Rodenbach Grand Cru

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

Shared at Where the Wild Beers Are 2009. Awesome beer. This is a great representation of the style. The aroma is funk, fruit, malty, sour and yet like a dopplebock at the same time. the appearance is a beautiful red/brown, cloudy, off-white head. The flavor is malty, brown mustard, vinegar, fruit. The finish is a tart fruit sour taste. Very, very good.

Sweet cherry and musty aroma. Sour but delicious cherry flavor. Beautiful dark cherry appearance. Very smooth.

Pours clear ruby with a large puffy cloud of white foam. Aroma of tart cherry, berries, oak. Flavor is tart yet sweet, wood, musty, tart cherries, berries finishing off sweet with some green apple.

(bottle) pours a clear dark ruby colour with a short-lived off-white head. aroma of oak, cherries, balsamic vinegar and vanilla, with some surprising hints of smoke and char. flavour is the same, with a fruity sweetness that is very well balanced and mellow. medium body with lush carbonation and a lightly sour finish.

Pours a caramel, dark honey color with a frothy off-white head. Smells of white grapes, melon and sour cherries. Feels almost champagne like in the mouth, a nice soft palate with great tartness. Tastes almost sweet, though i think thats the wrong word. White grapes and cherries for taste, with nice lacing in the glass.

33cl bottle bought in Belgium. Pours a cloudy red-brown with a fast-disappearing head, sweetish aroma of pear drops and redcurrants with a hint of vinegar. Palate is initially dry, woody and musty, becoming fruity and refreshing, but finishing off sweet and slightly cloying.

First sour ale. Really good, pours murky brown. Acidic, but not too sour. Interesting. Had last night so not too detailed.

Red/brown color. No head. Aroma: sour, fruity, berries, a little citrus. Taste: blackcurrant and red berries, some citrus here also. High carbonation. Pretty good.