The aroma is a fresh hoppy and grassy one. The color is a hazy orange and it has a beutiful head. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy bitter. The palate is quite filling. A great beer - but not that Belgium.

Sampled draught atAkkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale yellow. Flowery, spicy and sweet. Bold mouthfeel and harsh, resiny very bitter finish.

(Bottle 75 cl) Was this brewed by Deca for De Ranke all the time? Or did De Ranke do their own brewing in the early years. Well, this was clearly an early version - paper wrapping says Lot # 000001. Pretty, hazy honeygolden with a frothy almost fat head. Very refined spiciness in both flavour and aromas. And calling this "bitter" is no lie. It’s close to paralyzing my taste buds, hence I don’t really sense the subtlety of this brew. Pity as I’m really an Orval afficionado. Must come back to this. 100299

Golden, effervescent, with rich creamy head; wonderfully herbal, hoppy aroma w/ slight coriander; Bitter, rooty flavours - quinine-like; aromatic malts also show through. The assertive finish is yeasty, dry, and very long.

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.