Rodenbach Grand Cru

Brewed by Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale
Roeselare, Belgium

Dark fruits, oak, cherry, vanilla.. also lemon, brown sugar, pineapple. Lovely balance with good depth. Lively on the palate, just enough acidity to keep it refreshing. Rounded.

Draft at Beneluxx in Philly. Pours copper amber with an off white head. Aroma or rich malts and cherry. Medium bodied with a fine spritzy texture. Typical sour ale flavors of fig, plums, some cherry, all countered by a moderate sourness. I thought the finish was too acidic for my tastes.

This has to be a love it or hate it style - it can be more closely compared to a red wine than a Bud. Very sour and tart, with a dry finish and a interesting fruity smell. Impressed to see it on tap - very classy look to it. Cant wait to have it again soon.

this has got to be the most disgusting thing i’ve had in my life. i appreciate beers that are made the way this is made, but oh my goodness. this is the only beer i’ve ever poured out. well, i guess somebody has to make the nastiest beer in the world. nasty moldy wine beer....congrats!

Pours a very dark ruby brown in color with no head to speak of. Smell is very tart and sour on the nose with just a hint of vinegar if you really are looking for it. Taste is much the same as the smell but much more enjoyable. A very good amount of tart taste. Lots of dark fruits in the taste as well. Grapes, plums and raspberry. Very crisp, tart and lively on the mouthfeel. This is a good brew.

Bottle: (thanks to rickgordon)from 2002! Red clear colour, with a bit thin head. Aroma of sour,yeasty,citric and has a alcy nose in the end. Flavor has almost the same, and had a nice smouth mouth feeling, medium body, and nice medium compleyty finish. Nice

Murky reddish brown with quickly dissipating off white head. Nose is tart cherries, and some funk. Taste- pretty straight forward sour cherry. Slightly acidic but nothing crazy. Citrusy finish to it. Carbonation is high which suits the style. Very good beer, but not mind blowing. Some woodiness comes through as it warms. Definitely an approachable beer for the style.

A good sour ale, though I can’t claim to have had too many. This one pours a clear, very dark reddish brown, with a fairly thin light tan head. Nose is...well...sour, with some noticeable vinegar notes. Flavor is sour, as well, but not in an unpleasant or overpowering manner. Mixed berry flavors come through, as the beer begins by biting at the front of the tongue, with a sour, and also sweet berry flavor in the middle, before a sour, dry finish. Also of note is the generous carbonation, throughout.