De Ranke Noir De Dottignies

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

(Bottle, 0.33 l, at Pikkulintu on 2008-11-13) Dark amber and cloudy. Small white head. Chocolate and malts in nose. Roastedness, malts, bitterness, chocolate, yeast and quite a lot of fruitiness in taste. Bitter and lightly roasty aftertaste.

It’s a rather hazy, almost unclear red mahogany color and the head is creamy. The aroma has sweetness, notes of roasted malt, dark fruits like raisin, dates and figs and candy sugar. The flavour has sweetness and notes of roasted malt, spice, dark fruits, candy sugar and the finish is slightly bitter with a tendency to become a little harsh, dry and spicy.

Bottle. <frothy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Dark brown colour. Moderate malty and hoppy well balanced aroma. MOderatre bitter caramellic flavor. Moderate bitter long finish. Creamy palate.

Bottle: Poured a chocolate brown color with a off white head. Aroma is light chocolate and roastedness. Taste is thick with burnt smokey malts and yet a acidic hop bite. Finish is dry and bitter, makes the mouth water for more.

Dark amber color, small head. Chocolate and yeast in aroma. Yeasty, fruity, sourish flavor with spicy notes.

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Medium yellow-beige head, dense, over red-brown beer. Very chocolatey nose, bit of solvent, light lactic acid, dry pine needles. Roasted-burnt character, burnt grains, overlying lactic-chocolatey underbuild. Persistent point of acidity. Chocolate, burnt, remaining on the palate. Rather well-bodied, alcohol discreet; slick. Problem I have with this not undeserving beer, is that it tries to pull into two directions at once. Lactic Oud Bruin notes are clashing with the burnt dark malts specs. Or, another failed attempt at reconciling Walloon & Flemish...

Bottle, 9%. Roasted and yeasty aroma. Cloudy very dark amber colour. Big stable light brown head. The flavour is quite yeasty, but also nicely malty and with a nice roasted finish. A lot of yeast, but well-balanced and nice.