What beers does Swinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach) make?

Swinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach) makes 3 beers, including Rodenbach Classic, Rodenbach Grand Cru, Rodenbach Vintage.

Swinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach)

🌍 Belgium · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for Flanders Red Ale

★ Award winningKnown for Flanders Red Ale

Historic West Flemish brewery since 1821, home of Rodenbach — the world reference for Flanders Red Ale. Aged in massive oak foeders (400 of them), Rodenbach produces some of the world's most complex and celebrated sour beers.

3Beers

1Styles

6.1%Avg ABV

1821Founded

AWARDS

World Beer Cup 2026 Silver – Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin (Rodenbach Vintage)

★World Beer Cup 2026 Silver – Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin (Rodenbach Vintage)

Beers by Swinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach)

3 beers

Rodenbach Classic

Flanders Red Ale · 5.2%

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Rodenbach Grand Cru

Flanders Red Ale · 6%

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Rodenbach Vintage

Flanders Red Ale · 7%

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers

Signature

What keeps showing up across their beers.

dark fruitevery beer

3 of 3 beers

tartevery beer

3 of 3 beers

sourevery beer

3 of 3 beers

smoothevery beer

3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range

How broad they brew.

Focused3 beers · 1 style family

Sour 3

Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.

What sets them apart

Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 55 other Sour breweries.

Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

typical for SourSwinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach)

in no beersin every beer

smooth

in all 3 of their beers · typical Sour brewery: 1 in 5

Far more smooth than typical.

dark fruit

in all 3 of their beers · typical Sour brewery: 1 in 5

Far more dark fruit than typical.

berry

in all 3 of their beers · typical Sour brewery: 1 in 5

Far more berry than typical.

earthy

in all 3 of their beers · typical Sour brewery: 2 in 5

Notably more earthy than typical.

crisp

in none of their beers · typical Sour brewery: 3 in 5

Absent — the field expects it.

and 2 more traits that set them apart

Brewery performance

How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.

Top 19%

average beer performance

beers in the Top 100

3 / 3

beers above the median

#452

best ranked beer
Rodenbach Vintage

Their beers place in the Top 19% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.