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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Flanders Red Ale, The Lost Abbey, USA

Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme

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Brewery: The Lost Abbey
Country: USA
ABV: 12.5%
Style: Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: Barrel-aged wild ale with sour cherries

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Bourbon & wine barrel-aged wild ale with sour cherries. You are holding in your hands one of the most elusive and sought after small batch beers known simply as Cuvee. Our Cuvee de Tomme is a blend of Old World brewing traditions and New World brewing processes. It is made from our Judgment Day ale, then aged in American bourbon and French oak wine barrels. We add some fantastic wild yeasts and sour cherries to the barrels, creating a secondary fermentation. After one year, our brewers then get together to work out the final blend. This means that each batch of Cuvee will vary slightly between bottlings. Yet, the result will always be a memorable drinking experience.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.55
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A corked and caged 1 pint 9.4 fl. oz. bottle with no clear bottled on or best before date. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: It was a dark brownish red colour, with a thin beige head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Cherry, vanilla, blackcurrant, oak, graphite, cabernet sauvignon.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, oak, with light notes of caramel, chocolate and bourbon, and a lightly acidic finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Complex and enjoyable. Loved the aroma, while the taste was good but perhaps just a touch acidic.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V., Flanders Red Ale

Rodenbach Alexander

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Brewery: Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V.
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.6%
Style: Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: Matured Ale with sour cherries. Aged in oak foeders

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Rodenbach Alexander is a Sour Ale brewed with fruit. It is a blend of 2/3rd aged Rodenbach (100% 2 year aged beer) with 1/3rd ‘young ale’, macerated with sour cherries. The natural flavor and taste of sour cherries is bringing a perfect match between the sour beer and the red fruit.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.47
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A nice clear maroon red colour with a half finger beige head that dissipated fairly quickly white leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, cherry, strawberry, oak, with notes of vanilla and fruit vinegar.
Taste: Lightly sour, sweet, cherry, strawberry, oak, and fruit vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good enjoyable aroma and flavours that is balanced and very fruity. My preference is still Caractère Rouge though.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brussels Beer Project x Juguetes Perdidos, Flanders Red Ale

Brussels Beer Project x Juguetes Perdidos Dansaert De Aquí Para Allá

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Brewery: Brussels Beer Project x Juguetes Perdidos
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.7%
Style: Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: BA mixed fermentation Argentinian coolship roja collab with Juguetes Perdidos

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A fun collab with Juguetes Perdidos from Argentina who brought back to Belgium the legendary PH1 culture, the famous yeast that travelled the world of beer. Expect a strong sour experience! Dynamic evolution in the bottle. Yeast PH1 culture, extras lemon peel, orange peel, juniper berries, barrels aged in reworked Bordeaux.

My rating: 3+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.92
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled on 20th May 2021, with a best before date of May 2026. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: An amber reddish brown colour with a half finger beige head that dissipated quickly while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart and sweet, cherry, prunes, red wine vinous, caramel, wood.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, red wine vinous, caramel, oak, with a lemon peel finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Quite sour for a Flanders Red, but the aroma and flavours are still pretty good.

4 - Good (buy), Almanac Beer Co., Beer Reviews, Flanders Red Ale, USA

Almanac Grand Cru Red Ed. 2

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Brewery: Almanac Beer Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 10.5%
Style: Belgian Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: 2016 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Imperial Sour Red Ale, aged in red wine barrels, brewed with grapes, raspberries and vanilla beans.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.49
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 1 pint 9.4 fl. oz. bottle, bottled in Autumn 2016. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy but bright orange red colour with a thin beige head that dissipated quickly while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sour, tart, sweet, candy like, raspberry, cherry, grape jelly, vanilla, oak, and a touch vinous.
Taste: Sour, sour candy, raspberry, grape jelly, lemon juice, vinous, vanilla, oak and some light acidity.
Mouthfeel: Dry, medium to full bodied, with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A very nice and balanced Sour Red Ale with enjoyable candy like fruity flavours, and alcohol non-existent and well hidden despite being 10.5% abv.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Brekeriet, Flanders Red Ale, Sweden

Brekeriet Raudhetta

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Brewery: Brekeriet
Country: Sweden
ABV: 4.5%
Style: Belgian Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: Brekeriet Raudhetta is a part of our collection known as the Specials, made as experimental batches in limited edition

Brewer Description: (from bottle) An elegant and complex red sour ale spontaneously fermented in ten different oak barrels for several months.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.15
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled in February 2017, with a best before date of 9th February 2022. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy dark amber, reddish brown colour with a one finger beige head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving some sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, red fruit, berries, funk, vinegar and hints of oak.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, red fruit, mixed berries, light sweetness, oak, light funk, and vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking red sour ale. Fruity flavours were a little light, but still enjoyable.