Fort Lapin Rouge is a Belgian abbey beer from Fort Lapin brewery. Fort Lapin brewery was established in 2011 as a modern Belgian microbrewery dedicated to making high-end Belgian ales. The brewery is named after the area just north of Bruges where the brewery is based.
What is an abbey beer? An abbey beer refers to a Belgian Trappist-style beer produced outside of a monastery, since only beers produced in Trappist monasteries can be given that name. Fort Lapin Rouge pours an orangy-chestnut colour, offering up the classic spicy aroma of an abbey beer. The flavour is toasted and malty, with further spicy notes and a slight floral character. Buy Fort Lapin Rouge for a traditional Belgian abbey beer, brewed by a modern, independent microbrewery.
Riff Devin –
This is a lovely warm red beer. It’s stronger than it seems but goes down easily and tastes very mellow, a mature beer, no rough edges. The only criticism I can add to it is that it’s almost too smooth, it just doesn’t quite stand out enough to really blaze its own trail but well well worth a taste.
Chris Meechan –
A malty, fruity, creamy red ale with a bitter finish, very pleasant.
Kristin –
This was more hoppy than I expected, quite bitter and not very smooth. Tastes more like a standard english bitter than a belgian abbey beer
Jason –
Interesting rouge. Not just the colour. Smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel which is surprising. There is a subtle forest fruit flavour which after researching is due to fermenting with hibiscus flowers apparently. Dry.
Mark Charrington –
Pours a dull chestnut with a good white head On the nose oranges strawberries and spice My palate finds Seville orange zest strawberries caramel It has a medium body that ends dry. Satisfactory without being ground-breaking
Mike –
Very easy to drink. Smooth with just a touch of caramel.
PETER EVANS –
Pours red although not as red as I expected. Plenty of caramel and citrus. Would definitely buy again.
Elle M –
Hints of caramel and lovely malty flavour
David Winter –
Very nicely balanced and full-flavoured. Elements of abbey ale, but with a fruity bitterness that is both complex, but also highly moreish.