De Ranke XX Bitter

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

(33 cl bottle from Belgisk Bryg) Pours a slightly hazy golden with rich, white head that laces the glass. Aroma is like an intense version of a biere de garde but with a stronger, floral hoppy presence. Soft carbonation, full-bodied, oily texture with a bitter finish. Taste is moderately bitter. Decent and not very typical Belgian. Girlfriend says: "It has an unusual smell for a hoppy beer."

This bottle EXPLODED with foam as soon as I opened it. Its funny cuz someone else had said that this one was very foamy. I still managed to pour less than 12 oz of this to sample. Looks like a great cloudy wheat colored beer, and obviously plenty of head. Nice wheat aroma. Very light on the palate. Quite a bitter taste and aftertaste.

Ett unikt öl. Lätt grumlig eller kanske snarare dimmig vätska som är gyllengul med ett halvstort skum av små bubblor som långsamt sjunker. Lätt jästig blommig humlig doft, lätt sötma och syrlighet, distinkt beska men nästan ingen annan närvaro av humlen. Man tänker på Orval som dock har ett större register. Ändå ett riktigt bra och inte minst användbart matöl. Den belgiska öltraditionens bredd är fantastisk.

On tap at Armsby Abbey servered in a De Rank glass. Cloudy golden pour with a white head. A nice crisp brew with grassy and citrus notes.

330 ml bottle from Randall’s. Been meaning to try this for a while, so glad to see it in a smaller size than 750 ml. Pours a cloudy gold color with a huge, rocky, frothy eggshell head that leaves big soapy lacing in the tulip. Aroma of basement funk, floral hops, grass and herbs, straw, lemon peel, and soggy cereal. Flavor of lemon citrus, basement funk, spicy and floral hops, fresh cut grass, cedar, sweet malts, and candi sugar. Light-medium bodied, with a bitter, funky mouthfeel and medium sharp carbonation. Lingering funk and bitterness. Pretty solid but not the standout that some other De Rankes are.

appearance: yellow, bright, big foamy head. aroma: citrus, mango, little yeasty, little phenolic taste; bitter, citrus, tropical fruits palate: dry, bitter aftertaste Very good bitter belgian ale.

Bottle. Poured light golden yellow with little head that retained. Mostly bitter upfront flavours with light beglian yeasty finish. Fantastic.

In Tap at Rattle N Hum NYC. Nice golden pour with a thick head. Crisp and clean with a nice hoppy body. Almost sweet. Pine barley and grassy. Nice pallet. Go for it.