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Roeselare Original · Sour Red Ale

Rodenbach

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Rodenbach ages its beer inside 150-year-old oak vats so large that each one holds roughly 8,000 gallons — 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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