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De Ranke XX Bitter 3.67 644

De Ranke XX Bitter

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij De Ranke
Style: Belgian Ale

Dottignies/Dottenijs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6443.68/5.03.67/5.06.2%98.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
XX Bitter is a very weighty beer, aggressively brewed to be the hoppiest in Belgium. Some more delicate palates are put off right away. It is first of all remarkably hoppy – and it persists in its hoppiness unto the bitter end – but it does not want for balancing maltiness. In the middle is a “barnyard” Brettanomyces yeast character that is very reminiscent of Orval in its heyday. You might say this beer is Orval with everything turned up to 11, which is exactly what the brewers were seeking
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 NosirIwont (1186), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with a big white head. Looks like a weissbier. Sweet hoppy aroma. Quite hoppy flavour with a bitter hoppy finish. 24-01-08.


 FatPhil (3527), Espoo, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 12, 2008    Updated: Jan 18, 2009
Bottle (ZBF2008)
Hoppy and well balanced. Good combination of medium malts and crisp bitter hops in the taste - hoppy and grainy. Not getting brett, to be honest. Then again, brett doesn’t always improve everything.
Rerate: Honey floral hop aroma. Lively carbonation. Sweet smooth floral body, but a huge, and I mean huuuge, bulldozer of bitter hops takes over and gives a lovely finish. Again, not really seeing the brett in this.


 KimJohansen (7303), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Clear golden with huge head. Fresh aroma with yeasty and hoppy notes. Fruity flavor with hoppy and yeasty notes.


 yespr (12436), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with huge white head. Aroma is hoppy, light citrus to lemon aroma. Flavour is light citrus fruity at first. Mild note of Belgian yeast. Dominant hoppy. Goes into a quite dry finish. Solid bitterness mixed with a light citrus fruity note.


 ElGaucho56 (393), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/516/20
Feb 22, 2008  
11.2 oz bottle. Pours a lovely crystal clear golden amber with fluffy, thick pure white cap. Nose is pungent with all styles of hops: minty, spicy, herbal, while a pleasant honeyish malt background pins it down. There’s also a pleasantly sourish yeast tang. On the palate, the beer is bitter from the get go, tasting very peppery and leafy before giving way to chalky, funky yeast tones. Finishing lengthy and bitter, with hardly a hint of lemony biscuit malt. An intriguingly enjoyable if somewhat palate-toasting experience.


 hopdog (5630), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 20, 2008  
On tap. Poured a deeper yellow color with a small sized white head. Aromas of floral hops, grassy, and some citrus. Tastes of floral hops, grassy, and a trace of funk but not too much. Light lacing left on the glass.


 Syd (911), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/515/20
Feb 15, 2008  
11.2 oz 2005 bottle pours a hazy light amber yellow with a fizzy two inch head that makes fizzing sounds. The aroma is funky and floral. The flavor is very refreshing and has somewhat of a dry character. The hops are there, so is a touch of yeasty funk - but not much. The palate is very cleansing and carbonated. Overall, I could drink gallons of this in hot weather.


tclowans (19), rolling meadows, Illinois, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Feb 3, 2008    Updated: Feb 25, 2008
as close to perfect as I have ever had. great unfiltered color, huge white head that lingers. amazing hoppy flavor that is extremely strong without begin overpowering. flat out amazing!



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