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De Ranke Père Noël

De Ranke Père Noël - Belgian Ale

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 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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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3493.46/5.03.45/5.07%90.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 Carlus12 (361), London, Greater London, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Bottle from The beer Circus, Nov ’07. Pours murky amber / brown with large frothy head. Citrus fruity aroma / doughy / grassy. Taste is earthy / hoppy / some cloves & spice. Pretty enjoyable beer, nice offering from De Ranke.


 porterhouse (1148), Alna, Maine, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 2, 2008  
(330 ml (bottled 7/07, part of a Shelton Bros. Christmas gift pack) from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/maine/topsham/bootleggers-beverage-warehouse/9056.htm target=blank>Bootleggers) Pours murky amber with a smallish off-white head. Aroma is fairly strong pine with a bit of rock candy. Mouthfeel is soft, smooth and medium-full. Flavor is mostly pine and bitter, not to the degree of a big IPA or anything but definitely tips the scale towards hops with only a weak malt backbone to support it. Very light rock candy and caramel malt sweetness underneath pine. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Not bad but not balanced enough.


 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours a hazy yellow/orange color with a sticky, long lasting, beige head. The aroma is mostly sourdough with some earthy hops. Flavors are dirty, earthy hops, with pine needles, musty horseblanket, and some mild clove. A very interesting beer, a little on the watery side, though.


 sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2007  
On tap. Pours a hazy light amber with a small, white frothy head. Sweet with some bitterenss. Aroams of peaches and Belgian yeast. Light alcohol touch. Soft carbonation. Medium to full bodied. Long dry finish.


 SDalkoholic (1186), Chula Vista, California, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/59/20
Dec 29, 2007  
11.2 oz bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar. Viewed as a hazed and gloomy bright orange with a firm topping of head. In the nose, light citrus is detected as well as spiced yeast and a soft reminder of soap. The flavor is very putrid and carries a strong sour and bitter taste that is not to my liking. Aftertaste is metallic strange. Glad I had only purchased the small bottle instead of the normal sized one.


 dornoy (679), Lyngby, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Dec 29, 2007  
The body looks very "unfiltered", but all doubts disappear when you start drinking it. This is one of the best Yulebeer I’ve had, and it surprised all my guest at +mas table.


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/520/20
Dec 27, 2007  
Looks like a typical super hoppy ale in a goblet, but wow!!! cheers to the glorious taste of Belgian yeast and hops!! Lots of carbonation, lotsof light, repeat light, hoppy flavor, really refreshing and great with mouth coating foods like eggs and cheese. Well done!!


 Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 27, 2007  
750 ml green champagne bottle. Crowned & corked. Best by date is 09/2012. Green paper wrapped bottle, no label. Poured out a dirty orange color, with a foamy tan head. Since this beer is only 3 months old, I’ll rate it as is. Aromas are of earthy noble hops, dry biscuit, yeasty funk. Flavors are yeasty funk, tingly carbonation, some damp basement. Well balanced, especially for a Belgian. Decent mouthfeel, lively & tingly. Finished semi dry.



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