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Rodenbach Grand Cru 3.83 1191

Rodenbach Grand Cru

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale

Roeselare, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11913.83/5.03.83/5.06%82Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Filtered.
A blend of 1/3 young beer and 2/3 of beer aged 2 years in large oak vats. The more important proportion of oak matured beer contributes to its fruity taste, complexity and intensity. The finish is worthy of a great wine.
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 hallinghansen (269), Odense SV, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/517/20
Dec 27, 2008    Updated: Dec 29, 2008
Bottle. Reddish body with a small white head. Aroma is sour fruit, vinegar/balsamic. Taste is sour and dark fruits. Very nice, i love it.


 Travlr (771), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/516/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Deep ruby reddish brown, pale head. Aroma of sour cherries. Flavor of raisins, plums, sweet start and sour finish. Full mouth. Weird but fun.


 nate2g (1104), Brisbane, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Pours a dark reddish colour with a lasting brown head. Aroma is of cherry, raspberry and underlying acidic notes. Flavour is similar to wine with a pleasant tartness, dark fruit and sweet malt. Medium bodied with a sharp sour finish. Fantastic beer.


SCBrew (31), San Clemente, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 19, 2008  
2nd in Xmas tasting w/ Vistica. Bottle from South Bay Liquor. Pours dark amber with a tight white head. Flavor is tart raison/plum and fig. Beautiful balance between sweet & sour leaning towards sour. Medium carbonation with smooth little bubbles. Finishes with the same balance.


 ghawener (963), San Salvador, El Salvador
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 16, 2008  
Bottle: Fizzy and full flavored, nicely constructed ale with fruity and wine-like sensations.


 luttonm (307), Belgrade, Serbia
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 12, 2008  
Wonderful tap at Brouwers Big Wood 08. Dark with huge off white head. Aroma rises across the bar. tight/tart cherry, each ship a rush of something like red wine champagne. rich and bright, nicely sour but very flavorful. thanks trevor211 for bashing my head to try this


 daknole (3000), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Bottle from Crown. Pours a nice dark reddish color with a thin light head. Aroma is full of sour cherries, vinegar, funk, and some sour apples as well. Flavor is full of tart cherries, apples, vinegar and some yeasty background notes. This sour I liked but couldnt drink too much.


 trevor211 (518), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
Dec 3, 2008  
I almost instantly fell in love with this one. Pours far darker than I expected – a murky reddish brown, with a lingering head. The aroma is of tart black cherries and apple cider, with a bit of citrus and some barnyard funk. The flavor is far more tart than the aroma, bringing citrus and cranberries into the mix, and bringing to mind a deeper, more complex version of a good gueuze. Take a base of the Girardin gueuze, and add some Duchesse de Bourgogne, and you’d be close. This is simply delicious – I won’t go quite as far as our barkeep, who said he wanted to bathe in it, but I could easily drink this all night long. A near-perfect sour.



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