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De Ranke XX Bitter 3.67 643

De Ranke XX Bitter

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Belgian Ale

Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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6433.68/5.03.67/5.06.2%98.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
XX Bitter is a very weighty beer, aggressively brewed to be the hoppiest in Belgium. Some more delicate palates are put off right away. It is first of all remarkably hoppy – and it persists in its hoppiness unto the bitter end – but it does not want for balancing maltiness. In the middle is a “barnyard” Brettanomyces yeast character that is very reminiscent of Orval in its heyday. You might say this beer is Orval with everything turned up to 11, which is exactly what the brewers were seeking
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 mybestfriend (262), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a golden colour with a white head. Aroma is hops, hay and some yeast. Flavour is very bitter - hay, hops and some yeast. Finish is bitter. This doesn’t taste like Belgium but nice one anyhow!


 swoopjones (1920), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 28, 2008  
Tap @ Pizza Plant Walker Center. Light golden hazy pour with sizable heaD. Aromas of yeast, minor hop, citus. Taste of light Brett, mild hops, Belgian yeast & somewhat grassy. Pretty crisp & easily drinkable.Nice beer


 RomanW70 (297), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Mar 27, 2008  
Pours hazy orange gold with a frothy, sizeable head that recedes slowly. Aroma of yeasty funk, floral hops, and sweet malts with citrus accents. Inital taste of grass, pine, and citrus, followed by an overpowering bitterness that lasts through the finish into sometime next Tuesday. Hops taste real fresh. I guess they don’t call it XX bitter for nothing. This is one of the bigger Belgians I’ve had, but isn’t truly balanced. It is what it is, and what it is is BITTER and tasty.


 douglas88 (1662), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2008    Updated: Mar 25, 2008
Bottle at the Bayou. Pours a light golden with a thick frothy white head. The aroma is quite yeasty, with a strong hop presence. The flavor is quite nice, like a good Belgian Ale meets a IPA. A bitter hop/piny bite throughout, but somewhat balanced by a nice sweet malt. Quite nice.


 billk (300), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Tap @ Monk’s. Almost clear golden, w large off white head. Nice Belgian IPA style beer, clean & fresh tasting with some brett and Belgian essence flavors. Smooth with plenty of fresh hop flavor and bitterness that also lingered long into the finish. Moderate caramel malt sweetness balanced well with the hops. Flavor held up well with food. This is on my do again list.


 jde123 (715), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Tap, I really enjoyed this beer. Sweet aroma that belies a wonderfully bitter and subtly complex flavor. Appearance is quite dark. A great beer for a weekend lunch!


 DownsouthGav (601), Greater London, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Bottle. Creamy, malty, alcohol and spicy. Pours a cloudy banana yellow coloured beer. Sheer white head. Malty, sweet, spicy and very hoppy finish. Not bad.


 NosirIwont (1186), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with a big white head. Looks like a weissbier. Sweet hoppy aroma. Quite hoppy flavour with a bitter hoppy finish. 24-01-08.



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