Rodenbach Vintage 2007 Oak Aged Ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

[Vintage 2014] 750ml bottle with cork and cage from LCBO. Pours a one finger frothy beige head, good retention. Has a dark amber appearance with ruby highlights. Somewhat excessive carbonation. Weak lacing. Aromas of toasted malts, smoky, spices. Flavours are abundant with dark fruits, plums, raisins, some notes of berries. Quite a bit of sourness on the palate. Full bodied. Slightly tarty in the finish. Sort of a fizzy mouthfeel.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

2013 edition, matured for 2 years in Foeder 149. Pours a slight hazed deep amber colour with a copper hue. Light beige frothy head, decent retention and a small creamy ring. Aromas of sourness with sweetness from the grape notes. Hints of cider, balsamic vinegar and wood in the nose. Sour taste, but milder than expected with a wet finish. So, not as tarty. Fruity flavours. Not bad, but expected a little more from this one. Feels a little watered down. Maybe too well-blended.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

2009 vintage barrel 145. Smooth sourness with a grape to cherry vinegar. Totally reminds me of hard candy that’s always beside the till at highway dinners. Taste is grape jolly ranchers with malt vinegar and all in a good way. I normally don’t dig this style but this one works for me. Nice balance between the sweet and the sour. This is candy to me. Oaky cherry is a taste I taste. I might have to buy this again.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

first beer at the Beer Temple, Amsterdam .. .2007-barrel 230 .. wow, such a tasty beer, from the books .. . light tang, light cherry .. . it gets the ducks in a row .. . the death of a whale, is a good thing .. . amazing amazing stuff!!! .. . shoot the moon! .. . I wish i had a case of this amazing stuff, now to track down the 2008 version .. . I'm On VACATION!!!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

damn, Rodenabch knows how to make a sour. had the 2007 cask 230 and 2008 cask 96 side by side. oak and cherry sweetness evident in both...more oak easily in the 07. both were sweeter and less sour than the Rodenbach Grand cru, but surprisingly the 07 was more mellow and oaky than the 08. 08 was slightly better and reminded me of a slightly improved Duchesse...but not quite the awesomeness thta is the grand cru. nice change of pace, though, and both reminded me of why i love the style so much. 4.3 2007...4.4 2008

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Bottle: Poured a hazy brown reddish color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and some lacing. Aroma of oak is well balance by sweet cherries and tart notes. Taste is actually lighter then the Grand Cru with more notes of cherry and a sweeter profile. Oak notes are easily distinguishable with the tart notes also quite enjoyable. Body is about average with good carbonation and alcohol is well hidden. Very well made and not much to be improved.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Tasted at the Triple Rock Sour Fest on 2/8/10. This sour ale pours a medium amber color from a 750ml bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity, cherry, tart and funky with a touch of wood. A medium bodied sour. The malts are fruity mostly cheery. Touch of oak, some more funk and some more cherry. Nice beer. It has the tartness of a grand cru, but it much mellower with a nice mild oak influence. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.