Rodenbach Grand Cru

Available from TeKu Tavern when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Tart & Funky - 12oz Bottle Flanders Red - 6% This is an aged Belgian red ale, which is ‘ripened quietly in oak barrels for two years’, according to the label. It has an extremely pungent aroma of rich grapey fruit, with acidic notes, very much like a slightly sour red wine or possibly a gueuze. In the mouth it is slightly sweet, extremely acidic and fruity, with grapes and even cherries discernible, and very lively. Despite the sweetness it is not at all cloying, even thin, with little or no tra