De Molen Ruig & Rood (Rough & Red)

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

Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with an orangey head. The aroma has strong notes of sweet malt and fruit as well as a light acidic and brett’y edge. The flavor is very sweet and very malty with quite a lot of fruit and some bread. The alcohol burns lightly in the cheeks. Thanks fonefan for sharing.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a hazy reddish amber with a dense off-white head leaving laces. Aroma of yeast and burned caramel and some fruit. Quite full-bodied with sweetish burned caramel and fruit and an astrigently bitter finish. An Irish Ale at 9.5% ABV?? - well, that’s a first. 230808

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small off-white head. Caramel malty and a mild yeasty aroma. fruity yeasty and hops flavoured in a mix with a nice caramel malt note. Mellow and classic De Molen. Smooth fruity bitterness into the finish.

Bottle 33cl. @ TFODRBSG 2008, Ulfborg, Denmark
Unclear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, spicy, moderate to light heavy hoppy, light to moderate yeasty, cheese. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (230808)

Bottle, 9.5%. OK fruity aroma. Hazy to muddy amber colour. Stable tan head. Sweet flavour with a good fruity sweetness. Berry-like fruitiness. Some yeast as well. I expected more considering the ABV.

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.

Bottle in a train in Belgium. Hazy orange red coloured with a small off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits. Fruity flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of yeast and hops. Hoppy finish.

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.