Beers similar to Rouge Max

Fruit Beer·Belgium·8% ABV·One of 145 Fruit Beers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Rouge Max's fruity and dark-fruity character. Cherries lead taste and aroma, joined by vanilla, in an intense, fruity, dark red beer (8 %) that sits between sweet and sour. It blends top-fermented beer with spontaneously fermented lambic and cherry juice, a mixed fermentation, and wears a firm, light pink head. The "Max" in the name stands for a maximal tasting experience.

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10 beers like Rouge Max

Silly Rouge

Brasserie de Silly

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 8.0%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Rouge Max's sourness and sweetness — plus tartness, minus vanilla notes.

What carries overfruitydark fruitsoursweetsmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Rouge Maxtartmaltyvanillafunky

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Delirium Red

Brouwerij Huyghe

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 8.0%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps sweetness and sourness like Rouge Max, adds nutty notes, drops vanilla notes.

What carries overfruitysweetdark fruitsoursmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Rouge Maxnuttyvanillafunky

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Val-Dieu Fruitée

Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 8.0%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more berry notes, no vanilla notes — sweetness and sourness as with Rouge Max.

What carries overfruitydark fruitsweetsoursmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Rouge Maxberrytartbittervanillafunky

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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RED by Petrus

Brouwerij De Brabandere

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 8.5%

76%

MATCH

Alongside Rouge Max on sweetness and sourness: adds fullness, drops vanilla notes.

Structure: very close

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Kasteel Rouge

Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 8.0%

76%

MATCH

Shares sweetness and sourness with Rouge Max; adds dryness, but drops vanilla notes.

Structure: very close

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The Liar's Club

Green Bench Brewing Co.

United States · Fruit Beer · 7.7%

76%

MATCH

Same sourness and funk as Rouge Max, adds oak notes, drier, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: drier, a touch lighter

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Oude Kriek Boon

Brouwerij Boon

Belgium · Kriek · 6.5%

72%

MATCH

As with Rouge Max, same sourness and funk; adds yeast character, a notch softer, no vanilla notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Holiday Bubbles

Rhinegeist Brewery

United States · Fruit Beer · 6.2%

70%

MATCH

Like Rouge Max on vanilla notes and sourness — adds spiciness, a notch softer, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Kriek-Brut

Liefmans

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 6.0%

69%

MATCH

Softer — same sourness and smoothness as Rouge Max, adds nutty notes, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Corsendonk Dubbel Kriek

Brouwerij Corsendonk

Belgium · Fruit Beer · 8.5%

68%

MATCH

Same sweetness and refreshment as Rouge Max, adds juiciness, but without the vanilla notes.

Structure: very close

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