Kasteel Cru Rose

Being a great lover of Kasteel Cru (we used to buy it by the pallet load) I was surprised to have only just found out about the rose beer.

Kasteel Cru Rose is made the same way as the regular Kasteel Cru. Using champagne yeast, malted barley and the pure Alsace water but with the addition of elderberry and elderflower. The same iconic bottle is used (created for them by a champagne bottle manufacture) but with a pink label that I’m afraid to say gives it a girly look. Although it is arguably a very accessible beer for women that would not normally like beer, it is not sweet.

It is close to Kasteel Cru in taste although a little softer. The original, in my opinion, benefited from being served in a wine glass, because it kept the bubbles. Although this is also true of the rose, due the very pink hue of the drink a few of my customers prefer it in a straight glass, to remind themselves they are drinking beer.

While the regular Kasteel Cru is best at the start of the evening before moving on to other things, the Rose can be happily drunk all evening, although it is not a drink you can easily return to after a change.