De Ranke XX Bitter

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

Bottle at Ølbaren shared with Sune and others. Pours a haxy golden colour. Aroma of yeast and fruity hops with caramel. The flavour has plenty of hops and toasted caramel with a good fruitiness. Bitter long lasting finish. ---Shared with Nosiriwont 24th Jan. 07. Pours a huge bubbly and creamy well lasting white head. Clody golden colour. Very fruity pine bit sweet hoppy aroma. Dry fruity bitter grape fruit hoppy flavour finish. Dry hoppy grape fruit finish.

On tap at The White Horse, Parson’s Green, late 2006. Hazy golden appearance goes well with the strong zesty fruit aroma. The mix of hops and orange peel in the flavour make it very refreshing but there’s malt to balance it. Very crisp, lingering aftertaste. Overall, highly drinkable.

Bottle. Strange experience with this brew. Average thick off-white head that mostly diminished. Hazy looking body with a golden color. Good display of lacework. Aroma was heavy barnyard / cardboard, with light floral and grassy notes. The bitter hop dominates this brew, with what I am guessing to be a minimal use of aroma hops. Some spice and citrus like appearance can also be detected. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and dry texture. Moderated bitter flavor with light sweet notes. Bitter and dry almost dusty like finish that lingers.

in the bottle at beertopia shelton brothers sample night. pours a dark gold with medium white head. has an intense hop aroma of orange rinds. very strong bitterness to flavor. it has a weird ester at the end that strings the taste out for a very long time. good malt sweetness to this beer, great lacing remains in the glass. yummy.

Pours a lightly cloudy yellow with a small foamy head. Smells like a wit would :). Quite bitter. Lots of citrusy hops. Medium to heavy bodied. Short yeasty and bitter finish.

amara amara amara decisamente orientata all’amaro del luppolo diventanto quasi balsamica corpo non importante persistenza lunghissima

Bottle. Pours pale gold. Pretty nose of bright grassy hops. Very floral. Hint of soap. Very dry flavor. Some fruit but mainly dry hops. This is a very aromatic beer that kind of falters on the flavor.

A bright dandelion yellow pour with a mild hazy tint. Undisturbed nature. Subtleties dance like elusive fairies in the forest air, giving the impression that we are here on a promising treasure trail. Aroma of butterscotch dipped cashews and pears. Quiet, quick flashes of leafy floral hops. Shampoo. Sweet and fragrant. Citrus peels, cedar, and apricots highlight a sharp and distinct flavor with a cavelike harbor disposition. A general aura of basement air and damp earth. A bit of grass. Arrives at the end of this rainbow with a juicy lick of tender hops and a sweet coat of honey. Discovery. Light and fairly acidic palate in a yeasty dust cloud. Refreshing and unique – one of those rare gems that could be revisited again and again to no end of interest.