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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
6423.68/5.03.67/5.06.2%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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 Cole (298), , Alberta, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/101/57/104/515/20

Nov 4, 2009  
Pours as yellow and headless as any shitty pale lager. Sweet light aroma. INteresting flavour, doesn’t start until mid palate. A bit sour mid palate, becoming citrus and finishing with a strong bitter hoppy flavour that lingers for a very long time. interesting, but not very impressive.

 Gypsy19 (637), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Dec 8, 2009    Updated: Dec 9, 2009
25 and 2/5 ounce bottle from Total Wine & More, Roseville. Pours a cloudy pure orange with a large ivory head which collapses quickly; Good looking beer. Aroma, despite the low alcohol content, has some ethanol fumes. Also some funk and fruit (another good band name: Funknfruit). Light fruit like citrus, also peach and yeast. Flavor is fruity and funky, with some grassy and earthy notes, but I wouldn’t compare this to Orval as the above description does... Medium viscosity, low carbonation. Not as bitter or as flavorful overall as I’d hoped for, but still easily drinkable, likeable. Overall, good.


wekker84 (36), etten-leur, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 29, 2009  
330 ml bottle dark yellow color with a white head. Smells a lot of bitter and hop the flower is very bitter and spices


pompelmoes (64), Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 27, 2009  
Hazy orange-golden beer with thick white foam on top. Aroma is malty, flowery and hoppy with slights hints of tart fruits. Taste is clean, quit dry and well hopped. Nots of cereals in the mouth with hints of flowers, hay and herbal hops.


deflagro (80), Lund, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Bottle. Pale, a bit cloudy liquid with a large white head. Aroma is mostly of hops and some yeast, but it seems a bit watery. Taste is dominated by hops with some acidity and an odd herbal tone in the aftertaste. Relatively bitter. Not bad.


 Funknmilla (595), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 24, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle...7-30-09....Orange/amber color...a little head.....light zingy and refreshing....hops not overbearing in flavor...but the bitter rears its demented head--some orange shows up to join the bitter party---then effervescence shows up---sediment is taken away to jail for tainting the purity of this beverage


 smcolw (350), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 21, 2009  
Some green-yellow color to the cloudy liquor--large bubbled head, but it leaves some nice lace. Traditional pale Belgian aromas, including some barnyard smells. I like the bitterness--from mid-taste through the finish and aftertaste. There’s a good malt base. Lots of ground pepper. Spritzy but with a good body.


 Jonte (821), Gothenburg, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Nov 20, 2009  
On-tap. Ölrepubliken, Göteborg. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Hoppy, fruity & dry. Citrus, yeast, lightly bretty and phenolic/spicy. Very nice.


 TheGrandMaster (1862), Auckland, New Zealand
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Nov 19, 2009  
Bottle (in NZ). Pours a pale gold with a huge foamy white head. An enticing spicy yeast nose. Funky and very drinkable and a nice and dry finish. Simply complex - if that makes sense...



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