XX Bitter
(has 2 batches)
Brouwerij De Ranke in Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.15
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XX-bitter is our most bitter, high-fermenting beer. Despite its low alcohol content, it produces a very rich, long lasting, full flavour.
Taste: Very bitter but still balanced. Long-lasting, distinct hop taste.
Taste: Very bitter but still balanced. Long-lasting, distinct hop taste.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber colour, hazy, minimal head, decent lacing. Aroma is peach, spices, herbal hops, banana. Medium bitterness. A bit too harsh.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2019
at 20:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Arco olfattivo dominato dall'orzo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di apparenza velata e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è giallo dorato brillante. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è carico. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di amaro. Il retrogusto è intenso. Sul palato finiscono sentori di miele, orzo, cereali, frutta secca, erba, agrumi, pompelmo, mela verde e chinotto.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2019
at 12:20
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2018
at 19:11
8/10
Great start to #ISBF5
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2018
at 18:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, 12/11/18 ... catching up on a rate having had this a few times in Belgo pre RB days. Almost clear golden blonde with a decent off white covering ... carbonation is evident. Nose is grassy, herb, dusty fruits, damp balsa wood, lemon rind, light must. Taste comprises straw, grains, light herbal notes, lemon zest, grass, hay bale, light white peppery spice, tangy citric bite, stale bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent no nonsense Belgian affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2018
at 16:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Light golden color, with a white medium size head. Aroma is immediately very hoppy. Taste is again immediately hoppy, and malts too, later. Medium body, medium carbonation. Dry finish. Unusual beer between the Belgian beers, but great.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2018
at 21:19
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 09 Sep 2018
at 13:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bière 75 cl trouvée chez van Uxem à Comines. Robe Dorée. Légèrement trouble, avec pas mal de dépôt pour le dernier verre, c'est une bière non filtrée. Mousse qui dure un peu. Nez sur les céréales et le houblon. Au goût on ressent avant tout l'amertume. Bière assez courte en bouche, assez houblonnée et amère mais peu aromatique et complexe ce qui la rend un peu limitée. Une bière agréable à boire, sans être hors du commun.
Tried
on 07 May 2018
at 19:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Glowing orange with a tall white head. A bold combo of bright hops and hot spice. Good tropical fruit notes (pineapple, citrus) and coriander with some biscuit malt. Even though I can guarantee this bottle was not transported here properly it still retains it's delicious profile. Impressive.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2018
at 07:49