About
In 1994 Nino Bacelle decides - after a lot of experimental brews - that he is ready to bring his own beer to the market. It’s the start of Brewery Nino Bacelle. In 1995 Nino meets Guido Devos through the beer tasters association HOP. Guido is a founding member of HOP and has been active as an amateur brewer for years. Nino and Guido decide to pool resources and knowledge and hereby “Brewery Nino Bacelle“ turns into Brewery De Ranke. This name refers to the vines on which the main ingredient for beer grows: hops. The beers are brewed at the Deca Brewery
In 2005, after 11 years of brewing at Brewery Deca, Nino and Guido decide to start their own brewery in Dottenijs.
In 2005, after 11 years of brewing at Brewery Deca, Nino and Guido decide to start their own brewery in Dottenijs.
Part of the group
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, bottled nov 2019. Color: Clear golden, large white head. Nice lacing. Aroma: Funky, fruity unripe grape, gooseberry. Taste: Moderate tart, very light bitterness. Rural funk, minerally, oak wood, fruity citrus fruit, some unripe grape and gooseberry. Dry-ish mouthfeel, some tannins. Medium body, below average carbonation. Quite smooth, a little creamy mouthfeel. Aged very well, although there's no cork on the bottle. Maybe it's time for a new batch of this nice Geuze, De Ranke?
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2026
at 15:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 750 ml at Ambasada. Hazy orange with large white head. Pretty flat, bit bland, yeasty, herbal notes, nice intensive lasting bitter finish. This year seems to be a bit underwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 27 Jan 2026
at 23:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml, bottled July 24. Dark brown body, with a creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of toast, dark bread, cocoa, some liquorice, some smoked wood, slight toffee. Tastes quite similar, with more hoppy notes and a bit more dark chocolate.
Finishes roasty, toasty, wooden, quite a lot of pine needle like hop notes, a bit smokey, slightly sweet, with some dark chocolate.
Nice, although I was expecting something a bit different as this was inspired by the classic Anchor Porter, but I don't get much similarities. Still a really quaffable, old-school Porter, with a robust character and also quite a lot of hop notes.
Aroma of toast, dark bread, cocoa, some liquorice, some smoked wood, slight toffee. Tastes quite similar, with more hoppy notes and a bit more dark chocolate.
Finishes roasty, toasty, wooden, quite a lot of pine needle like hop notes, a bit smokey, slightly sweet, with some dark chocolate.
Nice, although I was expecting something a bit different as this was inspired by the classic Anchor Porter, but I don't get much similarities. Still a really quaffable, old-school Porter, with a robust character and also quite a lot of hop notes.
Tried
from Bottle
from Etre Gourmet (webshop)
on 11 Jan 2026
at 20:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Thinnish bod, med carbo. Rather neutral, with low sweet, very dry,med-light bitter.medium spicy, phenolic. Peppery, clovey, the whole deal. Not much hops character imo. Light grassy eatthy thing. Good but not great.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerGeek Bar
on 06 Jan 2026
at 20:25