Brewery Omer Vander Ghinste – VanderGhinste Roodbruin, 5.5% 250ml bottle.
A Belgian Roodbruin, a red-brown Flanders Sour ale made from blending what I gather is an oud-bruin type base beer that is blended with a Lambic and then aged in oak barrels for 18 months.

The colour is a brown – dark copper, its quite clear with a hint of reddishness. Very light head, just a ring with very mild lacing. Lots of carbonation going on in there. The smell is excellent, a real sour character as opposed to modern kettle sours, oakey barrel notes and a slight malty carmel sweetness. The taste is fantastic, an extremely well balanced caramel malt flavour, a nice sweetness, then a firm but not lingering sourness, before the oakey dryness on the end. Very interesting sweetness that sits well and is enhanced by while enhancing the nice sourness. Extremely drinkable. Really nice, and quite different as well.