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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

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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nickspies (76), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2007  
Smooth and pleasant aroma. A great pseudo English bitter from a Belgium brewery. A well-rounded easy drinking beer that should please most people.


 pineypower (1104), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/516/20
Sep 16, 2007  
Pours out golden color with a moderate white head. Aroma is of floral hops and slight yeast. Flavor is up front hops with some funk/yeast and a nice floral hop bitter finish. Nice, refreshing and good flavor to boot.


 marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Light flowery, skunky, wax, lemon and yeast aroma. Light golden color with a white bubbly head. Flavor is lightly dry, flowery, bitter and interesting. Similiar to a saison in flavor. Palate is dry and lightly bubbly. Good.


 mtoast (312), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Sep 8, 2007  
33cL bottle. Poured without yeast, nice golden color with BIG rocky white foam that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is slightly earthy hops with notes of citrus. Flavor is very nice, balance of hoppiness, pale malts with notes of just slightly funky yeast. Mouthfeel is just silky smooth. This may be my desert island beer, just so good.


 footy (334), scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 8, 2007  
12/27/04. 750 ml. Hazy orange with creamy white head. Citrussy yeasty aroma . Hoppy bitterness well balanced with the malt with some belgian yeast characteristics.


 chef201atc (249), Weatherford, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Crystal clear light straw colored pour with a HUGE foamy white head. Refreshing floral, lemony, and slightly spicy nose. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Nice mildly fruity/spicy flavor up front, decent hop bitterness in the finish.


 frink (467), coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Sep 3, 2007  
Pours a cloudy yellow with a thin skim of a head. Dusty yeast aroma as well as some spicy notes. The taste is, surprise, quite bitter with only sight notes of spicy belgian yeast being detected. Not really my thing.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/58/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Date: 04/11/2002
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

Appearance: frothy head,
Aroma: spicy malt aroma,
Flavor: bitter malt flavor,
Overall: a cross between a belgian and an IPA
-------- /> Date: 08/22/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brick store

Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, big creamy white head, thick lace,
Aroma: big hoppy and spicy aroma,
Flavor: dry malt flavor, lots of phoenolic spicyness, lots of hoppy flavor, the phoenolics and hops double team to keep it very dry and bitter, long bitter and spicy finish,
Overall: abusive

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4



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