Rodenbach Redbach

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Fruit Beer
Roeselare, Belgium

Small white head, pink hue, fair retention with little laceing. Dark amber colored brew with a deep red glow. Nose of cherries, spicey, cinnamony, tart/sour. Body is med/light, lightly puckering. Medium sweet maltiness, cherries, raspberry and a bit irony, some woodiness. Finish is medium dry, lightly tart. Bottled: enjoyed @ state line liquors last Belgian tasting, Thanks Robert!!

Thank you Lou18 for trading this to me. Pours a dark amber with a medium light pink head. Aroma is light boozy cherries and light malts. Flavor is very nice. Tart ripened cherries and tangy malts. I liked this quite a bit.

Bottle sampled on 2/13/07: Pours a dark copper ruby with a thin froth of white head. Aroma of dark cherry Jolly Ranchers and Kool-Ade, that’s about it. Body starts with a frothy, sugary sweetness with some caramel and mild oak. More of a cherry soda than beer, but it does taste pretty decent.

I love this beer. It is a great beer to drink regularly- thanks to spector. Smells wonderful--lots of sour cherry aroma. I love the color, it’s pretty--a nice red color. The taste is a sour cherry flavor, but not overpowering in the sour department. Great beer.

Pours a vibrant red with a foamy pink head. The nose is just as filled with cherries as the coloration would lead one to believe. Big sweet cherry candy of some sort. A mild sour apple aspect with some salt and just a hint of the lactobacillis. Foamy in the mouth, with a bit of the tingly aspect from Rodenbach, but not much, and perhaps a bit thin and syrupy. Tastes like cherry candy. Really sweet with only a hint of sourness. I think this tastes more like a malternative than a beer, but it is pretty delicious. There are some slightly sour apple elements, and a bit of salt maybe. Nothing particularly exciting, nothing particularly terrible. This reminds me of Quel Chose, though perhaps not as well done, and with perhaps a bit more in the way of character. This is one of those beers for those who hate beer.

Pours a ruby red with a red head. That interesting look is about all I can say good for this. The taste reminded me more of a bad sparkling wine than a beer. I’ll just end with .......YUCK!

Whoops I forgot to rate this the other night - bottle from Old Chicago, Brandon - very cherry! - slighty sour - light acidity - very drinkable but honestly this bottle was leaning on the side of artifical for some reason so I expected a little more. Will have to re-rate later

Bottle. Pours ruby color with a diminishing pink colored head. Aroma is malt, sweet cherry, some yeasty notes, tart, acidic. Flavor is same as aroma. Palate is medium bodied, too heavy imo, medium carbonation, very sweet, almost artificial flavoring. finishes tart. Not that good.