De Molen Ruig & Rood (Rough & Red)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Irish Ale
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Bottle@Home. Fruity and light grassy aroma. Hazy, orange color, beige firm head, good lace. Very sweet, very bitter, fruity, light grassy. Thick, sticky and cloying. Well brewed, well balanced.

A Mes rate: bottle thanks to the ever generous Menno.
Cloudy and opaque dark red brown with a superb thick and creamy beige head. Looks inviting and like it means business. A lovely but very unusual smell. Superb treacle sweetness off set by some really lovable floral and perfumed hoppy notes. Candy sugar and some estery character too. Topped off well with some spice and moss if you dig deep. Really interesting. The flavour is strange to say the least but equally enjoyable. In fact this is quite unique and yet another example that Menno is making some very fine beer these days. The flowers and perfume balance out really well with the sweet, almost pineapple notes of the alcohol. There is wood a plenty, some caramel, lovely fruit and some excellent bittering hops on the finish. The rounded delicacy of the Saaz really come through well. Glorious warming feel on the way down. Dry yet full in the mouth. Unusual, well made and very enjoyable.

Bottle at Ulfborg tasting. Thanks fonefan for sharing. Reddish coludy colour with a medium white head. Aroma is very fruity with notes of sweet beechwood. Flavour is sweet malty with toffee and a good alcohol bite.

Dark amber colored brew. Nice sweet aroma, a bit yeasty and some fruits. Yeasty, light sweet flavor. Fruits are smooth. Very balanced hopbitterness, really blends it all together. Gets smoother along the way. Nice.

Bottle. Thanks to TheWolf. Pours dark amber with a red hew & stable white head. Nose is sweet of yeast, fruits & caramel. Vinous, a bit warm & smooth. Ends bitter. Very nice!

Bottle. Hazy, deep red copper with a medium head. Malty and spicy pepper nose, followed by similar flavours. Semi-dry finish. Highly enjoyable.

Bottled (BB 07/2010)
Courtesy of bierkoning, ty Edo! Hazy muddy sahti-like orange brown color, small white head. Aroma has banana, cardboard, yeast and caramel. Flavor is very yeasty, peppery, fruity, finish to Saaz hoppy bite. Bitterish-peppery aftertaste. Sweetish and weird.

Bottled@GBBF2008 (thanks Menno!). Hazy nutbrown colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, alcohol and some mild yeastyness. Flavour is caramel malts, some spices, fruits and mild notes of alcohol. Alcohol gives a very warming feeling. 8 4 8 4 16

Bottled@home (thanks Menno!). A hazy nice very reddish ambery brown colour, with mediumsized beige head. Aroma is grass, caramel malts, some alcohol and mild notes of yeast and fruits. Flavour is bready malts, grass, flowery and fruity hops and some yeast. All in a pleasant mix. Finish is very grassy and dry. 8 5 8 4 17.