Lambic Digest #0467

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Lambic Digest #467                             Tue 18 October 1994 

 

 
        Forum on Lambic Beers (and other Belgian beer styles) 
                Mike Sharp, Digest Coordinator 

 

 
Contents: 
  Rodenbach (Algis R Korzonas +1 708 979 8583) 

 

 
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Date: 17 Oct 94 15:30:00 GMT 
From: korz at iepubj.att.com (Algis R Korzonas +1 708 979 8583) 
Subject: Rodenbach 

 
Yesterday afternoon, after the Evanston 1st Homebrew Competition 
(which went well, as usual), all the judges were treated to a free 
entrance to the Belgian Beer tasting.  There were a surprising number 
of beers that I had not tasted -- a good indication that the number 
of Belgian beers being imported is increasing steeply.  Along with 
the Chimay, Orval, Boon, Lindeman's, Blanche De Bruges (sp?), and 
maybe five more beers that I had tasted before, there were also quite 
a few more interesting beers, that I had not tasted (sorry about the 
terse notes, but this was after judging a big flight + BOS): 

 
Bokrijks Kruikenbier -- nice phenolic nose, lots of higher alcohols but 
not alcoholic overall; (7.2% ABV) 

 
De Dolle Browers (sp?) Arabier -- slight "Coppertone" nose; sour; nice, 
refreshing, dryish, complex flavor; 

 
De Dolle Browers Oerbier -- sour nose; toasty malt flavor along with ripe 
fruit and a nice lactic sourness; flavor reminiscent of a sour brown ale; 

 
De Dolle Browers Stile Nacht (sp?) -- meaty nose; sour; a bigger version 
of Oerbier; 

 
St. Sebastiaan Dark -- amber; pleasantly phenolic nose and flavor; effervescent; 
sweetish malty flavor; (6.9% ABV) 

 
St. Sebastiaan Grand Cru -- more clovey than the Dark; stronger than the Dark; 
pale; some light fruit;  slight "Playdough" nose; (7.6% ABV) 

 
Samuel Adams Triple Bock [sic] -- ok, not Belgian, but not a bock either -- 
clearly a Barleywine -- winey nose; very warming; good balance of alcohol, 
malt and hops; complex flavor; interesting beer, but you won't catch me 
paying $4.50 for 8 oz. 

 
others with rather useless or unintelligeble notes: 
St. Paul 
Witkap Pater 
St. Sixtus Pater "6" (not the Abt "12" which we used to get) 
Pawel Kwak 

 
Now, there was one other thing that I did at this tasting, and that is 
to sit down with a sample of Rodenbach Classic (red & black neck label -- 
NO "Grand Cru" on the label) and Rodenbach Grand Cru (gold foil on top -- 
"Grand Cru" on the label).  Well, the Grand Cru tasted very similar to 
the beer that *used* to be sold with the Grand Cru label and the red & 
black neck label).  Here are my notes: 

 
Rodenbach [classic] -- iron nose; not much nose otherwise; winey flavor, 
but not very intense -- much weaker flavor than the imported Rodenbach from 
2 years ago;  overall, not very flavorful; unimpressive beer; 

 
Rodenbach Grand Cru -- fruity; lactic; oaky; sour; woody; slighly astringent, 
but not unpleasantly so; much more like the imported Rodenbach from 2 years ago. 

 
Al. 

 
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