Rodenbach Redbach

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

Picked this up in Washington DC. Smells great! Looks like a premium cherry soda. Yes, it tastes like a cherry Jolly Rancher!!. Great on a hot summer day.

Damn, smells and tastes like a jolly rancher. Nice and tart, with a little funk to it as well. I dont know why this isn’t higher rated, i thought it was great.

Nov. 2006 - Beer poured purple/red color with ok head and little lacing. The aroma was that of cherry soda with a touch of vinegar. The flavor was akin to the Grand Cru watered down with cherry soda. More tartness emerged as it warmed, but not enough. I’ll take the GC any day over this!

Burgundy/Beaujolais color with crown of thick pink creamy head. Aroma of crantini and the beach. Big foamy mouthfeel carries the fruit to all corners of the mouth but palate is tacky. Flavors include some characteristic Rodenbach sour socks and swimsuits but also heavily sweetened cranberry cocktail. Too simple and saccharine but better than I expected.

Pours a definite red hue with a light tan head. Nose is pretty mild. Very small amount of sour cherries on the nose. Flavor is obvious cherries with a slight wood touch that seems washed away quickly by those overpowering cherries. Very little sour edge to it, especially compared to others of the style. The feel is smooth on liquid and decent on carbonation. Overall this is very easy to drink. It might be a good intro beer for someone not familiar with the style, or beer in general. But in comparison to other more serious versions of the style, it is a bit lacking in complexity.

Bottle. Pours deep burgandy with small purplish head. Nose is sweet malt and sour wine. Taste is sweet, sour, and tingly all over your tounge. Are you sure this isnt a wine cooler?

Bottle. Poured to a dark color cola color in the center with red highlights on the edges. Fluffy white head with a red tint. Sweet cherry smell. Flavorful & poppy beginning with sweet cherry notes, quick middle, with a sour & tangy ending. Nice beer, refreshing and different.

Sample, at the Mondial de la bière, savoured June 2 2006; eye: burgundy with a tiny head, no effervescence; nose: acidic, cherry, vinegar; mouth: freshness, cherry, mildly sweet, medium body, average carbonation FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière, savourée le 2 juin 2006; oeil : bourgogne avec une légère mousse, pas d’effervescence; nez : aigreur, cerise, vinaigre; bouche : fraîcheur, goût de cerise, moyennement sucrée, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne