Flanders Red Ale
A Flanders Red, are commonly referred to as the "red" beers of West Flanders. Belgian Red Beers are typically light-bodied brews with reddish-brown colors. They are infamous for their distinct sharp, fruity, sour and tart flavours which are created by special yeast strains. Very complex beers, they are produced under the age old tradition of long-term cask aging in oak, and the blending of young and old beers.

Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-8.0%  
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Duchesse De Bourgogne 6.2° -1/4L- 8.4fl.oz

Weight: 0.550 kg
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Duchesse de Bourgogne is a sweet, fruitytasting beer with a pleasant sour oakiness refreshing after-taste. It is brewed with reddish barley malts and spicy hops with a low bitterness. After the first and the secondary fermentation , the beer intended for farther maturation goes on for lagering for 18 months in oaken casks. Afterwards the beer is blent with younger beer of 8 months. The age before being bottled is 12 months. Duchesse de Bourgogne is a refined red beer typical for the region of West-Flanders. Michael Jackson, writer on beer, calls these the most obvious "Burgundies of Belgium".

Vichtenaar 5.1° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Weight: 0.550 kg
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Belgian top-fermented cherry beer on the basis of a reddish brown ale matured in oak casks for 8 months. The water is pumped up from a 172m deep well, guaranteeing constant quality and purity of the liquor. Appreciated by the connoisseur looking for authenticity. Vichtenaar can be described as a light, acidulous and complex. It is the last of the old Flemish, reddish-brown beers that are ripened in oak.

Echte Kriek 6.8 - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Weight: 0.550 kg
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The traditional Flemish cherry ale. This refreshing ale is based on Vichtenaar and has the aroma of Kirsch cherry brandy, smooth, vanilla-like oaky palate and late surge of passion-fruit flavors with some acidity. Local sour cherries are added during the maturation process to the wooden casks containing Vichtenaar. The final product is a blend of 1, 2 and 3 years old beers. The "Echte Kriek" in contrast to other kriek beers, only uses full kriek cherries. The "Echte Kriek" is a very refreshing beer, particularly suited to long, warm summer evenings.

Rodenbach Classic 5° -1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Weight: 0.550 kg
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This belgian beer is light, with a sweet and sour taste and fruity notes. Its typical flavours come from the mixt fermentation and the 2 years oak aging; a traditional recipe from the south of Flanders. The classic Rodenbach is drunk in a higher amount in the brewery region and at the Belgian coast. In summer sales triple because of the very thirst quenching properties

Rodenbach Grand Cru 6.5° -1/3L- 11.6fl.oz

Weight: 0.600 kg
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This is an aged Belgian red ale, which is 'ripened quietly in oak barrels for two years'. It has an extremely pungent aroma of rich grapey fruit, with acidic notes, very much like a slightly sour red wine (their original advertising slogan was 'It's wine!') In the mouth it is slightly sweet, extremely acidic and fruity, with grapes and even cherries discernible, and very lively. Despite the sweetness it is not at all cloying, even thin, with little or no trace of malt. Finish is sharp and fruity. This is a very polarising beer; like it or loathe it ... In all, a complex, highly unusual beer, which should be savoured.

Rodenbach Redbach 3.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Weight: 0.600 kg
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This April, Redbach scored a delicious victory at the 2006 World beer Cup in Seattle. In its first-ever World Beer Cup outing it beat out over 30 competitors for the Gold Medal in its category. It's is oozing with cherry flavor, and after one taste you’ll be begging for more. Soothingly sweet, wickedly sour, Redbach is 75%Rodenbach ale blended with 24% pure, natural cherry juice, and the newest temptation from Brewery Rodenbach.

Bacchus 4.5° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Weight: 0.550 kg
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A golden yellow, lightly sparkling high-fermentation beer brewed according to traditional methods, and with secondary fermentation in the bottle. This beer is characterised by an outstanding blend of noble malts and hops, which lend it a refined aroma and an exceptionally smooth flavour. 11% proof. Keep in a cool place and serve at 12°C.