Archive record · Brewery
Brouwerij De Ranke
Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium
- Founded
- 1930
- Archive ID
- TB-XQF4Q7H8
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Fierce traditionalists who reject hop extracts and pellets, brewing exclusively with whole cone hops for aggressive bitterness. ⚠ A second date exists: 1994, when Nino Bacelle and Guido Devos began brewing; the De Ranke name was adopted in 1997. The archive records 1930.
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Tally’s Take
Uncompromising traditionalists who reject hop extracts, brewing exclusively with whole cone hops for aggressive bitterness.
The Beer Library
Beers
XX Bitter
Year-RoundBelgian IPA
Aggressively hopped with whole-cone Brewers Gold and Hallertau at a time when Belgian beer was defined by yeast and sugar. XX Bitter argued for hops in Belgium two decades before anyone listened.
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