- Rodenbach
Infobox Brewery
name = Brouwerij Rodenbach
caption =
location =Roeselare ,Belgium
owner =Palm Breweries
opened =1821
production = 180000 hL
active_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Rodenbach Original|style=Flanders red ale brewbox_beer|name=Rodenbach Grand Cru|style=Flanders red ale brewbox_beer|name=Redbach|style=Flanders red ale
seasonal_beers =
other_beers = brewbox_beers|type=Retired brewbox_beer|name=Alexander|style=Flanders red ale Rodenbach was a
brewery and a brewing family fromRoeselare ,Belgium . The brewery is now owned byPalm Breweries .Brewery
The brewery was opened in
1821 byAlexander Rodenbach , a blind middle-class man who became an important figure of Belgian Revolution in1830 . From1836 to1864 Regina Wauters, wife of Pedro Rodenbach, led the brewery; the direction was next assigned to Edward Rodenbach, their son, under whom the brewery developed and expanded greatly, adding a newmalt factory, new fermentation cave, and other such facilities. The last Rodenbach to lead the brewery was Eugène, the son of Edward, who conducted operations from1878 to1889 . The brewery remained in family hands until it was bought byPalm Breweries in1998 .Alexander Rodenbach was a relative of authors
Georges Rodenbach andAlbrecht Rodenbach .Beers
There are three different types of Rodenbach beers, all of the a
Flanders red ale style:
* "Rodenbach Original" (5% ABV) blended from aged and young ale;
* "Rodenbach Grand Cru", a rich winey beer (6% ABV) consisting of just the aged portion of Rodenbach Original;
* "Redbach", a blend of Rodenbach Original and cherry juice in a manner akin to the commercial version of thelambic style.
* "Rodenbach Alexander" (5.1% ABV) is no longer in production, but was a blend of aged Rodenbach with cherry syrup.External links
* [http://www.rodenbach.be/ Rodenbach Brewery (in Flemish & French)]
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