De Ranke

 More De Ranke is here!

De Ranke Wijnberg Oud Bruin...$18.99 / 750ml
Wijnberg is a beer inspired by our region, where old brown is a well-known beer style. The dark brown beer reconciles two traditional old brown styles into a new kind of old brown, which balances in taste between sweet and sour. We mix one third of young beer with two thirds of beer that has been aged in wood for at least 2 years. For extra complexity, we added a part of Jacobins Oud Foederbier from Brouwerij Vanderghinste in Bellegem. The name of this new member of our range refers to the Wijnberg, a neighborhood in Wevelgem where one of our brewers grew up. In addition, it is also a nod to the vinous character of the beer.

De Ranke XX Bitter...$4.79 / 11.2oz
"The hoppiest and some say the very best beer of Belgium.
The De Ranke brewery was founded by two good friends, Nino Bacelle and Guido Devos. Their story is a classic in Belgium, where the very best craft brewing usually begins as a passionately pursued hobby, not an occupation. For Nino and Guido, brewing is literally a weekend obsession. For a few hours on Friday and Saturday, every week, the marvelous turn-of-the-century Deca Brewery in West Flanders is turned over to the De Ranke brewers, who make small batches of what many consider the best specialty beers of Belgium. Their beers are robust and flavorful, and famous for their massive hoppiness.
XX Bitter is a very weighty beer, aggressively brewed to be the hoppiest in Belgium. Some more delicate palates are put off right away. Those warriors who accept the challenge, and take time to sort through the barrage of sensory impressions, usually end up loving it. It is first of all remarkably hoppy – and it persists in its hoppiness unto the bitter end – but it does not want for balancing maltiness. In the middle is a “barnyard” Brettanomyces yeast character that is very reminiscent of Orval in its heyday.

De Ranke XXX Bitter Hoppy Golden Ale...$15.99 / 750ml
You might say this beer is Orval with everything turned up to 11, which is exactly what the brewers were seeking." -- importer
XXX-Bitter is a variation on the existing XX-bitter, where we add an additional 50% more hops.
Taste: Full-bodied bitter beer. Despite its higher IBU-value, the large amount of aroma-hops makes this beer taste smoother than XX.