De Ranke Père Noël

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

Bottle 750ml (corked and capped)
Appearance: Murky ale , thick milky like appearance , good large top , medium fine lacing
Nose : Rich sweet honey , brown sugars , sweetness blended with good hop presence , caramel with yeast , spicy top 8-
Flavor/Palate : Clean bodied , light bitter feel. Rich fruity midlle. Smooth bodied with full mouthfeel . Late bitter ending . Harmonious brew . Solid offering.

750 bottle corked, capped, and wrapped in a nice paper. certainly some care taken in bottling this one. bb. 09/2012 bottled 9/2007 wish all bottles had this info. poured an orange amber in color with a one finger thick head of light tan froth and slowly rising carbination. nice looking with some light sediment. aroma has nice malt, spices, yeast, some sharp hops, and citrus. mouth feel is medium light with some creamy thickness and more carbination than it lets on with. good balance, nice malted body with layers of spices and hops. yeast adding a whole other floral spice layer. i can see with a little age how this could be really nice.

Spicy grassy aroma, light astringent hops, some vapors. Orange-amber hazy with foamy off-white lacing head. Light bodied with strong carbonation. Carbonic burn. Mild sweetness, honey, with good spicy character. Peppery. Hops bitterness throughout, but weaker in the finish. Peppery and light sweet finish, with chalky light bitter after. Pretty refreshing. No alcohol taste.

amber color with small white head, nose is big citrus alot of lime, some yeast barnyard nose, flavor is similar yeast some hops citrus. good beer, was a nice palate clenser from some of the others that night

750 ml bottle. An unlclear orange beer with a very fine, medium sized and quite persistent white head. The aroma is grassy, herbal, very hoppy with also flowery and spicy notes. The flavour is nicely hoppy, with some spicy orangey notes. Medium body, average/lively carbonation, dry finish that has a very pronounced and long lasting bitterness. Light acidity. Light and easy drinking for a Belgian Christmas beer, but very original and satisfying. A bit underrated.

Small bottle from 07, though I’ve been drinking this since it came to the U.S. Golden amber color, small lingering head. Fruit, malt, pine, straw aroma. Rich body of spice, fruit, hops and malt with subtle alchol, burnt caramel, white pepper, amber malt, pine hop oil, medicine and bitter fruit rind finish.

From a 350 ml bottle this poured a cloudy orange with medium and light lacing. Nose of ripe fruits and grassy hops. Light mouthfeel, and flavors of light malts, oranges, grapefruit, and what I assume is Belgian yeasts. Long bitter finish. Good brew.

Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Hazy orange colour. Healthy head. Hoppy flavour. Very nice. Some grass, and spices in it. Slight fruit, orange and mango flavour. Quite a surprise, this one.