De Ranke XX Bitter

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

Bottle. A hazy yellow-orange beer with a decent white head. Nice, Belgian-style aroma with spicyness, pale malt, and a citrusy touch. Medium body with flavors of pale malt, piney and resiny hops, a little spicyness and slightly sourish flavor, and a touch of alchol in the far back. Nice bitterness. Finish with bitterness and pale malt. It’s a too light beer for the amount of hops used, but it’s nice. (080626)

33 cl bottle from Bieropholie, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. JN18/08.[br/][br/] App.: Clear, deep golden, good-sized white head. Aroma: Yeast, leafy hops, bitter green herbs, light apricots and apple, light spices. Palate: Medium+ body, soft effervescence. Flav.: Some yeast, lots of leafy hops, less green herbals, light fruitiness, light spiciness off-dry with good bitterness, especially for a Belgian.[br/][br/] Lives up to the name...nice.

750 ml bottle. An unclear golden beer with a huge, stable and persistent white head. The aroma is very hoppy and yeasty with notes of flowers, herbs, citric fruits, earth and spices (light pepper). very attractive nose, though not so powerful as I expected. The flavour is highly hoppy, but well balanced by a good malt character. fantastic grassy notes as well as peppery hints. Quite funky. Medium body, lively carbonation, very dry and very long finish with very high bitterness, lingering on your tongue. Very drinkable and quenching. Overall a fantastic beer.

Bottle. Bright yellow color, slightly cloudy, lingering white head. Fruity, hoppy aroma. Taste is bitter throughout, with additional fruity notes and a lingering hoppy finish. Quite nice.

Bottle, Belgian Belly, Manchester. Had this about 5 years ago for the first time and remembered it as being very good then; the reality is I’d forgotten just how strikingly fine this brew is. Pours a hazy damp straw colour with a great looking white frothyish head. Very dry floral hop aroma tinged with a hearty dose of Flanders fields. Luverly. Flavour is very hoppy and bitter, grassy, with a killer balance of fruit, spice and whatever magic they have weaved into this. Fabulous long dry bitter finish. Perfectly balanced. A great beer.

ABV: 6.2% RateBeer rating: 93 Calories: estimated at 150 C Volume: 11.2 fl oz Glass: trappist, tulip, tumbler Purchased at: Circle Liquors super saver, Pennington, NJ Price: $4.19 Consumed at: home First Impression: Aroma is fruity and Belgian styled, but a bit chemical. Visuals are beautiful deep hazy gold with a long lasting thick head. Taste is dark, hoppy, and fruity. Well done. Palate is crisp and with a long dark bitter finish. Second Impression. A well crafted brew. Expensive, but enjoyable. Hoppy and deep, with good texture. Aroma: 8 out of 10 Visuals: 5 out of 5 Taste: 8 out of 10 Palate: 4 out of 5 Overall: 17 out of 20

(Draught at Punavuoren Ahven on 2008-05-31) Yellow and cloudy. Small dense white head. Sour and hoppy nose with some grapefruit. Some fizziness in palate. Yeasty taste with lots of bitterness. Some grapefruit.

Bottle and draft at monks. Pours a straw orange hazy body with a big fluffy head. Aroma is funky brett, sweet belgian sugar, some spices. Starts sweet then funky with a bitter finish. Complex and a solid beer.