De Ranke XX Bitter

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

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with huge white head. Aroma is hoppy, light citrus to lemon aroma. Flavour is light citrus fruity at first. Mild note of Belgian yeast. Dominant hoppy. Goes into a quite dry finish. Solid bitterness mixed with a light citrus fruity note.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours a lovely crystal clear golden amber with fluffy, thick pure white cap. Nose is pungent with all styles of hops: minty, spicy, herbal, while a pleasant honeyish malt background pins it down. There’s also a pleasantly sourish yeast tang. On the palate, the beer is bitter from the get go, tasting very peppery and leafy before giving way to chalky, funky yeast tones. Finishing lengthy and bitter, with hardly a hint of lemony biscuit malt. An intriguingly enjoyable if somewhat palate-toasting experience.

On tap. Poured a deeper yellow color with a small sized white head. Aromas of floral hops, grassy, and some citrus. Tastes of floral hops, grassy, and a trace of funk but not too much. Light lacing left on the glass.

11.2 oz 2005 bottle pours a hazy light amber yellow with a fizzy two inch head that makes fizzing sounds. The aroma is funky and floral. The flavor is very refreshing and has somewhat of a dry character. The hops are there, so is a touch of yeasty funk - but not much. The palate is very cleansing and carbonated. Overall, I could drink gallons of this in hot weather.

as close to perfect as I have ever had. great unfiltered color, huge white head that lingers. amazing hoppy flavor that is extremely strong without begin overpowering. flat out amazing!

Big daddy bottle. Pours a golden orange hue. Dense rocky head that look like I could float a coin on it. Wonderful lacing and rentention. Great effervesence, just keeps going. Aroma of pear, light sugar, apples, mild horse blanket and spicy hop nose. The taste is very much the same but the bitterness is definitely present. A dry almost tart finish. Enjoyable beer that is very drinkable.

Thought at first I was getting a skunked aroma, which seemed quite impossible,given that the bottle was paperwrapped,might be grainey hops, Huge bellowing rocky head. soft grainey malt and hop taste, with a soft bitter finish. Had this on tap once, tasted fresher and more bitter in the finish. Still had that skunkish impression at the end,but it wasn’t to much in the taste. This may be old

Bottle. Almost clear golden colour with a huge white head. Rich malty aroma and taste with complex notes of hops, fruits and spice. Not as bitter as expected, but well balanced.