Rodenbach Grand Cru is an exceptional Flemish red-brown ale that owes its fresh and sour taste and complex fruitiness to its lengthy partial maturation in wooden oak casks.
- Rudi Ghequire, Rodenbach brewmaster
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Book rating: 3.662 out of 5 with 187339 ratings
WHAT OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
4
Refreshing
More drinkable and refreshing than most other sour beers out there-highly recommended.
5
Sour, Porty, Delicious
Unbelievable. So drinkable. Fresh, crisp, mildly sour like European cherries should be. Not forgetting this one. A bit of oak on the nose, with a mild tart but still sweet lingering finish. Very very sessionable.
5
Full marks
It took so very long to find a vendor that stocked this brew. Let me just say, it is just such a great beer!
The bouquet is sweet with hints of cherries, dark chocolate and spices with a very (almost vague) slight hoppy scent.
On the mouth... Wow! It's almost like the Asian drinking vinegar. Very sour at first before it gives way to a sweet linger. Very tropical behind the sour and a perfect companion to both a hard day of work or a cold winter evening. It's a perfect blend of two different cellared beers.
Seriously, the only 2 complaints (the first isn't really a complaint) I have with this one is it's not for everyone and it's fairly hard to find.
If you see a bottle, pick it up!
4
A step up
Everything you love from the standard and more! Fruitier! Do it.
5
Amazing
A fuller more balanced flavour than the Rodenbach in the can. Pretty amazing if you like this style.
5
Wow!
Technically a Flanders Red Ale this is sour like lambics but oh so balanced. The guys at Beer Advocate rate it an amazing 100/100 ! This is only for the adventurous or already converted. To the uninitiated it tastes 2/3 rough cider 1/3 beer. Remember when you put cheddar aside and had your first taste of stilton? This shock is what you are in for. First bottle left me wondering. Now after 4 my taste buds have learnt a bit and I am ready to buy my first case.
5
Classic Flemish sour ale
A beautiful bronzed beer, aromas of cocoa, roasted nuts, balsamic vinegar & green apple are the first hints that this is not your average brown/red ale. Then the palate delivers a good upfront nutty, caramelised maltiness, before taking the taste buds to territory usually reserved for wine; dark fruits, charred wood, cooked apple, and red wine vinegar tartness to top it off.
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