De Ranke Guldenberg

Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

una grande birra del de ranke, in linea con il suo brewing fuori dai classici canoni belgi: bionda dalla schiuma bianca compatta finissima e persistente, ha i lieviti e il corpo di una tripel, con una luppolatura totalmente fuori dal comune per il genere. il luppolo si sente già al naso, resinoso e floreale, ben accompagnato al profumo del lievito che ricorda il pane. gusto e retrogusto sono dominati dall’amaro in un susseguirsi di note erbacee citriche e terrose. raffinata, una delle migliori belghe.

Pours out goldcoloured with big dense off-white head. Aroma is herbal or spicy, with coriander and cinnamon. Also hoppy. Taste is also spicey and hoppy, smooth in mouth, good and long finish with something like honey in it, a soft and smooth sweetness. Nice!

22nd February 2008. Dry amber-blond beer. Slighty fruity, Lingering dry and semi bitter finish.

Golden orange, very large long lasting white head, excellent lacing. Aroma is yeasty, spicy, must, orange citrus, very light alcohol. Flavour is of yeast, oranges and lemons, moderate bitterness, spices. Lightly bitter mouthfeel, light body, high carbonation. Finished fairly quick, some spice.

Very high carbonation throughout this, very small body. Not as expected.

750ml bottle obtained in a trade with Boutip, thanks Phil.
Opened on January 25, 2009.
Best before August 11, 2012.

A light orange aroma. Orange-yellow color. A good spicy somewhat alcoholic flavor. Doesn’t too too long but a good beer.

Bottle, 33 cl. It looks like nearly all the beers of De Ranke look like: a yellow hazy beer with a medium white head, this one disappearing however. At the first look you can also see this will be a beer with bitterness and so it is. Tha aroma has some hops and malts, also light yeasty. The taste is light sweet at first, with some fruity and spicy taste going to a light bitter finish. For people who find the "XX Bitter" too bitter. But there are also other alternatives within the ’De Ranke’-beers (this beer is very similar to Wevelgemse Tripel)

Bottle. Pours slightly hazy golden orange with a decent white head that lasts fairly well and leaves a bit of lace. Aroma is of yeast, honey, pepper and clove with a hint of caramel. Flavour has a nice balance between sweet and bitter and pretty much mirrors the aroma. Medium body with a reasonably long finish, with the bitterness coming out more. This is a good beer, although it doesn’t really stand out in any particular way, it’s pleasant and very easy to drink.

EBF08. Cloudy amber with a white head. Aroma is caramel, light hop and fruity notes. Flavour is caramel, light bitter and lithg fruity notes.