Rodenbach Alexander

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale
Roeselare, Belgium

A HUGE thanks to beerguy101 who was kind enough to supply me with the last known bottle of his in existence. This beers pours a fairly cloudy, murky ambery color with a light white head, moderate sized lacing, and small yeasty chunks in the glass, though few and far between. The aroma is funky sour with grapes, vinous notes, oak, wood, cheese, alcohol and holy schmoly...LOTS of cherries..sweet sweet cherries. The flavor is, as should be no surprise...SWEET sweet cherries with a remarkably smooth mouthfeel. That is what really got me most about this beer was the absurdly silky mouthfeel for a flemish sour ale. Prickling carbonation in mid-sip followed by a tart sweet and sour finish. Cherries, fruits, nectarines, hay....an outstandingly aged beer. This is the pinnacle of flemish sours...I honestly don’t see how this could be outdone.

Bottle at CT4 shared by moejuck and spector. Aroma of slight sour and sweet maltiness with cherries coming through bigtime. Had a lot of sediment floating around but i drank it anways. Flavor was sour cherries. Very balanced and actually very smooth in the mouth for a sour beer. Tart and fruity. Great beer for number 200.

Really a very nice flemish sour. A good nose, though more potency would have been better, and a very nice flavor and palate.

1983 bottle. Murky reddish brown, scant white head. Aroma of sour cherries and plums. Slightly sweet sour flavor with nuts and dark fruits. Wood finish. Nice one.

Dark red with just a bit of tan head. Aroma is of a bit of acetic acid and some sweentness and a bit of cherry. I was expecting this to be a bit more sour, especially with age to develop the sourness. There is some sourness and a lot of sugary sweetness and quite a bit of cherry presence. This is really quite awesome, especially for not being very deep.

Bottle shared by aceofhearts. Very cloudy mahogany color, faint head. Acidic cherry, acetic and slightly brothy aroma. Sweetish, tea-like dusty malts, cherries and light acid. A bit more husky than expected. Sour pie cherries. A slight herbal bitterness.

Bottle shared at fordest’s tasting. Holy cow what a great sour ale. I could smell and taste this one all day. But due to the rarity I may never get another chance. Awesome!

Bottle generously shared by jarspag for the 7/18 Death Metal Tasting at his place in Orange County. We finally got around to opening this masterpiece of a beer! The beer pours a hazy burgundy color with some lacy beige swirls that float on the surface. Some yeast sediment settles to the bottom. It looks quite mellowed and still; expected with 10+ years of age since Palm stopped brewing this. The aroma is loaded with oak wood and tart, acidic cherry. Notes of potpourri, cinnamon bread, sherry wine, banana rum and lightly bittered toffee follow. The flavor is really something to appreciate here. Ultra-subtle transitions give way to sweet berry and dark grapes with cherry jam and old musty oak wood. The flavor’s finish is very earthy with lingering yeast and raisin bread character. Tart and acetic, but not puckering or weak. Palate is what truly blew me away here, I wish I could have scored it higher than a 5. The body is velvet on the tongue. The aged personality of this beer amazing. Superb drinkability. Wow, I’m awestruck.