FLANDERS RED ALE

Vichtenaar

Brouwerij Verhaeghe • West Flanders Belgium

Mixed Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 5.1% ABV

The everyday West Flemish red-brown ale from Verhaeghe, named for the village of Vichte. Matured at least eight months in oak casks and bottled without further blending: lively and layered, with Madeira, vanilla, oak and the acidity of a fresh apple, at an easy-drinking strength.

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FLAVOR PROFILE

MadeiraVanillaOakTart AppleLight

Sour, tart and wine-like, with notes of madeira, vanilla, oak, with a balanced, moreish finish.

SERVING

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

6-8°C

CHARACTER

DryOff-drySweet

LightLightFull

SoftSoftBitter

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

TASTING NOTES

Appearance: Deep mahogany-red, clear, with a tan head
Aroma: Tart Apple
Taste: Balanced, medium-bodied, madeira, vanilla, oak, tart apple
Finish: Dry.

BEER DETAILS

Style:: Flanders Red Ale
ABV:: 5.1%
IBU:: 10-25
Origin:: West Flanders, Belgium
Glassware:: Lambic Glass

CELLAR5 to 10+ years

Ages for years. Oak-aged and acidic, it deepens and mellows over a decade or more.

PERFECT PAIRING

"A versatile sour: green salads, charcuterie, or a fresh soft cheese."

Soft Cheese

Brie, chèvre, fresh curd

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Charcuterie

Saucisson, paté, ham

Cook this: creamy brie or fresh chevre on toast, a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), or Ardennes ham, pate gaumais, and saucisson.

AVAILABILITY

Rare, limited distribution

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PRICE GUIDE

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Rare or strong, worth the hunt.

Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose

Madeira

IIOn the palate

Madeira
Vanilla
Oak
Light

IIIThe finish

Tart Apple

III

Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Named for the village of Vichte where Verhaeghe has brewed since 1885, Vichtenaar is the brewery's lighter, everyday red-brown ale. Aged at least eight months in oak and bottled unblended, it offers the foeder-aged Flanders character, Madeira, vanilla and tart apple, at a gentle, sessionable strength.

On the Flanders Red Ale style, The "Burgundy of Belgium". A sour, fruity red ale aged in oak vats (foeders). Known for complex tartness with notes of sour cherry and plum.

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BREWERY

Brouwerij Verhaeghe

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

West Flanders

STYLE

Flanders Red Ale

Glassware & Ritual

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.

Serve well-chilled

Cool tempers the sharp acidity

Pour gently

Preserve the champagne-like bead

Keep a lacy collar

A thin head carries the funk

Sip slowly

Let the sourness unfold on the palate

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