Notes on beers brewed by
Found 15 results
You may filter these results by selecting a single distribution
American Porter on the label, for me there are distinct Belgian Stout notes. Black looking body in poorer, unnatural light, this is distinctly more dirty brown in better, natural light. Head is rocky and wispy and tannish in color. Very authentic...
In terms of the presentation De Ranke do not let us down with Amer Amer; it has those quintessential and signature characteristics of a lovely, well-retained head and some gorgeous, sticky lace. A lightly hazed dark orange/marmalade body sits...
750mL capped bottle. Cap has dot-matrixed B137(7 or 1)13 OKT22 and EX 13/10/24. Labeled as a "Hoppy Golden Ale" - yes, yes it is! Damn! De Rankę know how to make these highly hopped, beautifully balanced beers. I'm not remotely surprised, just...
2020 Vintage, will keep for 5 years according to De Ranke. Tea colored pour with a bubbly head that fades quickly - as expected. No retention, no lace. Fair enough given the style. Nose is surprisingly non-descript. Perhaps a little funk (that I...
750 mL capped bottle. Delightful pour into the 25 cl De Ranke stem. Clouded orange body with a small, perfectly formed dense white head that lingers and offers ice-cream level lace. The bitterness that greets the palate on the initial sip is...
Expiry 23/12/2022. 330 mL bottle. Pour offers a mid-orange, amber, slightly hazed pour. White head, some nice retention and lace, with a significant film that settles across the beer in the chalice. Nose offers some malt, but until it warms and...
BO7T15 FEB18 EXP: 22/02/2020 Older, 33cl bottle that came from Jungle Jim's, Cincinnati, OH, USA, in June 2021. Hazed, golden pour with a modest, 1/4 inch white head. Lacing not bad. Label states, "This is not a Pils", presumably because the...
Pictured 07/26/21 Original notes 09/03/10 11.2 oz bottle, recent purchase at Green's, Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. Always delighted to get a new beer from a favorite brewery and this beer seems to be right in the wheelhouse of De Ranke. A cloudy,...
750mL bottle that came from Green's on Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. In the $14-15 range. As expected, a very interesting beer. The beer pours a very nice, deep orange color with a decent head that is well formed and leaves some nice lace. Nose has a...
Paper-wrapped 750 mL, capped bottle in typical De Ranke presentation mode. This came from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Popping the cap produces a touch of gun-smoke but the pour produces a pretty lively beer. Some really substantial, thick, bubbly...
ADDED NOTES: 07/04/21 Jungle Jim's, Cincinnati, OH, June 2021, $17.99. This beer always surprises me. Generally, I'm not a huge fan of "sour" beer of any hue - with some exceptions (e.g., Duchess) - but this grows on me every time that I drink it....
Additional notes 08/16/26 (Pictured) 2023 vintage BB July 2028. I've learned a lot about beers like KdR over the years and since those note below from close to 20 years ago. Some of what I wrote in 2007 still holds true for me, in as much as it's...
Additional notes (10/20/24) - pictured. Big, sweet hops are the order of the day with Guldenberg, and this bottle is no exception. Is this a Tripel? Well, it's forever cast as one but the De Ranke hop element is just absolutely impossibly to...
Additional Notes 1/24/22 (pictured) This is such an extraordinarily great beer. It really has nothing to do with Christmas in terms of taste, and were it year round it would be a constant for me. There are some very good beers in the USA under the...
Notes added 07/25/21 330 mL bottle (pictured) purchased at The Liquor Store, Jackson, WY. A beer that has grown on me over the years. Still not a massive proponent of the style in general, but if I want a hoppy edge to something I’d rather reach...