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

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common

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common

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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.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bluejacket74 (640) - Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA - DEC 23, 2009
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.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Gypsy19 (728) - California, USA - DEC 8, 2009
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.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
wekker84 (990) - etten-leur, NETHERLANDS - NOV 29, 2009
330 ml bottle dark yellow color with a white head. Smells a lot of bitter and hop the flower is very bitter and spices

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
pompelmoes (89) - BELGIUM - NOV 27, 2009
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.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
deflagro (104) - Lund, SWEDEN - NOV 26, 2009
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.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Funknmilla (636) - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 24, 2009
11.2 oz bottle...7-30-09....Orange/amber color...a little head.....light zingy and refreshing....hops not overbearing in flavor...but the bitter rears its demented head--some orange shows up to join the bitter party---then effervescence shows up---sediment is taken away to jail for tainting the purity of this beverage

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
smcolw (426) - Wayland, Massachusetts, USA - NOV 21, 2009
Some green-yellow color to the cloudy liquor--large bubbled head, but it leaves some nice lace. Traditional pale Belgian aromas, including some barnyard smells. I like the bitterness--from mid-taste through the finish and aftertaste. There’s a good malt base. Lots of ground pepper. Spritzy but with a good body.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Jonte (1184) - Gothenburg, SWEDEN - NOV 20, 2009
On-tap. Ölrepubliken, Göteborg. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Hoppy, fruity & dry. Citrus, yeast, lightly bretty and phenolic/spicy. Very nice.


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