De Ranke XX Bitter

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Cloudy golden colour with a big foamy white head. Aroma: Lemon/citrusy aromas. Yeast. Something like soap? A bit of pine. Taste: Very bitter hoppy taste. Some yeast. Citrus. Great!

Tried on bottle. Pours a light golden colour with a thin foam. Taste is intense, very hoppy and bitter as promised.

Cloudy golden yellow pour with a tall, white soapy head. Powerful barnyard funk aroma with some tartness and grass. Dry and crisp with spice, and yeast flavor. Some tartness and a bitter ending. Nice beer!

11.2 oz bottle. Hazy golden orange with a small white head that quickly fizzes out to a small ring. Light aroma of wheat malt, herbal hops and some very light funky yeast. The flavor is a pretty even blend of bitter hops, tart yeast and sweet malt with the bitterness finishing long. Medium body with mild carbonation and a clean, crisp finish. Pretty unique beer, the bitterness is a nice twist to the style.

Pale cloudy blonde with a white head, it looks like an Abbye Double. Smells a fair bit like one as well, though with more hops. A spiciness hits first mellowing into the hops, which despite the name are really not that bitter, but more flowery. Not too bad.

Small head clear gold pour aroma malty yeast hoppy fruit flavour a real crack bitter citrus good hop taste morishing grapefruit orange spicy finish mild sweetness spicy good flavours a lasting bitter a cracker of a bitter

UPDATED: MAY 21, 2012 330 ml bottle @ Ravintola Gloria, Kuopio. Rated @ 17.6.2009.
Pours a slightly orange colour with a foamy white head. Strong fruity aroma with sweet notes. The flavour is caramel malts, grass, spices and floral hops. Medium bodied and oily texture. Very pleasant. 9-4-9-4-17 4.3

330 ml bottle @ Konttori, Tampere. Rated on 19.5.2012.
Pours a hazy orange yellow colour with a frothy white head. Aroma of Belgian hops, yeast, citrus and grass. Flavour of strong Belgian hops, yeast, orange, grapefruit and lemon zest. Medium bodied, strong carbonation and a bitter, fruity and citrusy finish. Overall a well hopped, fruity Belgian IPA. Not as good as I remembered, though. 8-4-8-4-15 3.9

Hazy yellow with a frothy white head. Aroma is green orange, grass, elderberries and sparkling wine. Taste is strongly grapefruit peel but also grass, sweet malty, peer and coriander. Heavy bitterness. Heavy carbonation. Long bitter finish.

Bottle. Misty pale yellow with a large, foamy white head, looks like a wheat beer. Aroma: yeast, wheat beer, metallic, nuts. Taste: pepper, citrus, grapefruit, some fruits hidden in the backround, huge bitterness. Not so enjoyable.

Bottle. Cloudy yellow with white head. Reminding me a little about a wit, but is drier and some hops. Citrus, floral, slightly metallic. Carbonation and light to medium body and dry after taste.