De Ranke Hop Harvest 2012

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Smooth mouthfeel Yeasty with a mild hoppiness. Drinkable, fun stuff, thanks Josh R. I would like more hop impact, blame the importers?

Klar, ljus guldig med stort, fast, vitt skum. Doft: Jordkällare, bagar jäst, klor/rengöringsmedel, äpple, alkohol. Smak: Röda äpplen, nötter, rostat bröd, mineraler, grape, jenka tuggummi.

Aroma: pear, malt citrus and lemon peel. Flavor: lemon and orange zest, orange, mango, cedary pepper and brown spices. Comment: moderate carbonation, firm European style bitterness, full mouthfeel. The initial attack of bitterness lasts and gains intensity on the finish.

Blond yellow with white foam. Well balanced beer with a lot of taste. Aroma of grass, herbs and hops. Bitter and dry aftertaste

Very hazy golden amber color. Very clean, lively, fruity nose of raspberries, cherries and peaches. The mouth feel is a bit heavy and I feel this beer could have been better at 5% as a Belgian Pale Ale. Dry and moderately aggressively bitter I overall enjoy, but just the mouth feel wasn’t quit what I wanted.

Bottle (750 ml). Clear golden with a huge slowly diminishing white head and heavy lacing. Aroma of grassy hops, perfume notes, spices, grains and lemon. Taste is slightly sweet and moderately to heavy bitterness along with lemony notes, grains and spices. Medium body. Good carbonation. Sticky bitterness. Good Belgian Ale. Drinkable and refreshing.

Draught at CBB. Noble hop nose, citrus, earthy. Light, crisp malt, very persistent hops, with a huge bitterness all around. Very clean and light sweetness. Fun stuff.

Bottle: Medium to bigger sized fluffy and slow disappearing white head on top of a hazy yellow colored beer. Aroma of fresh hop and yeast. Also a light floral touch. Flavours of good bitters, some hop, floral, citrus, some green grass. Aftertaste is good bitter, floral, light dry and grassy. Medium carbo, soft light tingly creamy mouthfeel, medium body and a light creamy texture. Nothing complex but quite clean and crispy and easy with a good bitterness.

Bottle from Systembolaget. Fruity smell with grassy hops and yeast. Similar taste, sharp bitterness, grass hay and orange peels. The bitterness was a bit to sharp for my taste, but besides that nice.

(On tap - alla spina) . Schiuma fine alta e persistente, colore giallo oro chiaro e limpido, aroma maltato e luppolato, note erbacee, al palato corpo medio e buona carbonazione, come per l’aroma si percepisce un equilibrio di malti e luppolo, sapori di pane fresco, spezie, un accenno agrumato, alla fine lascia la bocca pulita, discreta belgian Ale.