Dominating over the lambic-like features, even. Taste is sharp, tart, dry, bit too much glue for me (velpon). Brett, yellow fruits, tad citrus, oak, typical rodenbach yeast (without a doubt the best part of the beer, lifting it up from a messy totallity, to a smooth and complex beer to savour) High carbonation over a medium body. Some (very mild) acetic acid. Decent and than some, but I prefer the true rodenbach style in it's Vintage / Caractere, or even GC versions.
Tried on 05 May 2025 at 15:50

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
75cl bottle from Sandersput - shared with the VH family at Christmas. Clear golden, thin, white head. Aroma of overripe nectarine, gooseberry, sourdough, vinegar, sour cream, oak, leather. Taste has sour nectarine, plum & gooseberry in a funky profile of vinegar, lactic acid and bready malt, slightly bitter wood too. Tart finish of vinegar, grapes, stone fruit and woody tannins. Medium body, moussy texture, soft carbonation. Complex and refreshing, an enjoyable apéritif.
Tried on 05 May 2025 at 12:58

7.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
75cl bottle from De Keyzer Drinks in Zaventem.
F: no real.
C: deep gold, light hazy.
A: peach, apples, white vine, sherry, bit funky.
T: green apples, peach, light brett, sherry, grapes, yoghurt, bit mineral, bit puckering, yellow plums, dry on the palate, decent bitterness, medium carbonation, very refreshing, fully enjoyed.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2025 at 18:29