In 1821, the four Rodenbach brothers (Pedro, Alexander, Ferdinand and Constantijn) invested in a small brewery in Roeselare, in the West Flanders province of Belgium. The brothers agreed to a partnership for fifteen years. At the end of this period, Pedro and his wife, Regina Wauters, bought the brewery from the others and Regina ran the business while Pedro served in the military. Their son Edward later took over the brewery (1864), and it was during his directorship that the brewery saw great growth.
Edward's son, Eugene, took over in 1878 and, in preparation for this position, travelled to England where he learned how to ripen beer in oak barrels and then mix old and young beers. It was this method of producing beer that Rodenbach became famous for. As Eugene produced no male offspring, a public limited liability corporation was created and most shares remained in the hands of descendants of the Rodenbachs until 1998 when the brewery was sold to Palm Brewery.
After the take-over, Palm quickly stopped production of Rodenbach's Alexander beer, a cherry-flavoured beer.[1] However, in recent years, Palm/Rodenbach has produced and distributed, first, Rodenbach foederbier, which is served only from cask, and is unfiltered and unblended. It comes straight from an oak riping barrel and is not processed further. More recently, the brewery has produced Vin de Céréale, sold only in bottles. This is similar to foederbier, but has been in the barrel longer (about three years) and has been formulated for more alcohol. Foederbier is usually 5-6 percent, while Vin de Céréale is 10 percent.[2]
From 1980 until 2000, Rodenbach supplied the yeast and bacteria culture that provided their distinctive taste profile and sourness to De Dolle Brouwers in nearby Esen for use in some of their beers. They had historically also sometimes supplied yeast to Westvleteren Brewery and Brouwerij Felix in Oudenaarde.[3]
Beersedit
A Rodenbach Original
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
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.
Galleryedit
Rodenbach coat of arms
Rodenbach original malt kiln
Entrance to old brewery
Grain silo
Old copper wort cooker
Modern wort cooker
Rodenbach Brewery aging barrels
Rodenbach Original and Grand Cru
Rodenbach Rosso, a sweet kriek (cherry) lambic-like beer
Referencesedit
^"Palm explains plans for Rodenbach beers". Realbeer.com. Real Beer Media. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
rodenbach, brewery, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rodenbach Brewery news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Brouwerij RodenbachIndustryAlcoholic beverageFounded1821FounderPedro Alexander Ferdinand and Constantijn RodenbachHeadquartersRoeselare BelgiumProductsBeerProduction output180 000 hLOwnerPalm BreweriesWebsitewww rodenbach be Contents 1 Brewery 2 Beers 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksBrewery editIn 1821 the four Rodenbach brothers Pedro Alexander Ferdinand and Constantijn invested in a small brewery in Roeselare in the West Flanders province of Belgium The brothers agreed to a partnership for fifteen years At the end of this period Pedro and his wife Regina Wauters bought the brewery from the others and Regina ran the business while Pedro served in the military Their son Edward later took over the brewery 1864 and it was during his directorship that the brewery saw great growth Edward s son Eugene took over in 1878 and in preparation for this position travelled to England where he learned how to ripen beer in oak barrels and then mix old and young beers It was this method of producing beer that Rodenbach became famous for As Eugene produced no male offspring a public limited liability corporation was created and most shares remained in the hands of descendants of the Rodenbachs until 1998 when the brewery was sold to Palm Brewery After the take over Palm quickly stopped production of Rodenbach s Alexander beer a cherry flavoured beer 1 However in recent years Palm Rodenbach has produced and distributed first Rodenbach foederbier which is served only from cask and is unfiltered and unblended It comes straight from an oak riping barrel and is not processed further More recently the brewery has produced Vin de Cereale sold only in bottles This is similar to foederbier but has been in the barrel longer about three years and has been formulated for more alcohol Foederbier is usually 5 6 percent while Vin de Cereale is 10 percent 2 From 1980 until 2000 Rodenbach supplied the yeast and bacteria culture that provided their distinctive taste profile and sourness to De Dolle Brouwers in nearby Esen for use in some of their beers They had historically also sometimes supplied yeast to Westvleteren Brewery and Brouwerij Felix in Oudenaarde 3 Beers edit nbsp A Rodenbach Original 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 Cereale an aged beer that is 10 ABV Caractere 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 Gallery edit nbsp Rodenbach coat of arms nbsp Rodenbach original malt kiln nbsp Entrance to old brewery nbsp Grain silo nbsp Old copper wort cooker nbsp Modern wort cooker nbsp Rodenbach Brewery aging barrels nbsp Rodenbach Original and Grand Cru nbsp Rodenbach Rosso a sweet kriek cherry lambic like beerReferences edit Palm explains plans for Rodenbach beers Realbeer com Real Beer Media Retrieved 9 January 2015 Brewery History http www thebarn com pipermail mba 2005 June 003247 html Letter from Kris Herteleer of De Dolle BrouwersExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brouwerij Rodenbach Rodenbach Brewery in Dutch English and French Brouwerij Rodenbach in English Brewery details from BeerTourism com 50 56 47 N 3 08 15 E 50 946495 N 3 137610 E 50 946495 3 137610 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rodenbach Brewery amp oldid 1083744811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
