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De Ranke Guldenberg

Score
9690
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 566   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.61   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A strong blonde ale of about 8.5% alc. by volume that claims vaguely to be an “abbey” beer, Guldenberg bears no resemblance whatsoever to any Tripel you may have sampled, except in color perhaps. It is very hoppy and malty (though not quite as assertive as De Ranke’s XX Bitter). Made in small batches only on the weekends, they are quickly gaining a reputation as the best specialty beers of Belgium.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
The Etruscan (385) - Tuscany, ITALY - FEB 3, 2012
Large foamy full lasting white head. Cloudy golden honey colour. Aroma is malty, fruity (apricots, peach, ripe pear and banana) with candy sugar and light spicy and hoppy notes. Flavor is moderately malty with fruity (banana, pear) and light hoppy tones, ending in a slightly hoppy finish. Medium bodied.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Scrapersnbeer (215) - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - JAN 31, 2012
An opaque sunshine hued beer with sea foam head. Very floral aroma, hints of citrus and pepper. Tastes entirely bitter from start to finish. Champagne level dryness. Light body, hides its alcohol. Easily sessionable - this stuff is trouble. Not characteristically Belgian in any way, it could be construed as a IPA. Imported by Shelton ’Broers,’ Miami. (?)

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
haf (382) - Gijon, SPAIN - JAN 30, 2012
Botella de 33Cl. Cerveza decepcionante, Esperaba muchismo mas de esta cerveza.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
note666 (646) - Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS - JAN 25, 2012
2012 - 01 - 25 330 ml bottle (on opening BIG foam geiser, lost at least 150ml). light yellow hazy colour. BIG frothy white head. skunky citric aroma. sout taste, not my kind of beer...

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
kschep (1226) - DENMARK - JAN 11, 2012
#1181 draught; nose is decent alcohol, hay, weak leather whiff, candy, later little leaves, feel is medium, carb is heavy, taste is corn, lemon, hay, sweet red grape, bile, velvet hops finish

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
suprchunk (783) - Heinsberg, GERMANY - JAN 9, 2012
Hazy straw colored pour. Huge white, egg-white-frothty, head. Big layers of lacing left behind. Peppery, malty aroma. Sweet, cereal, malty taste. Decent.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
rodenbach99 (1736) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 8, 2012
Bouteille de 750ml, capsule de métal recouvrant un bouchon de liège. L’apparence de cette bière est blonde blé trouble avec une belle mousse blanche. Le nez est invitant avec ses arômes floraux et de blé (légère acidité). Il y a un heureux mélange d’épices. La bouche est acidulée, le blé ou le froment semble bien présent tout comme les esters de banane. Elle est très rafraichissante. Il y a une bonne amertume en fin de bouche.

4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
kathouse (236) - Nevada, USA - JAN 5, 2012
On tap at Aces. Pours a perfectly golden with a creamy white head. Grassy aroma is slightly herbal with some citrus notes. Light body and easy carbonation. Taste of citrus fruits and a mild hop bitterness. Nice sweet palate.


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