Name: Grand Cru
Brand: Rodenbach
Rating: 6.1 (4 reviews)

Rodenbach: Grand Cru

This Flanders-style red ale is/was brewed by Rodenbach in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 61.22%. Based on 4 tastings, the average ABV is 6.00%.

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Bottle. First time with a Flemish sour. OMG did this suck. Aromas of hay, straw and dark bread for the malt, perfume for the hops, and mold for the yeast with wood, cherry, medicine and a heavy dose of vinegar. Head is fizzy off white with good lacing and is mostly lasting, color is hazy red/brown. Flavor is pretty rough, starts lightly sweet heavi

330 ml bottle. Dark brown with a small haze, possibly from yeast in the bottle. Small coarse white head. Funky sourish oaky wooden aroma. Sharp acidic bite at first then a more rounded malt flavour. Nice balance between malt complexity and sharp acids. Finish leaves mouth dry with a wooden impression. A beer that stands out and has its own unique c

Bottle. Pours deep red / ruby with brownish head. Aroma is vinegary / sour at first but this quickly changes as the fruit, especially cherry quickly comes through. Taste is sharp and malty with woody / fruity / acidic. This ale is very well balanced and is a joy to drink.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time	Container	Pub/Place and Where	Strength ABV	Colour	Score Components	Score	Descriptive word(s)	Book No.
20th Jan 2002 at 8:55 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.00	dark	Taste: 58.82% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 44.44% Clarity: 100%	43.693%	sour-ish	14
9th Jun 2002 at 9:25 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.00	dark red	Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 0%	56.946%	sour	22
11th Aug 2003 at 10:15 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.00	dark red	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 100% Ease: 44.44% Clarity: 100%	72.397%	sour	61
28th Apr 2004 at 9:55 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.00	dark	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	71.831%	zesty	96

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Other Beers (etc.) by Rodenbach

Apart from Grand Cru, Hop Horizons lists 4 others by Rodenbach. These are:
Alexander
Classic (Red)
Fruitage (2025)
Redbach

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