Red by Petrus
De Brabandere

Red by PetrusRed by Petrus
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From:
De Brabandere
 
Belgium
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
Ranked #50
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,136
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 14.32%
Reviews:
172
Ratings:
936
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 12, 2024
Added:
Mar 01, 2013
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  180
Formerly Petrus Aged Red Ale

Petrus Aged Red is a blend of 15% Petrus Aged Pale, pure foeder beer that has been aged for 2 years in oak foeders, and 85% double brown with sour cherries. For the fruit beer lover, but with an ideal sweet-sour balance.
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Ratings by RDAdams:
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Reviewed by RDAdams from Maryland

1.56/5  rDev -58.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
Received a 25.4 fl oz (750 ml) bottle via the gift exchange at my Homebrewers Club Holiday party.

P - The pour is a beautiful ruby red. There was no head.

A - The aroma was over-the-top Cherry. It was so strong that it was initially difficult to pickup the sourness.

T - Two words: Cloyingly sweet. I suspect artificial cherry flavoring was used because cherry flavor dissipates over time and the sourness becomes the major flavor.

F - Medium to hi-medium body. Could use more carbonation. Syrupy coating on inside of mouth.

O - I would not purchase a bottle
Dec 18, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.63/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 8.5%. Dark red colour, moderate beige head. Aroma of cherries, cherry kernels, marzipan, oak and fruit vinegar. Medium sour flavour with the same elements as the aroma.
Mar 12, 2024
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Reviewed by tenbeersbold from Germany

4.68/5  rDev +24.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
After a good year long period of indulging in all sorts of Flanders sours,reds and browns this is just my favorite one of the lot.
Duchesse,Jacobin,Goudenband,Rodenbach,Bourgogne de Flanders,Vanderghinste etc
it just has the right combination of sour,fruit and a velvet mouthfeel and alcohol level that nails it for me.
Nice dry finish with perfect carbonation as well.
FYI,this was a pretty exhaustive evaluation.
I rounded up at least half a dozen btls of each one(some more naturally)
And tasted them a various times but always at least 3 in an evening,sometimes more!
So I could get a handle on back to back tastings and see what I really liked directly comparing them against each other.
Jan 15, 2024
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330ml can into a teku. Best by 12/7/23.

Nice looking beer. Dark reddish purple with a persistent reddish tinged head, thick streaks of lacing.

Aroma, taste, and finish is all cherry. Quite sour, with tart and sweet notes. The cherries are real, but they come off slightly artificial, spoiling the drink a little.
Aug 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.4 by venya

Dec 31, 2022
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from an 11.2 oz. can. Has a very dark amber color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is dominated by cherries. Taste is tart cherries, some malts, a hint of alcohol. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer.
Sep 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.35 by Rhetion from Florida

Aug 11, 2022
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

3.84/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark green color with a dark tan head. Nose is slightly cherry and taste is the dark cherries with the fizz. Very above average Belgian red in my opinion
May 08, 2022
 
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hendry from Vermont

Feb 03, 2022
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Best by 10/10/21…oops

You know, it’s pretty rare to see Oud Bruins around these days, and this one is especially strange. 15% foeder beer and 85% double brown aged on cherries and blended. It’s not like it’s the typical blending of old and new batches, and more like a bastardized style hybrid. Nevertheless, I’m pretty excited to try it despite the age

Pours an opaque purplish brown with 2 finger of pinkish orange head that fades to a thin cap and leaves decent lacing

The cherries definitely come through in a serious way in the nose, just tons of tart fruit. I’m picking up on aromas of sour cherry, red wine, dark toast, vinegar, light toffee, sharp oak, and brown sugar

It takes quite a step down in taste from the enticing aroma, but I still find something to enjoy here. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting tart cherry, brown bread, sharp vinegar, oak, and light caramel. The swallow brings notes of sour cherry (quickly fading to sweeter cherry), toffee, brown bread, toast, earthy yeast, and light leather

A medium body pairs with aggressive scrubbing carbonation, resulting in full yet silky beer. Finishes a tad sticky but nothing that gets in the way

It’s possible that the lack of freshness dragged this a bit, so I’ll have to give it a break in the overall. Pretty good stuff
Dec 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.35 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Nov 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by beaulabauve from Louisiana

Jul 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Jun 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.95 by MGibbons from Maryland

Apr 09, 2021
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

2.58/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
#1697 - Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)…
L- It certainly is red, a deep clear lustrous shade. Pours with a 1Cm fine-bubble mid-tan cap, that looks likely to stick around. I check the bottle; it's filtered/no sediment.
S- Fresh ripe cherries. Not much else gets past that for me.
T- Huge fresh cherries, then a sudden sour note from the blue (or red!) so instant I involuntarily shudder. It goes as swiftly as it arrived, and on subsequent sips my palate adjusts and the fruit and sour+hops balance better.
F- It has richness, actually touches of sweetness too, but the sour fruit + hops bring some balance to the feel. Overall though it's still on the sour/hoppier side of neutral.
O- For me this is ONLY about the cherry taste. No other beer-like taste notes come into it. The Feel is nicely balanced. The CO2 is holding really well and forming lacing on the way down; doubly impressive given the beer is 8.5%. 1) You need to enjoy mildly sour/majorly fruity beer 2) You need to LOVE cherries 3) You have to be ok that this doesn't really come over like a beer much at all, perhaps more an alco-cherryade with a great colour and head of foam.
This beer is likely a big divider; and I'll just say it's way OTT mono-dimensional on the cherries for me and not one I'd wish to drink again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed! ==> Contains 10% sour cherry juice, sugar and 'Aroma'.... hmmm!
330ml bottle BB: 09/09/2022 £4.29 Bought from BelgianBeerCompany, Stoke/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Mar 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.8 by ZombiePlus from California

Mar 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by drstalker from Illinois

Jan 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4.07 by DvdP from Netherlands

Dec 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.58 by jstern from California

Nov 14, 2020
Red by Petrus from De Brabandere
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 936 ratings