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BELGIAN FRUIT ALE

Kasteel Rouge

Van Honsebrouck • West Flanders Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 8% ABV

Rich Belgian strong ale blended with cherries. Deep ruby red, full-bodied, and dessert-like with a warming alcohol presence.

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FLAVOR PROFILE
CherrySweetCaramelMaltWarming Alcohol

Fruity, tart and refreshing, with notes of cherry, sweet, caramel, finishing rich and sweet.

SERVING

Serve at 6-8°C in a lambic glass to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

6-8°C

CHARACTER
DrySweetSweet
LightMediumFull
SoftSoftBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Vivid fruit-stained, brilliant, with a coloured head
Aroma
Caramel, Malt
Taste
Sweet, medium-bodied, cherry, sweet, caramel, malt
Finish
Lingering and sweet.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Belgian Fruit Ale
ABV:
8%
IBU:
0-15
Origin:
West Flanders, Belgium
Glassware:
Lambic Glass
CELLAR1 to 5 years

Can age. Will soften and gain a honeyed depth, though it is lovely fresh too.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Excellent with chocolate lava cake or blue cheese, balancing sweetness with strong flavors."

Aged Cheese

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Chocolate

Chocolate

Dark chocolate, tart

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), or a dark Belgian chocolate tart or speculoos.

AVAILABILITY

Specialty shops & better bottle stores

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PRICE GUIDE
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Premium

A considered, special pour.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Cherry
IIOn the palate
  • Cherry
  • Sweet
  • Caramel
  • Malt
IIIThe finish
  • Warming Alcohol

Rich Belgian strong ale blended with cherries. Deep ruby red, full-bodied, and dessert-like with a warming alcohol presence.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Brewed by Van Honsebrouck and named for the castle ('kasteel') of Ingelmunster, Kasteel Rouge blends the brewery's strong dark ale with cherry for a sweet, fruity finish.

On the Belgian Fruit Ale style, Stronger, often rich ales infused with fruits like cherries or raspberries, offering a balance of malt sweetness, fruit character, and warming alcohol.

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BREWERY

Van Honsebrouck

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

West Flanders

STYLE

Belgian Fruit Ale

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Glassware & Ritual

The Lambic Glass
THE LAMBIC GLASS

For wild & sour ales

A slender, tapered glass that shows off the bright effervescence and tart, funky bouquet of spontaneously-fermented lambics, gueuze and fruit ales.

01

Serve well-chilled

Cool tempers the sharp acidity

02

Pour gently

Preserve the champagne-like bead

03

Keep a lacy collar

A thin head carries the funk

04

Sip slowly

Let the sourness unfold on the palate

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THE MONK'S NOTE

Pour it into a lambic glass, served around 6-8°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Lovely now, though a year or two will only soften and deepen it.

Brother Anselm, cellarmaster

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