Grand River Ploegers Vlaams Rood

Brewed by Grand River Brewing
Style: Sour Ale
Cambridge, Canada

sampled at RBSG 2009 courtesy of IrishBoy, some tartness, some funk, nice drinkable sour

500 ml bottle courtesy of Harry! Thanks! Nose of tartness with slight funk, and woodiness. Cloudy rust with a big beige head. Flavor was very funky with moderate tartness.

(500ml bottle, courtesy of IrishBoy) Pours a cloudy amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of leather, candy, vinegar, and herbs. Flavor of sour cherries, caramel, light roastiness, some florals, and earthy.

Ill hook up from Irish Boy @ RBSG’09 Grand Tasting, 500mL bottle. The appearance is muddy thick red with a sticky khaki head. The beer is light aceto with light earthy vegetal. Not so vegetal in the flavor but more than just musky malts. This is not so different in certain Flanders Red style beers. A bit corny and musky at the same time. Has a nicely thicker body with a tingling carbonation. Works well, nothing spectacular but cool and decent stuff.

RBSG09 bottle at the grand tasting courtesy of IrishBoy. Pours dark orange with a huge beige head. Tart cherry pit aroma, slight vinegar, slight metallic note. Flavor is vinous with tart cherry juice and yeast. Interesting but not great by any means.

Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing! Pours a murky orange-brown with a small off-white head. Tart aroma, lots of yeast and citrus, with malt and sugar. Taste is very sour, with a lot of malt and yeasty funk, with a hint of fruit. Lingering sour funk. Weird but decent.

Cool Bottled Bonused to me by Ughmash, Jason, you bonused me a sour, that rocks dude thats awesome you rock! Ok so yeah when I found this in the box, I thought this was a 40 thanksfully it wasn’t though a 40 of a sour would be awesome. Late birthday sour rating but having day after. Pours rich copper with a tan head. Nose is sweet and strangly ech. Taste is tart and oaky and I don’t really like it but hell I like me a sour tick! Better after a bit more i drink.

a canadian flemish sour .. weird eh.. . honey and red wine, cherry aromas .. . great lacing, pours a murky rose .. .big tartness, crazy aftertaste and mouth .. . like no other beer i have had .. . mouthcoating .. . weird fuckin stuff, enjoyably odd .. . : add cherries, this could be epic!!