Vignale (8386) reviewed Hop Harvest 2024 from Brouwerij De Ranke 9 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Flaska från Etre Gourmete drucken med ölföreningen. Doft av belgisk jäst, örter, blommor och gräs. Fin kropp, krisp och ändå smoth. Perfekt balanserad smak mellan beska örter och blommigt gräsig humle och den fruktiga och brödiga malten och jästen. Mycket gott
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Pours jet black or almost so, though with a reddish hint if seen through light. Low to medium sized head, of a surprisingly clean white colour for such a dark beer. Decent retention, nice lacing. Not much intensity in an aroma that suggest a very dry beer: a very lightly perceptible roasted malts base, with just a hint of coffee and unsweetened dark chocolate, strong leafy hops (bitter tea-like leafiness), pretty much nothing else. More intensity in taste, indeed VERY dry. Barely perceptible roasted malts notes (as per aroma), dominant dry hoppiness, some leafy tea-like notes to it but mainly just a neutral bitterness flavour wise. A clean, well defined and rather intense taste, but a very unbalanced one; i get bitter and dry, but this is almost nothing more than just that, with flavours muted down by excessive dryness. Light to medium bodied, light to medium carbonation, rather smooth in mouthfeel with a hint of soft creaminess (though, again, a quite good mouthfeel cannot shine against such a dominant feeling). Overall: still drinkable, it's not a spoiled beer and i actually got slightly used to it by the last sips, but very muted down in all the elements that make a porter/stout pleasurable.
RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Hop Harvest 2024 from Brouwerij De Ranke 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Pours clear gold with a white head. Sweet malts and doughy hops on the nose. Flavour has dry Belgian yeast, a bit herbal, dry grass. Very nice.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Hop Harvest 2024 from Brouwerij De Ranke 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, pours a clear golden with a medium beige head. Aroma has a nice spicy Belgian yeast character, bready malt, and floral hops. Flavour is bitter and bright, with lots of floral, bitter hops, bready malt, and spicy Belgian yeast. Bitter, spicy, and floral finish. Perfect balance. Excellent.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Cuvée BXL from Brouwerij De Ranke 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
1/V/25 - 75cl bottle from… I have no clue where I got this, shared @ Klaas’ BBQ with Ama & Charlotte, BB: 14/I/27, batch CBXL JAN22 (2025-418)
Clear orange beer, small aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty fruity, oxidized, orange peel, somewhat funky, earthy, some tobacco; MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, pretty sourish, bitter, earthy, nice acidity, herbal, dry, some tobacco. Aftertaste: woody, tannins, pleasant acidity, earthy in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Aromas are dark malt, roast, Belgian yeast and candy sugar. Flavors are similar to nose, fairly mild with sweet slightly dominating. Add in a touch of metallic and mineral. A bit chalky. While good and not great, still very drinkable.
gave a cheers!
kapusil (2791) reviewed Vieille Provision from Brouwerij De Ranke 10 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
0.75l bottle. Orange body with practically no head. Aroma of sugar syrup, grapefruit, wood, grapes and a hint of vinegar. Taste of sugar syrup, lemon zest, grapefruit, wood, salt and some vinegar. Mostly sour, but the finish has some bitterness to it. Very nice.
gave a cheers!
lore (7878) reviewed Vieille Provision from Brouwerij De Ranke 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Opalescent orange to bright amber colour, minimal off-white lacing; aroma of woody, lemon zesty, some acetone, earthy, unripe fruity and yeasty notes; taste is similar to the aroma with some slight salty notes and bittery aftertaste; great one; many thanks for sharing, Kapusil!
gave a cheers!
MiP (20366) reviewed Saison De Dottignies from Brouwerij De Ranke 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 5.5%. Mostly lagery aroma, perhaps with a touch of acid, but does not smell funky. Hazy dark golden colour. Good stable white head. The flavour is quite bitter and quite yeasty with a hint of fruit. Not so complex, but ok. 636314 / 6 6 6 6 7