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Producer	Rodenbach
Country	Belgium
Style	Red Ale
Sku	12683
Size	4 pack bottles
ABV	6.00%

"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, brewmaster.

Characteristics: 

• Flemish red-brown ale
• Mixed fermentation
• Matured in oak casks
• Recognised regional product
• 6% ABV

Awards:

• 1996 - All About Beers Magazine USA, Gold Medal - Belgian Red Ale
• 1998 - All About Beers Magazine Chicago USA, Gold Medal - 92ptn (Belgian Red Ale)
• 1999 - All About Beers Magazine Chicago USA, Exceptional 94ptn (Belgian Red Ale)
• 2006 - World Beer Cup Seattle USA, Gold Award - Belgian Style Sour Ale
• 2010 - World Beer Awards Tasting Beer.com (UK) - World’s Best Flavoured Ale
• 2011 - World Beer Awards, World’s Best Dark Ale
• 2011 - World Beer Awards, World’s Best Ale
• 2011 - Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Gold Medal - Beer With Special Tastes
• 2011 - World Beer Awards Tasting Beer (WBA), Gold Medal
• 2012 - Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Gold Medal - Belgian Ale 6% +
• 2012 - Brussels Beer Challenge, Gold Medal, Red Ale (Flanders Red Ale)
• 2013 - World Beer Awards Tasting Beer (WBA), Gold Medal
• 2013 - Brussels Beer Challenge, Gold
• 2014 - World Beer Awards Tasting Beer (WBA), Gold Medal
• 2015 - Brussels Beer Challenge, Gold
• 2016 - World Beer Awards, Bronze
• 2016 - European Beer Star, Sour Beer Bronze Award
• 2016 - Australian International Beer Awards Silver Medal - Class Wood Aged
• 2016 - World Beer Awards ’16 (Great Britain) Bronze Medal - Dark Beer - Oud Bruin
• 2016 - European Beer Star Awards Bronze Award - Sour Beer
• 2016 - Brussels Beer Challenge Gold Medal - Oud Rood: Flanders Red Ale
• 2017 - Gothenburg Beer and Whisky Festival Silver Medal
• 2017 - World Beer Awards ’17 (Great Britain) Silver Medal - Dark beer - Oud Bruin
• 2017 - Brussels Beer Challenge Gold Medal - Oud Rood: Flanders Red Ale
• 2018 - World Beer Awards ‘18 (Great Britain) Silver Medal - Sour Beer - Flanders Red Ale
• 2019 - Australian international beer awards - Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Sour Beer - Gold Medal

For many, Rodenbach s Grand Cru is the benchmark Flanders red, or at the very least, a top example of the classic Belgian style. A mix of 1/3 young ale and 2/3 two-year-old ale that s aged in oak foeders, it pours a slightly muddied, dark mahogany-cherry color, with a tan head that fades fast. Tart, wild notes of vinegar, green apple, leather, barnyard and musty oak dominate the nose, while fruity tones of dark cherry and fig offer support. The mouthfeel is alive and invigorating, yet smooth and accessible, with great acidic lift and freshness that are countered by slightly plush red-fruit flavors and lingering toasted-wood and oak-spice accents. Soft, fine tannins frame the dry finish. Latis LLC.