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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

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3513.46/5.03.45/5.07%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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 1FastSTi (2557), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2006  
Thanks Kevin. The beer pours to a really hazy dark orange body with a tall frothy white head and awesome lacing. The aroma is bitter and Biere de Garde-ish with grassy hops and musty basement smells. The flavor is also very bitter with sour-ish musty cellars. The palate is extremely dry and bitter. As such it feels really thin.


 JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2006  
Thick off-white creamy head. Nice cloudy copper body. Peppery hopped biere de garde earthiness in the aroma. Flavor has some of that too... interesting dry dusty cement-like malt. Old tasting, good.


 MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2006  
hazy yellowish burnt brown color w/ a big fluffy fairly dense white head w/ some good lacing. Odd aroma w/ some pretty dominate spice notes and an odd yeast component that is just a bit different definate bread doughes as well. Palate is fairly avg. Flavor is nice, a light hoppy tingle on my tongue that reminded me of some grasses w/ a light biscuit note an odd earthy finish some definate belgian yeast notes. and a warm swallow.


 swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2006  
on tap @ Pizza Plant Walker Plaza. Goblet. Deep yellow color with decent white head. Alcoholwell hidden in well balanced beer. Not really christmasy if thats a word. Easy drinking & sort of clashed with my calzone


 yespr (12020), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 17, 2006  
33 cL bottle. Pours orange with white head. Strange smell, sour and very little hops - it must be yeast. Reminds me a bit about champagne. Taste i sweet-sour. It changes much with the temp. initial colder beer had manu dark notes (unusual dark given the colour) which goes into more bitter-sour light notes as the beer warms up. Bitter and dry aftertaste. Not bad but not very christmassy


 Jukkabro (3007), Tampere, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 17, 2006  
Dark yellow colored, little yellow head. Cloudy appearance. Spicy, fruity, some weird berries and alcohol in aroma. Medium bodied. Slightly watery palated, not any "winter-warmer". Flavor has spices with berries and some sour tones, still not very tasty beer. Aftertaste has mild lemon, licorice and some alcohol.


 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 15, 2006  
750 ml Bottle. 09 2011 (bottled 09/ 2006) Capped and corked (and seeping through the cork). Pours a clear medium copper color with a huge, frothy ivory head. Yeasty aroma with some bread notes but not much else. Somewhat lagerish in it’s flavor with a slight eggy note. Bread and herbs with a very dry finish.


 BückDich (4830), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Dec 12, 2006  
Bottle: Yellow, light head and lacing. Nose of zesty hops and dry sweet malt, some sage and lemon. The flavor is balanced with some nice malt and a dry/bitter hopping. Not very belgian with all the herbal notes.



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