Ommegang Rouge Grand Cru

Brewed by Bockor
Style: Sour Ale
Bellegem, Belgium

draft at coles- delicious- nice tart vinegar aroma, with an extremely drinkable sour cherry/oak/wood flavor that hits you hard at first, but then simply complements the well made beer in the finish. Wow.

Draft at Malt & Vine. Doug gets no points for forgetting to mention this when I was in yesterday. Heh.
Pours a deep cloudy, swirling, and opaque ruddied bright amber. Thick, moussy tan head. Gorgeous. Big tart, semi-lactic nose. A little bit of strawberry/balsamic happening, but ultimately it’s ten pounds of pucker in a five pound bag. Delicious, but not a lot of complexity, surprisingly.
Body comes on strong, creamy and a little on the high side of medium. The tart lactic kick opens ’er up, with the kissing cousin notes of strawberry and balsamic riding herd behind it. Then...not much else. The body stays strong all the way through, but, without a doubt, this beer is a showcase for that tart lacto blast. It’s fantastic, beautifully modulated, but falls well shy of being an absolute classic because it’s really just that one thing going on.
Still, what a thing to have going on. I could drink this all night.

Fluffy medium head (couldn’t see color; dark bar). Mild cherry aroma. Tastes of wonderful funky fruit with some oak. Not overly tart, and really hits the spot. Light sweetness. Finishes smooth. Freaking lovely.

One of the two finest sour beers I’ve ever had the delight to sample (at Redmond, Wa.’s Malt and Vine. Wonderfully tart aroma of barnyard, funk, horseblanket, and wood. Not overpowering, but rather almost seductive, which is no mean feat for a such an assertive sour to pull off. The only reason I deducted a single point was because it could have been just that slightest bit more ’’room filling’’. The flavor contained all of the above elements, and the Brett really shone in this beauty, but there also a number of fruity undertones, from strawberry to apricot, that kept appearing, and fading, which contributed to craving another sip.The finish was nearly endlessly sour, but finally, it was beautifully dry, and that also contributed to a desire for more. My companions and I went through three glasses there, and then brought a growler to go, with the intent of drinking it a couple of days hence, but it was so compelling that we ended up nearly polishing it off in the evening. I love serious sours, but I’m usually sated after a couple, especially if they are really mouth puckering, but in this caseI was happy to make an exception.

Draft @ TacoMac, JohnsCreek. pours a reddish-brown color. Light tan, creamy head. Aroma of sweet balsamic. Acidic and vinegar, sour cherries. Amazing sour flavor. Nice and tart. Sweet like fresh tart cherry juice. Very good. Not overly acidic, just enough for the perfect flavoring. Hints of oak linger in the finish. Absolutely spectacular.

Draft at Beer Engine. Very red beer, a little brown, head gone pretty quickly. Lots of cherry in the nose, a little vinegar, sour. A little yeast in the flavor, but the strong sour fruit (cherry, grape) remained pretty on course. Well carbonated. Not as much balsamic as some Flemish sours that I’ve had, more citrus and fruit that reminds of Rodenbach. This is a tasty one, extremely enjoyable and could easily be a session sour. And I agree with others that it should be bottled.

#1199!! On tap @ Coles in Buffalo NY. Thanks Tori!!! Pours a cherry oak floorboard color. Funky cherry, sour, vinegar aroma. Taste is loaded with sour cherries, fruitiness, tart sour patch kid taste. Two + years I would have hated this. Different story now. Very drinkable & well done

on tap at HopLeaf, wow I wasn’t expecting this to be on, pours dark red with beign off white head. the aroma is loaded with cherries, oak, sour vinegar. flavors continue with that, loads of sour cherries, vinegar, oak. sparkling carbonation, mouth puckering sourness. awesome brew!