Rodenbach Vintage 2021 25.4 oz

Belgian Sour Ale Barrel-Aged for 24 Months

Brewed by: Rodenbach Brewery
Country: Belgium
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Color: Red Brown

ABV: 7.0%
Cellaring: Yes
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Rodenbach Vintage 2021 (ABV 7%) is 100% unblended two-year aged Rodenbach ale selected by brew master Rudi Ghequire from Foeder no. 169 -- the year's best -- making it a unique vintage, offered only in limited quantities (each foeder has the capacity of 90 wine barrels).

It has a flavor profile of appley fruitiness combined with caramel, wild honey, oak, and a touch of vanilla and cherry. The slightly sour, fruity aftertaste is long and nicely balanced, just like a Grand Cru wine. Rodenbach Vintage beers have won numerous Gold World Beer Awards and been praised as the "Beer of the Year".

Brewery Information:

In 1821, the four Rodenbach brothers (Pedro, Alexander, Ferdinand and Constantijn) invested in a small brewery in Roeselare, In 1836 Pedro Rodenbach and his wife, Regina Wauters, bought the shares of the others, and Regina ran the business while Pedro served in the military.

Their grandson Eugene traveled to England to learn from master-brewers of porter the principles of maturing beer in oak casks (or foeders) as well as the process of properly blending the results. He returned to Roeselare and created masterful sour ales for which the family's brewery became famous.

Today the Rodenbach Brewery, since 1998 a part of the Palm Brewery Corporation of craft brewers, produces award-winning sour ales for distribution worldwide.