Beers similar to Caractère Rouge

Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte

Fruited Flanders Red Ale·Belgium·7% ABV·One of 4 Fruited Flanders Red Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Caractère Rouge's berry and tart character. Caractère Rouge is a strong, oak-aged Flemish red ale finished with a natural addition of red fruit. It pours a deep ruby-red under a firm pink-tinged head. The nose brings ripe cherry, redcurrant and a whisper of oak, over a caramel malt base. The palate is complex and vinous, with tart red berry, sweet cherry and a warming alcohol note, before oak, light spice and a firm sourness carry the finish long and dry.

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10 beers like Caractère Rouge

1

4 Pines Brewing Company

Australia · Flanders Red Ale · 5.4%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same dryness and oak notes as Caractère Rouge, adds bread notes, a notch softer, but without the fullness.

What carries overtartberrysourdryoak

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Caractère Rougebreadyvanilladark fruitfull-bodiedboozy

Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch less body.

Structure: a notch softer

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2

White Rabbit Sour Red Grand Cru

White Rabbit Brewery

Australia · Flanders Red Ale · 8.2%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares oak notes and sourness with Caractère Rouge; adds dark fruit notes, a notch stronger, but drops caramel notes.

What carries oversouroaktartberrydry

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Caractère Rougedark fruitrichcaramelboozy

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch more body.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte

Belgium · Flanders Red Ale · 5.6%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Caractère Rouge on dryness and oak notes: adds fruit notes, a notch softer, drops fullness.

What carries overdrytartberryoakcaramel

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Caractère Rougefruityjuicyfull-bodiedboozy

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch more bitterness.

Structure: a notch softer

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4

Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte

Belgium · Kriek · 6.8%

68%

MATCH

A touch more juiciness, no berry notes — sourness and dryness as with Caractère Rouge.

Structure: very close

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5

Four Winds Brewing Co.

Canada · Sour · 6.4%

66%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and oak notes like Caractère Rouge, adds fruit notes, drops caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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6

Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Flanders Red · 5.5%

64%

MATCH

Mirrors Caractère Rouge's dryness and oak notes — plus fruit notes, a notch softer, minus caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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6 Months In A Leaky Oak

Moon Dog Brewing

Australia · Italian Grape Ale · 8.4%

63%

MATCH

Like Caractère Rouge on dryness and oak notes — adds fruit notes, sweeter, but without the berry notes.

Structure: sweeter, a touch fuller

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Duchesse de Bourgogne

Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte

Belgium · Flanders Red Ale · 6.2%

61%

MATCH

As with Caractère Rouge, same dryness and oak notes; adds dark fruit notes, a notch softer, no berry notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Sour Ale · 7.2%

61%

MATCH

Same sourness and oak notes as Caractère Rouge, adds chocolate notes, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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10

Four Winds Brewing Co.

Canada · Dark Sour · 5.9%

61%

MATCH

Softer — same sourness and dryness as Caractère Rouge, adds dark fruit notes, a notch softer, but without the oak notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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