Rodenbach Vintages VS Regular

I like them all. Viva la difference. Tried the caractere rouge? Worth every penny. Blackberries, cherries and cranberries? in the mix.

 

Easily one of my favorite breweries love everything they do so far.

 

The Vintage series are single barrel, which any whiskey enthusiast can tell you is always a crapshoot.

It could be that the aging was what let you down, but my bet is that it has more to do with the brewers not blending barrels for quality control, balance and consistency.

 

Re-releasing Alexander? What a great news Now if only Palm wouldn't pasteurize it, my life would be complete.

 

Close. Cranberries, cherries, and raspberries. Incredible beer.

 

My understanding is that they are individual foeders, not whiskey barrels. Large wooden fermenting/storage containers.

 

I think you're right. So yeah, they're larger than most whiskey casks, but the point is that the beers aren't being homogenized with the Vintage series, hence the variability.

 

^^^^ And also the uniqueness. Variety is nice. The foeders are quite large, maybe 500-750 gallons and are used for decades. Each has their own microflora.

 

FYI, the year on the Vintage is the year it went into the foeder, and ages two years before bottling, so the 2012 was bottled in 2014. Still an aged bottle at this point, but not as much as might be inferred at first glance.

 

Some of my favorites as well! From my experience though, the 2012 I had was actually much more intense than (fresh) Grand Cru. I would not necessarily say it was more enjoyable - much more vinegar astringency and wood tannins - but certainly much different than the Grand Cru and more complex. I have a few other Vintage years in the cellar, with a bottle of 2007 being the oldest. I am a little worried about how that one has held up, but we'll see.
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