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

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RATINGS: 898   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.66   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
XX Bitter or Extra Extra Bitter is a blond, bitter ale containing 6.2% vol. Alc. It’s famous for it’s very bitter and strong flavour. XX is being made with pale pilsner malt and loads of Brewers Gold and Hallertau hop flowers. A perfect combination that has been nationally and internationally praised. This ale has been a real trendsetter for the current comeback of bitter ales in Belgium.


3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jonno (1312) - JAPAN - APR 25, 2010
Pour is a very carbonated murky straw yellow. Nose is very grassy, with a tiny bit of funk. In the mouth it’s medium full bodied, with malt balanced by a striking bitter finish on the back of the throat. Lots of citrus peel coating the tongue. Unusual but enjoyable beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Hansen (4228) - Assentoft, DENMARK - APR 22, 2010
Chr. IV, Odense. Golden coloured, faint hazy. Has a white head. Aroma is heavy hoppy, grassy, iron. Faint malt. Flavor has a faint sweet start, then there is a lot of bitterness. Dry texture.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Zita (2193) - Assentoft, DENMARK - APR 17, 2010
sweet hoppy,amber, hazy, white foam, medium bitterness, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
robinvboyer (2130) - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, CANADA - APR 16, 2010
Great dry grassy hops! Lots of great lemon, grass, and some pine. Sharp bitter finish, really a super refreshing ale.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
after4ever (4314) - Brier, Washington, USA - APR 15, 2010
330. Thanks, Dany! Really surprised I haven’t rated this one before, but, evidently, it’s not available in Seattle. Maybe I have been seeing it in Portland. In any case, it’s high time to get to it, and a great beer to find on the porch. Pours a cloudy toffeeish medium gold with a frothy, fizzy white head and intermittent spotty lacing. Nice floral nose with plenty of spicy yeast notes, with a little bit of tangerine like hop in it. Not really getting any brett but I’ll live and the beer’s fine either way. Creamy, somewhat fizzy medium body. Tangy toffeeish malt on the mid palate, some herbal hop on the peppery side, and then a nice blend of mineral dryness and a bit of resiny bitterness at the finish. Beautifully done, worth several more bottles drinking invested.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
oakbluff (382) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - APR 11, 2010
12 ounce bottle shared via Piscator34- pours a golden hay with a very thick snow white head. Nose- earthy and citrus. Taste- quite bitter along with a brett musty undertone. Hops are grassy and herbal. The brett combined with the agressive hopping makes for a really dried out beer. Finish is very dry. Carbonation is fairly high and body is on the thin side. Interesting brew I’d like to revisit again.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
ogreface (826) - Budapest, HUNGARY - APR 10, 2010
Zavaros,ködös narancssárga színű itóka aminek egy közepes, piszkos fehér hab csücsül a tetején,ami elég gyorsan elolvad szép peremet hagyva a poharunk falán.Igen élesztős és citrusos illata van amiben koriander is erősen érződik.Megkóstolva egyből támad a komló keserűje de nem egyszerűen!Mellette érezni még grapefruitot,fűszereket mint koriander,fehér bors,kakukkfű és élesztő.Kavarog benne még egy adag finom maláta is.Olyan mintha egy óriási virágzó mezőbe harapnánk bele amit komló tobozokkal hordott volna tele a szél.Elég testes és enyhén szénsavas mégis élő.Utóíze keserű és száraz és nagyon étvágygerjesztő.Kicsit zsírosra sikerült az ebédem,de ez a sörcsoda pillanatok alatt helyre rántotta a pocakot.Imádom! A komlós sörökkel most ismerkedőknek csak kellő óvatossággal adagoljuk mert könnyen sokkot okozhat!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
oldrtybastrd (3228) - Doha, Qatar/Great Falls, Montana, USA - APR 2, 2010
Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Pours a hazy medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty. Flavor is moderately sweet, highly alcoholic, citrus.


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