Rodenbach Grand Cru

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.