Young Rodenbach is mixed with Rodenbach which has matured for at least two years in oaken casks. Scintillating dark, richly smelling beer.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (4/30/2008 10:19:38 AM)
"Bottled. Slightly hazy ruby red colour with mediumsized reddish-white head. Aroma is sour cherries, some wood and mild herbal notes. Flavour is bit sweeter cherries with some wooden hints, as well as paperyness. Aftertaste is cherries, some sourness and wood. refreshing. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/29/2007 7:21:59 PM)
"Pours with an initially two-finger thick, pinkish tinged tan colored head which falls fairly quickly. The beer is a deep, stained, dark cherry red color, but shows a brilliantly clear, red color when held up to the light. The aroma is an weird mix of super cherry notes and an almost stem like, vegetal note that is a bit off-putting. Perhaps that vegetal note is just an artificial cherry note as the aroma sort of smells fake and plastic like. There is very little, if anything to suggest that this is a beer at base level.
Sweet up front and it get a bit more so as one moves towards the middle. It picks up some tartness towards the finish, but really thins out quite a bit. Very sweet, tastes like washed out cherry juice that has been overly sweetened. Not all that offensive (it does have that same fake plastic note as in the aroma), but it really is just lacking in a cherry depth. Simplistic in its portrayal of the cherry, it is missing a tannic, cherry skin flavor and pit character that is much needed. Even the cherry notes seem to be missing that ripe cherry-flesh quality that a good cherry beer has.
This really does taste like watered down, sweetened cherry juice. This is not really beer, though on the upside it is not nearly as sickly sweet as I was expecting. As a beer it is a failure, but it is mostly just an inoffensive drink, one which I most definitely will not be having more of."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[3] Review by Mingo51 from Mingo Jct, OH, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/15/2007 11:37:18 PM)
"this beer poured with a darker red body and was topped off by a smaller slightly pink head that left very little lace with poor retention. THe aroma was yeasty with some artificial sour cherry tones as well. The mouthfeel was medium bodied fairly well carbonated and pretty easy to drink. THe flavor was sour cherries, bready yeast and some light malty tones. All in all this is a pretty dispensible beer, given it's high availibility it's probably the first flemish sour for alot of people, just don't let this scare you away or by any means think that its at the top of its style."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.9)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[4] Review by alta_boy from Calgary, Canada who has tried this beer once. (11/9/2007 7:09:00 PM)
"I tried this beer for the first time in the FLY restaurant in downtown Tampa, FL. It came with a Redbach float - 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in a beer glass and the Redbach was poured in. Deliciuos!!!! You have to try it and give some to your friends. Best dessert ever!!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $6 Unit Cost: $8 per Pint
[5] Review by doulos31 from Middletown, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/7/2006 10:33:20 PM)
"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!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
Do you want to see the rest of the reviews? Sign In or Register FREE! = BeerPals Only
Review this Beer:
You must be a member to write a review. Please sign up or log in.
(3.5)
