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De Ranke Père Noël

Percentile
85
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
3523.46/5.03.45/5.07%90.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A fantastic Christmas beer, but one that defies the universal custom of a stronger, spicier beer for the holiday season. At 7% alcohol by volume, this one is relatively lighter in alcohol than the Guldenberg, and does not pack the hop punch of the XX. It combines some of the best elements of those other two beers – with a fine balance of malt and hops, complex character, a refreshing dryness, and a gorgeous cellar aroma – but is distinguished by its festive copper color. The 1999 Père Noël was a bit of a departure, with a very appealing yeasty tartness that was not readily discernible in earlier years.
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 badlizard (2344), Berkeley, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Hazy golden orange with a short lived fluffy white head. Aroma of bread, Belgian yeast, grass, and citrus. Tastes of straw/hay, bread, Belgian yeast, slight orange, and perfume-like hops with a nice crispness and a mild dryness.


 EricE (456), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Hazy orange yellow pour with nice carbonation. Funky yeast aroma with hay and hops. Bitter malt flavor with grassy yeast and a bitter finish. Lots o fhops.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1986), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a murky orange-amber color with a small tan head. The aroma was tart and bitter with moderate grapefruit. The flavor was tart and bitter grapefruit and pine with noted sugar, a yeasty undertone and a moderate sweettart candy element. The finish was long dry and tart. Medium body. Interesting.


 Madsnp (620), Odense C, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Tap at C4, Odense. Pours clody golden coloured with a nice egg white and staying head. Beautiful beer. Aromas of grass, grapefruit, oranges, lemons and some brett. Dry and hoppy flavour with notes of spices, malt and a touch of brett. Delicious brew!


 ChristianScheffel (4481), Odense, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Nov 6, 2009  
Cloudy orange with a big and lasting off-white head. Strong herbal hop aroma with fruity yeast notes. A touch of grapefruit and other brett qualities. Dry and hoppy flavour with a solid and lasting bitterness, and again a delicious touch of brett.


 presario (2956), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Big bottle. Cloudy orange-amber. LIght foam and lacing. Soft restrained fruit aroma. Flavour: pepper notes some Saison qualities, lemon and bursts of orange. Aftertaste leaves a cloud of soft pepper and cherry blossoms in your mouth. Like someone dressed up the XX and told it to behave.


 Glouglouburp (2815), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 18, 2009  
In short: A hoppy (woody hops)
How: Bottle 33cl. Consumed relatively fresh more than 3 years before expiration date
The look: Cloudy dirty orange-brown body topped by a medium off-white head
In long: Nose of Belgian yeast, candy sugar and some spices. Unexpected taste. This is a surprisingly hoppy beer for Belgian offering, and even more so considering this is a so-called Christmas beer. Interesting taste blending crusty bread, dry wood, dried fruits, dirt, woody hops, candy sugar, more wood, a little resinous, light spiciness. I know the beer is sweet but it doesn’t feel like it and it leaves a dry dirty after-taste. Not unpleasant, just very dry and dirty. Overall a decent beer I wouldn’t mind having again if served to me. Just not something I will go buy again. Named after a dude that works one more day a year than my cousin Louis.


 Suttree (2708), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Really, really bitter, at least compared to my expectations. I smells crackery, spicy and hoppy, but the flavor is really hop dominated. Some yeasty, malty sweetnes, then a big hoppy finish.



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