Kasteel Rouge
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
- Belgium
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #76 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #27,027 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 15.75%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 453
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 18, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 25, 2007
- Wants:
- 51
- Gots:
- 196
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Kasteel Rouge is a blend of Kasteel Donker (Quad) and cherry liquor. The mix of these two excellent products creates an exceptional soft beer with references to the dark mother beer.
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
4.3/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dry January, February , March and half of April is officially over! My first beer of the year
New beer, new brewery , new location
Brewers description Kasteel Rouge is a blend of Kasteel Donker (Quad) and cherry liquor. The mix of these two excellent products creates an exceptional soft beer with references to the dark mother beer.
Chilled bottle poured into a glass
Soft fizzy pinkish purplish one finger foam layer , nice lacings . Clear dark red liquid
Aroma is of tart cherries
Taste is tart cherries, fruit, plum, hint of spice like a soft cinnamon
Mouth feel is soft, smooth , tickles the tongue
Delicious start to the year with a great vacation beer
Apr 18, 2026New beer, new brewery , new location
Brewers description Kasteel Rouge is a blend of Kasteel Donker (Quad) and cherry liquor. The mix of these two excellent products creates an exceptional soft beer with references to the dark mother beer.
Chilled bottle poured into a glass
Soft fizzy pinkish purplish one finger foam layer , nice lacings . Clear dark red liquid
Aroma is of tart cherries
Taste is tart cherries, fruit, plum, hint of spice like a soft cinnamon
Mouth feel is soft, smooth , tickles the tongue
Delicious start to the year with a great vacation beer
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.1/5 rDev -18.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -18.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Copenhagen 14/2-2018. 75 cl bottle from Meny. Usual label with a building that looks more like a house than a Castle.
Pours - not surprisingly - very dark red with a small pink head. Very bubbly. Settles as a very thin, unsteady, patchy layer of foam. No lacing.
Aroma is practically like a dessert. It reeks of sweet, sugary cherry. vanilla, marzipan and some very subdued sour notes.
Strong carbonation and a slightly thick palate.
Flavor is heavy sweet. Followed by medium tart sourness which almost drown in the sweet cherry ocean. Aftertaste is sugar sweet with some tart notes. Finish is pure cherry.
Kind of strange concept to mix a perfectly decent Belgian Brown Ale with Cherry Liquor. I would prefer to drink it straight - and forget about the Cherry Liquor. But if you are in need of a Boozy dessert it really is not so bad.
Jan 24, 2026Pours - not surprisingly - very dark red with a small pink head. Very bubbly. Settles as a very thin, unsteady, patchy layer of foam. No lacing.
Aroma is practically like a dessert. It reeks of sweet, sugary cherry. vanilla, marzipan and some very subdued sour notes.
Strong carbonation and a slightly thick palate.
Flavor is heavy sweet. Followed by medium tart sourness which almost drown in the sweet cherry ocean. Aftertaste is sugar sweet with some tart notes. Finish is pure cherry.
Kind of strange concept to mix a perfectly decent Belgian Brown Ale with Cherry Liquor. I would prefer to drink it straight - and forget about the Cherry Liquor. But if you are in need of a Boozy dessert it really is not so bad.
Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium
3.57/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.57/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark pink, clear colour. Dirty, slightly pinkish, white head. It is high, persistent, finely bubbly, leaving moderately abundant lacing.Medium sweet, candy-like and fruity (cherries) aroma with delicate notes of vanilla.The flavour, like the aroma, is sweet (fruit concentrate, cherry), but counterbalanced by a quite distinct bitterness (stone fruit) and a hint of sour notes (fresh cherries). The alcohol is well hidden. Medium plus carbonation. Medium to full body. Smooth, soft texture. Long, sweet, vanilla and fruity aftertaste accompanied by stone fruit bitterness.
Nov 03, 2025
Rated by Benjo16
4.08/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A really rather good cherry beer with a nice aroma and a powerful kick. Not to be underestimated.
Oct 23, 2025
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.76/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Dark red, yet much clearer and brighter than Donker, with a short off-white head.
Huge candied cherry plays on the suggested tartness of the underlying quad, seeming sour, but not, before a little char comes up in the finish.
Quite chuggable for what it is, though the flavor at times suggests lozenge.
Jun 04, 2025Huge candied cherry plays on the suggested tartness of the underlying quad, seeming sour, but not, before a little char comes up in the finish.
Quite chuggable for what it is, though the flavor at times suggests lozenge.
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
3.77/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured at cellar temp. Pours a nice bright and vibrant purple/red with about an inch or two of fluffy pink head. The nose is bursting with cherries and vanilla. Some ripe grape peel as well.
The taste really nice. Bitter and sweet cherries come through. Vanilla, malts, and light spice. Easy drinking!
May 07, 2025The taste really nice. Bitter and sweet cherries come through. Vanilla, malts, and light spice. Easy drinking!
Reviewed by Sinte from Italy
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle 0.33L.
Dark red body with an average, frothy, pink head, mostly lasting with some lacing.
Aroma is dominated by sweet cherry notes; some light spices.
Moderate sweet flavour with some acidic notes.
Medium body with watery texture; soft carbonation.
Nice, satisfactory beer.
Apr 19, 2025Dark red body with an average, frothy, pink head, mostly lasting with some lacing.
Aroma is dominated by sweet cherry notes; some light spices.
Moderate sweet flavour with some acidic notes.
Medium body with watery texture; soft carbonation.
Nice, satisfactory beer.
Reviewed by EH33905 from Florida
4.29/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.29/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Cherries galore!! Smells like cherries, looks like cherry coke, tastes like cherry. Alcohol very well hidden. I kinda like it. I need to explore more fruit and field beers.
Apr 01, 2025
Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.57/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.57/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
11.2 oz. bottle - 2016 vintage
Pours dark ruby red with an off-white pinkish colored foam head. Right now at 8 years old smells a bit dried and dusty like old dried cherries, raisined fruit, prunes, cherry liqueur, hint of spice, and chocolatey dark toasted malts. Tastes like stewed black cherries, dark cherry liqueur, raisins, dark dried fruit, spice, caramel, toffee, molasses, brown sugar, chocolate, toasted malts, and mild earthy hops. Feels medium bodied, creamy with smooth moderate carbonation. Overall a real nice Belgian cherry ale.
Feb 16, 2025Pours dark ruby red with an off-white pinkish colored foam head. Right now at 8 years old smells a bit dried and dusty like old dried cherries, raisined fruit, prunes, cherry liqueur, hint of spice, and chocolatey dark toasted malts. Tastes like stewed black cherries, dark cherry liqueur, raisins, dark dried fruit, spice, caramel, toffee, molasses, brown sugar, chocolate, toasted malts, and mild earthy hops. Feels medium bodied, creamy with smooth moderate carbonation. Overall a real nice Belgian cherry ale.
Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
4.1/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
33 cl bottle, straight up, while strolling the streets of Toulouse, France.
Pink bubbles rise up out the jug.
Nose is cherries and a little malt.
Tastes like Cheerwine, the southern USA legendary soft drink, spiked up to 8% ABV, with a little tart pinch.
Mouth is lush. Medium carbonation.
Overall, this crushable cherry hammer could sneak up and kick your ass if you’re not careful! Surprisingly decent.
Sep 30, 2024Pink bubbles rise up out the jug.
Nose is cherries and a little malt.
Tastes like Cheerwine, the southern USA legendary soft drink, spiked up to 8% ABV, with a little tart pinch.
Mouth is lush. Medium carbonation.
Overall, this crushable cherry hammer could sneak up and kick your ass if you’re not careful! Surprisingly decent.
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