De Ranke Père Noël

Bottle from the Rake. Honey in colour with a malty white head. Floral nose. Hoppy, bitter taste. Sharp, abrupt bitterness. Citrus finish. The end.

bottle, from pivni galerie in prague. rich amber colour with a fluffy white head that laced nicely. aroma of vanilla, freshly mown grass, hints of coriander. plenty of strawberry jam sweetness and caramel, furry texture and a creeping bitterness that becomes quite distinct. delicious stuff

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours amber with a good size white head. Aroma of citrus and hops. The flavor is citrusy, mildly sweet, and bitter in the finish.

Bottle sampled with Beerded one, comes wrapped in green paper with a picture of santa indulging in a nice size brew(thats cool). Bottle capped and corked. Pours cooper/amber with a one inch foamy off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, and spices. The flavor is citrus, spices, nice subtle hoppiness, and some wood in its flavor. Good body, good brew.

Bottle. Golden/Orange with a large off-white foam. Aromas are spiced sweet oranges with sweet malts. Some herbal, spicy notes. Flavours are dry spiced oranges with good hoppy, fruity bitterness. Peppery and bitter on the finish. Pretty good.

Dark golden color with an off-white foamy head. Somewhat light aroma of fresh fruits, hops, and sweet malts. Interestingly spicy and hoppy flavors with a sweet malty and yeasty base. The spiciness and bitterness produced an interesting numbing feeling on my tongue. Very dry, hoppy finish. Unique and pretty good, but probably not something I’ll go back to.

Bottle. Amber beer with a huge off-white head. Easrthy, spicy hop aroma with some sweet malt. Spicy, sweet, earthy flavor with pepper and some xmas spices and caramel. Lingering spice. Medium body. Strange spice/hop bitterness combination that gets better.

750ml bottle, with a best by of 11 2010. Pours a very hazy orange with a frothy two finger head, that settles slowly to a thick cap, leaving behind a thin, patchy lacing. Smell; mildly spicy and a little musty. There’s a little bit of hops in there as well. Pretty nice, but the aromas are fairly subdued, with nothing really standing out all that much. Taste; I was pretty surprised with the first few sips, because there was some nice fruit flavors that were not present in the nose. There’s some mangoes and pears, but there’s also a touch of some tart fruits. This finishes with a mild peppery spiciness, with a some bittering hops, and really dry. Mouthfeel/Drinkabiliity; mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with a bit of a biting carbonation in the finish. Drinkability but would be better if it were not quite so dry.