verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message brouwerij rodenbach industry alcoholic beverage founded 1821 founder pedro alexander ferdinand and constantijn rodenbach headquarters roeselare belgium products beer production output 180 000 hl owner palm breweries website www.rodenbach.be rodenbach is a brewery and a brewing family from roeselare belgium . the brewery is now owned by palm breweries . it is noted for its production of barrel aged sour beers in the flemish red style . contents 1 brewery 2 beers 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links brewery edit 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 that became the 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 c r ale 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 c r ale 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 a rodenbach original there are three 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 c r ale an aged beer that is 10 % abv caract re 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 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 references 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 brouwers external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to brouwerij rodenbach . rodenbach brewery in dutch english and french brouwerij rodenbach english brewery details from beertourism.com coordinates 50 56 47 n 3 08 15 e 50.946495 n 3.137610 e 50.946495 ; 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