Cellar Notes - Rodenbach Classic
Best Before Sept 2006 / Tasted March 2007 (13/20)
Ok, so drinking a beer 6 months past a BB is hardly the stuff of hardcore beer cellaring but this beer does have a track record, of sorts, of showing some ability to age so I thought it worth a show. Plus, as the awesome beer list at Kulminator clearly demonstrates, plenty of bog standard fruit beers and lambics do go the distance.
Dark maroon in colour, almost dull chocolate brown. Nose is settled and shows typical sour notes, but does lack the sweeter characters evident 9 months ago. Some vinegar / oxidative as well; I find this quite appealing but it won't win everybody over. Palate is dry with more sour fruits and touches of vinegar and balsamic salty notes. Flavours are almost certainly on the wane but the structure is holding and, as stated previously, I quite like the old sherried, salty notes.
Last Sampled: June 2006 (15/20)
Ok, so drinking a beer 6 months past a BB is hardly the stuff of hardcore beer cellaring but this beer does have a track record, of sorts, of showing some ability to age so I thought it worth a show. Plus, as the awesome beer list at Kulminator clearly demonstrates, plenty of bog standard fruit beers and lambics do go the distance.
Dark maroon in colour, almost dull chocolate brown. Nose is settled and shows typical sour notes, but does lack the sweeter characters evident 9 months ago. Some vinegar / oxidative as well; I find this quite appealing but it won't win everybody over. Palate is dry with more sour fruits and touches of vinegar and balsamic salty notes. Flavours are almost certainly on the wane but the structure is holding and, as stated previously, I quite like the old sherried, salty notes.
Last Sampled: June 2006 (15/20)
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