XXX Bitter
Brouwerij De Ranke in Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.45
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XXX-Bitter is a variation on the existing XX-bitter, where we add an additional 50% more hops.
Taste: Full-bodied bitter beer. Despite its higher IBU-value, the large amount of aroma-hops makes this beer taste smoother than XX.
Taste: Full-bodied bitter beer. Despite its higher IBU-value, the large amount of aroma-hops makes this beer taste smoother than XX.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Green bottle @ home, picked up at Argonaut last week. Definitely already smells skunked, damn. Pours a glowing, golden orange appearance with an off white head. Some skunk in the nose. Behind that is a delicate, crisp herbal / earthy nose. Potpourri / floral, light citrus, white pepper as well. Good carbonation. Some bubblegum in the flavor. Dusty yeast. Lemon citrus. Chewy straw / herbal malty flavor. Pretty high bitterness on the finish. Certainly would have been better fresh but this is still quite nice. The hops and yeast reminds me quite a bit of La Vermontoise that I had on tap a couple of months back in New Orleans. Dry, dusty, herbal, and bitter. Drinks just fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 19:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, thanks to Andy Snow, split at Colin and the Vikings tasting, Nol, Goteborg, Sweden 22/03/14. Hazed orange golden with moderate off white spotting. Nose is melon, peach, hops, orange pith, bready notes. Taste comprises floral hops, orange pith, straw, spice, lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent Belgian number with a nice dose of hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2014
at 14:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at Colin and the Vikings. Bought at de Molen beer shop.
Appearance: Golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Hay, citrus, spices, yeast, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, grass, spices, yeast, fruit.
Comment: Rather bland.
Where: Tasting at Colin and the Vikings. Bought at de Molen beer shop.
Appearance: Golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Hay, citrus, spices, yeast, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, grass, spices, yeast, fruit.
Comment: Rather bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2014
at 22:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Fermentoren, Copenhagen. Pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty spicy citrus hoppy flavor with weak yeasty hints. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2014
at 09:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Mild bubblegum and grassy hops, vague citrusy. Bitter, grassy, citrusy and estery. Bubblegum and mild fruity. Crisp grassy and mild citrusy. Bitter and lasting citrusy finish. Solid despite the bubblegum notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2014
at 06:06