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Rodenbach Alexander 4.17 311

Rodenbach Alexander

 (RETIRED)
Percentile
100
overall
Formerly brewed at Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale

Roeselare, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3114.2/5.04.17/5.06%99Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Extra-fermented beer with a fruity bouquet and a sharp, sweet and sour flavor. Matured for two years in oak casks.
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 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 3, 2005  
Bottle. Phil_L pretty much pulled this one out of his backside, who knows how the hell he got this one, apparently the last one at Kulminator(????). Big props to Phil_L, nice score! Sweet and sour characters, lots of cherry fruit, tart juicy and slightly puckery, typical Rodenbach balsamic characters. Beautiful wild characters. I’m so glad i got to try this one, its been on my most wanted list for as long as i can remember.


 Indra (2036), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Mar 24, 2003  
Invigorating aroma, with orange, spice, wood, cherry, faint tea leaves and cellar must. Deep red-brown color, orange highlights and a head which settled gracefully. Tart, tangy, fruity cherry juice flavor, tempered by waves of acidic sourness, bittersweet maltiness and earthy cask. Finishes on a crescendo, exploding with juicy, fruity tartness. This is somehow poised between absolute culture and pure wildness. Excellently conceived. One must hope for the return of this classic ale.


Rosendale Brewmeister99 (55), Rosendale, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 29, 2001  


 Suttree (2748), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/518/20
Aug 26, 2007  
Big thanks to Springslicker for sharing this. It looks a bit like iced tea. Aroma is winey, even a bit sugary, and only mildly fruity. Very tart, with some earthy, leathery undertones. Maybe even a touch of champagne. Very tasty, insanely drinkable. They should make this again.


 Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 17, 2002  
33 CL bottle drank 11/02: Pours a medium red orange color with floaters, quickly ending head. Stunning acidic sweet cherry vinegar aroma. Starts a bit sweet and then gets really sour. Lip puckering good. I enjoyed this much more than the Grand Cru.


 MilkmanDan (1940), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/518/20
Nov 22, 2004  
Cloudy reddish tea. Sour nose, cherries and vinegar. Flavor very cherry, punchy fruit jumps up, great balance of sour on the back side. A nice marriage between underwhelming fruity flemish sours and overpoweringly sour ones.


 jayme9874 (756), Hamburg, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 8, 2003  
A hazy rusty orange with a thin head and decent lace. Amazing nose of cherries, caramel, oak, vanilla and more. Thinnish body, almost syrupy texture, moderate carbonation. Up front flavors of sweet cherries, caramel apples turning sharper with acidity and sourness. The sweetness however remains. Wonderful interplay and balance.


 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Mar 1, 2004  
Murky penny color. Small white head. Grape pixie stick aroma. Nice and smooth body to it that follows along the grape sour flavor, but not overly sour. Damn near good beer.



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