Rodenbach

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

excellent flemish sour. deep reddish brown in color. great sour flavor with sweet aftertaste.

Ruby red is the best way to describe the colour of this beer. medium sized vanilla head. semi sweet aromas of fermented cherries, oak and vinegar. Has a light, moderately carbonated mouthfeel. very lively with flavors of cherries and plums. Reminded of a cherry lambic taste, overall a nice beer.

Small bottle. Very dark amber with a very thin head. Refreshing sour apple and cherry aroma. Good sour and slightly sweet flavor with a lingering aftertaste.

Small bottle purchased at Ledger’s Liquors, in Berkeley, Calif. Poured pretty flat. What little head there was from pouring pretty much died, leaving a slight ring at the glass edge. No sediment so wonder if this is artifically carbonated. Has that wonderfully unique sour smell to it. Sort of a cross between a wet bandaid, cherries and cough syrup. Very distinct sour taste, which changers to another sour flavor on the palate in the aftertaste. Somewhat thin body. Vinegar after taste after a couple of minutes. Not sure I’d like to drink this one regularly by itself, but think it would be dynamite paired with a spicy curry, or something like that which has a kick to it!!

06/06 0.25 l bottle @ Hopdevil, Zagreb. Poured clear, dark red body with tiny brown head. Viney aroma, apple vinegar, fine but simple. Flavor is quite similar, viney sour from which I could dissolve green apples and sour cherries. Medium bodied for the style. Finish is long, sour sweet, pleasant. Pretty fine beer, although nothing special.

Bottle poured into a sniffer produced a good finger worth of head that quickly changed to a ring of lace around the glass .The body was a brownish red color almost mahogany Aromas of funk, sour cherries and other fruits Flavors are very complex cherries sourness and light malts sweetness quite enjoyable on a hot day nice light mouthfeel with just the right amount of pucker to it I love to drink the sours on a hot day. It is very refreshing and I finished the bottle with no problem at all.

Pours a reddish brown. Head is crispy white, with brown hues. Aroma is rasberries and raisins. Taste is prunes, tart bitter cherries and berries, cutting lime citrus. Pretty good beer, great on a hot day. Sampled from a 750ml bottle. Didn’t detect the oak, but still pretty nice palate.

750 ml bottle - Pours a crystal clear deep ruby red color with small light tan head. Aroma is crisp, with light caramel, mildly tart, touch of cherry, strawberry, apple, hint of red wine vinegar. Flavor is tart, richly malty, definite cherry notes, touches of vinegar. Finish is tart, balanced. A classic brew, refreshing but complex.