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De Ranke: XX Bitter

This Belgian-style IPA is/was brewed by De Ranke in Wevelgem, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 46.27%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 6.20%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2005 Original Rating (8-3-8-3-16=3.8): Lemon and grapefruit citrus notes with sweet floral character and gently sour, musty, earthiness in the aroma. Opaque dark straw with white head that recedes to cover with minor lace. Mildly peppery saison-like flavour with bitterness that is assertive without being aggressive. Lemon and grape
bottle at brewtopia - I cant really decide if this is a very IPA-like belgian, or a very belgian-like IPA - either way this is some tasty stuff - Ive been reluctant to try any de ranke beers since a bad experience with their noel, but this stuff rocks - very spicy, hoppy, and yeasty - I never thought these characteristics would work well, but man d
UPDATED: AUG 7, 2005 It pours a muddy golden with an honest off-white head from which only a film will last. Lets take note that this bottle is a year and a few months past 1 yr old, so the bitterness level must not be what it used to be. First sniff indicated very yeasty aspects that remind me of a cement-floored basement with a bit too high of a

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In Book 208 on page 11 (visualisation):

Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
27th Dec 2006 at 9:05 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.20 medium golden and slightly cloudy Taste: 70.59%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
 46.267% bittery 197

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Other Beers (etc.) by De Ranke

Apart from XX Bitter, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by De Ranke. These are:
Amer-Amer
Back to Black
Franc Belge
Guldenberg
Mirakel Spierelambic
Noir De Dottignies
Père Noël
Simplex

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