Rodenbach Alexander

#700 - Bottle shared by the South FL crew. HUGE thanks! Vintage 1989. Poured a murky red/brown. Nose is ripe fruits, fig, grapes, over-ripe cherry, some earthy wood, lactic sourness, funk, basement, musty and vinegary. Flavor was insane! So complex. Ripe fruit, tart cherries, sweet malt, burnt sugars, cinnamon, wood, musty earthy cellar, oxidation, tart acidity, apple cider vinegar, fig, and prune. Unreal!

1989 bottle and holy mother of sours. This is amazing. Still wonderful after 20 years. Wow. Copperish pour. Aroma is fruity as hell, light fruit vinegar, sweet tarts. Flavor is so clean, so tart and sweet at the same time. Cherry, wood...holy shit is this stuff amazing. Really truly amazing.

Bottle best-by 1995. Looks good. The beer in the glass copper-brown, small head. Fruity aroma. Starts very, very fruity with woody notes, cherry, also quite sourish, but soft at the same moment. Really goes down like velvet. Incredebly drinkable. An awesome beer!

Bel rubino-colore ambrato,schiuma cremosa. Profondo aroma di aceto, legno, zucchero, lievemente fruttato.In bocca è vellutato, perfetto equilibrio tra dolcezza e acidità; delicate note di ciliegia.

Bottle several times over the years. I never really rated it as much as Grand Cru which to me has a more delicate balance. I alwas found this a little too sweet at the expense of the sourness. It’s a shame that it’s been retired and maybe those bottles still around have aged superbly. I am keen to find out.

Amber brown pour with a rich thick head, dense pour. Aroma is very tart, dark fruit, sour fruit, cherry, touch of vinegar. Flavor is sweet and very sour. Prickly on the tongue and really enjoyable. This is awesome. Flavor has a ton of sour fruit, cherry, grape skin, sour peach.

bottle graciously provided by big bad bear bbb63. Thanks Mike! Pours a red brown with an offwhite head. aroma of cherry, funky fruit, gummy bears, and a strong medicinal note. Flavor is cherry pie, earth, some light tartness. A more sweet than tart funky cherry beer with some medicinal notes. neat beer. peculiar, could use some more tartness. Glad to have tried it!

A HUGE thanks to my man Styles. Chris you are the man. Color was a faint red with very low carbination. Taste was cherries and vinegar. Very sweet. This was a beer that I have been saving for some time now and it was well worth the wait. Thanks again Chris for this beer.