Wijnberg
Brouwerij De Ranke in Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)Flemish Red / Bruin Regular
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Score
7.41
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Wijnber is a 'old brown ale', inspired by our regio where this style of beer is very well known. There are two classic styles of old brown ale, but Wijnberg is a new variation that is in between the two classic styles. The beer contains one third of young beer and two thirds of 'old' beer, aged for at least two years on wood barrels. For a more complex flavour we add a small amount of Jacobins, an old foederbeer made by brewery Vanderghinste in Bellegem. The end result is a complex balance of flavours between sweet and sour. The beer was named after the neighbourhood where one of the brewers grew up and it also means 'Mountain of Wine', and refers to the wine-like character of the beer.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Dark red colour with foamy, beige head. Fruity nose with red fruit, dark cherries, oak wood, caramel, grapes and a mild vinegar aroma. Fruity, malty, tart taste with red fruit, grapes, cherries, caramel, burnt sugar, oak wood, a mild vinegar taste and spices. Hardly any bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced Flemish bruin, with a mild woody acidity. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2026
at 20:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Amber brown with w small tan head. Slightly acidic, red fruits, a bit of earth, light sweet malts, a bit of wood. Medium bodied. Finish has some acidity. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 21:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 75cl partagée avec Isaac, Sergi, Costa, Bernat, Tavo, Iñaki, Nacho, Trota - El Birrot & Basque region friends mega tasting. Merci!
Anno 2022.
BB 17/03/2027.
Acajou, léger blanc-cassé.
Arôme frais barrique/foudre, fruits rouges, note aigreur distincte avec qcq relents maltés en support.
Palais léger malté pâle, touche de caramel, note funk-foudre avec légère aigreur - vinaigre mais pas trop agressif - balancée, léger fruits rouges. Délicat et facile à boire.
Anno 2022.
BB 17/03/2027.
Acajou, léger blanc-cassé.
Arôme frais barrique/foudre, fruits rouges, note aigreur distincte avec qcq relents maltés en support.
Palais léger malté pâle, touche de caramel, note funk-foudre avec légère aigreur - vinaigre mais pas trop agressif - balancée, léger fruits rouges. Délicat et facile à boire.
Tried
from Bottle
at
De Ranke - Taproom
on 15 Nov 2025
at 16:29
8/10
Botella @La Joyería. Cervecería de Mercado, Sevilla. 02/01/2025. Color rojizo espuma escasa aromas y sabores ácidos, madera, levadura, dulce cuerpo medio.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 15:29
8.5/10
Great oud bruin. Color is between burgundy and mahogany. Wood, vanilla, bread, dark berries. Delightful treat. 2020.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2024
at 09:57
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2024
at 19:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a reddish brown colour with not much foam. Aroma's: light sour, light funky, poop. Retronasal it's mildly sour, woody. Flavour is sour and bitter with a hint of sweet. Light bodied. Finish with a short but firm bitterness. I didn't like it much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2024
at 18:45
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
hazy brown to amber, medium sized creamy beige head; aroma and taste of tart, woody, acetone, some unripe berries and some citric notes; excellent one!
Tried
on 24 Nov 2023
at 19:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 750 ml at Ambasada. Amberish brown with off-white head. Caramel, dried fruit, berries, grapes, vinous. Some sweetness. Medium sourness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 20 Nov 2023
at 05:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 750ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Darker amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, grapes and mild caramel nose. Tartish fruity, mild caramel, light oaky and yeasty with touch of grapes in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2023
at 20:50