Rodenbach is a brewery in Roeselare, Belgium, now owned by Palm Breweries. It is noted for its barrel-aged sour beers in the Flemish red style.

As it is now, the brewery complex dates to the 1860s and 70s, and a visitor centre opened for tours in 2001. These take two hours and are available Saturday to Thursday, walking you through Rodenbach’s idiosyncratic brewing process, and letting you sample a cold Grand Cru and Rodenbach Original.

Beers

There are several different types of Rodenbach beers:

• Rodenbach Original (5.2% ABV) blended from aged and young ale (25%/75%)
• Rodenbach Grand Cru, a winey beer (6% ABV) which contains less young ale (67%/33%)
• Rodenbach Vintage beer, this beer is unblended aged beer from a single cask selected for its qualities by a tasting panel, formerly sold as Grand Cru
• Vin de Céréale, an aged beer that is 10% ABV
• Caractère Rouge, beer, already having undergone maturation, that is put through further aging and maceration with cherries, raspberries, and cranberries

In commemoration of the brewery’s 150th year of activity, it produced Rodenbach Alexander, a variant of Original with cherry flavor. Its name comes from the brewery founder, Alexandre Rodenbach.