Rodenbach Alexander

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

The pour reveals a cloudy amber color with a thin white head. Excellent aroma of tart and sweet cherries with mild vinegar. The flavor is excellent with a good balance between tartness and sweetness, the sweetness tends to dominate in the finish though. The body has a light to medium thickness with a superb creamy and dry mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. After so many years the bottle kept really well, the carbonation is not strong but it doesn’t fell oxydated.

Pours a lite caramel brown, lots of bubbles. Aroma of cherries, and apples, yeasty as well. Flavor is tart with cherries and apples as well. Yeast also present, the alcohol was masked well. Finish is malty and sweet. A little sour as well. Thanks to PsychProf for this amazing brew!

Rating #100!!! Sampled many times over the years from Brussels to California...various vintages. Copper color, beige head. Cherry sweet tart and light vinegar aroma and taste, with notes of apricot, green apple candy, balsamic, and rich oak. Sometimes bitter, funky and/or syrupy sweet, but always intriguing and compelling. Most folks want more after one sip, just to reinforce the taste sensation that is unique and fun! A classic that no one has reproduced, though the Duchesse de Bourgogne and others are somewhat similar. Certainly a classic that while may be a tad past it’s prime, is a world class beauty.

Smells like unsweetened black cherries, apricots, chewing tobacco, and worchestire sauce. light reddish brown in color with white foamy head. tastes like sucking on cherry pits rolled in sugar. (am i the only one who did this as a kid??) sour finish that left me only wanting more. awesome find and thanks to wunder for sharing.

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. I had promised Craig to share this pre-RBESG ’09. We decided to have it at Breakfast os Day 2 at Hillsbrough Hotel in Sheffield. Shared with Charlotte,Jan,Craig and Alex. I just started appreciating sour beers and I’m really happy I loved this one. Light raspberry red color. Lovely cherry aroma, with some sherry,wood and earth notes. A little tartness is present , the flavor is dominated by cherries and sour cherries with some balsamic vinegar note. Very drinkable and enjoyable.

Big thanks to Jeannie for breaking out this gem. Amber with small head. Beautiful apple & cherry aroma and taste. Very nice, mellow sourness. Some oak sticks out in the taste. Wonderful balance of sweet/sour.

12 oz bottle, via Styles I believe. Pours a clear dark copper to amber with a reddish tinge under a one finger fizzy beige head that retained as a foamy covering. The aroma is just mouthwatering. Equal parts Flemish Sour and pure raspberry essence. Reminds me of a raspberry eiswine. Just a slight foreshadow of tartness. Really great tart raspberry flavor. Just like fresh picked off the bush. How is that possible after this many years? Tart slightly acetic bracing finish. Lots of sweetness, but not cloying at all. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with a nice drying acetic finish that kinda sucks the saliva out of your cheeks. A world class beer. A shame that they took it away. Amazing to think that this is "old".