Roeselare Original · Sour Red Ale
Rodenbach
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Rodenbach ages its beer in nearly 300 oak foeders, some more than 150 years old and the largest holding around 65,000 litres, more like a wine cellar than a brewery.
Rodenbach is a Flemish red ale with a sweet-and-sour, almost wine-like character, brewed in Roeselare since the 1820s. It's poured with a reddish-brown hue that's instantly recognizable against Belgium's paler beer styles.
Why it's made this way: The brewery pioneered blending young and long-aged beer after its founder studied English porter-making, creating a sour style now recognized as uniquely West Flemish.
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