Franc Belge
Brouwerij De Ranke in Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.01
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Franc Belge (5,2% vol.alc.) is a "Spéciale Belge" type beer, an amber colored ale. With an alcohol level of 5,2 % i, it is a beer with a very good drinkability.
Taste; The lightly coloured malts give the beer a soft malty flavour, with a touch of bitterness at the end derived from the Fuggles hops.
Taste; The lightly coloured malts give the beer a soft malty flavour, with a touch of bitterness at the end derived from the Fuggles hops.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle on Eurostar, from Brussels to London, 12th September 2025. Pours a dark straw colour. Aroma is herbal, earthy. Taste is bitter, herbal, wood, a bit dirty, grainy, OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2025
at 14:03
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught @ Taproom De Ranke. Pours a slightly unclear glowing gold, large white head. Herbal fresh hop nose, continuing to taste. Very fresh-tasting, rustic malt grain, medium bodied, medium carbonation, a little too herbal but overall a nice speciale.
Tried
from Draft
at
De Ranke - Taproom
on 16 Mar 2025
at 11:01
8/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Bready pale malt aroma with herbal notes, some caramel, herbal hops, grains, grassy notes. Moderate bittersweet flavour, body is medium. Interesting herbal hop twist. I'm not a big fan of 'Spéciale Belge' Ambers but leave it to De Ranke to make something exciting out of it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can't believe I never rated this. Sampled numerous times. medium light amber pour, constistent and medium sized foam. Well-pronounced hoppyness (earthy side) , but more so in the taste (and it's bitterness) than the aroma. very slight, crisp caramelly (amber)malts / Toasted bread. Easy drinker, medium body and medium to medium high carbo. Very refreshing and easy going, enjoyable beer !
Tried
on 28 Aug 2024
at 21:21
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2024
at 23:22
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2024
at 22:21
6.8/10
This one tastes acrid and clouded and clumsy. I’d try again, but this one at Gijs ams I didn’t think was spectacular.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2024
at 16:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a moderately hazy, slightly translucent amber, with a medium to big sized compact, pillowy white head that shows good retention and lacing. The aroma is quite subdued, with a light biscuity and caramel malts base followed by fruity hints (in the likes of citrus jam). Definitely more interesting and more intense in taste (still a mild, delicately flavoured beer): biscuity and caramel malts as per aroma, fruity notes are kind of overripe/jammy with orange, tangerine, maybe some red apple hints, slightest peppery spiciness, a herbal touch in the finish, the slightest hint of earthiness. Medium sweetness, low to medium bitterness. Slightest sweet edge in the mouth; balanced, dry enough clean finish. Light to medium bodied with medium to high carbonation (a quite delicate, small bubbled carbonation); feels pretty soft in the mouth for the low abv and still drinks very well. Overall a very nice, delicate beer; a good speciale belge example.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2024
at 17:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice, pleasant and easy drinkable beer. Clear dark golden in the glass and a fine head, Fine intensity in the aroma, Balanced sweetness and a fine carbonation level, Easy to drink. Fruity, toffee, bread and some spices in the flavor. [Bottle at Le Poechenellekelder in Brussels, Belgium]
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2024
at 14:11