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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Somewhat hazy orange. Not much of a head. Plenty of carbonation bubbles. On the nose, there are hops, malts, lots of sweet fruits. Some grassy aromas as well. Fairly hoppy at first. Some malt balanc in there. Background tastes of wheat and grass. Reminds me of a barn.

2-3 year old bottle. Smells of grass and a half empty milk carton. Also citrus and hay. Tastes of faded hops, orange, more citrus, and peaches. Smooth yet has a grainy, earthy bitterness as well.

veramente una delle piu buone bengian mai bevute.scivola in bocca che è un piacere con i suoi setori agrumati e un deciso luppolato,equilibrata e persistente.

6th October 2008. Dry and pretty bitter! Not much else coming from the hops to alleviate the bitterness. Needs to be very cold to be at all drinkable!

Pours vibrant pale gold with a lively carbonation feeding a large head. Nose shows juicy light fruit, especially green apples, pears, and white grapes, along with piney, resinous hops, and some sweet bready malt and light, sweet candi sugar. These aromas transfer well through to the flavours, with more light fruit and bready malt before a prominent, but slightly grainy/metallic bitterness rolls through. Completely missed the brett, its nothing like Orval as the description suggests.

750 ml bottle, best before the end of May 2014. The beer pours a hazy gold color with about a half inch white head. Head retention and lacing are both decent. Aroma is lemon, peppery spice, Belgian yeast and a bit of grapefruit. The taste is pretty much the same as the aroma, with the addition of a nice lingering bitter hoppy aftertaste. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it’s well carbonated and finishes dry. Drinkability is pretty good, it goes down easy and it’s very enjoyable. I think this is a good overall brew, I’d definitely buy this again.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2009 25 and 2/5 ounce bottle from Total Wine & More, Roseville. Pours a cloudy pure orange with a large ivory head which collapses quickly; Good looking beer. Aroma, despite the low alcohol content, has some ethanol fumes. Also some funk and fruit (another good band name: Funknfruit). Light fruit like citrus, also peach and yeast. Flavor is fruity and funky, with some grassy and earthy notes, but I wouldn’t compare this to Orval as the above description does... Medium viscosity, low carbonation. Not as bitter or as flavorful overall as I’d hoped for, but still easily drinkable, likeable. Overall, good.

330 ml bottle dark yellow color with a white head. Smells a lot of bitter and hop the flower is very bitter and spices

Hazy orange-golden beer with thick white foam on top. Aroma is malty, flowery and hoppy with slights hints of tart fruits. Taste is clean, quit dry and well hopped. Nots of cereals in the mouth with hints of flowers, hay and herbal hops.

Bottle. Pale, a bit cloudy liquid with a large white head. Aroma is mostly of hops and some yeast, but it seems a bit watery. Taste is dominated by hops with some acidity and an odd herbal tone in the aftertaste. Relatively bitter. Not bad.