XX Bitter
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 by Glenn Vermoortel
http://www.deranke.be/en/index_en.htm
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| XX Bitter or Extra Extra Bitter is a blond,
bitter ale containing 6.2% vol. Alc. It’s famous for it’s very bitter
and strong flavour. XX is being made with pale pilsner malt and loads of
Brewers Gold and Hallertau hop flowers. A perfect combination
that has been nationally and internationally praised. This ale has been
a real trendsetter for the current comeback of bitter ales in Belgium. |
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| The brewery
was founded in 1994 by Nino Bacelle under his own name. In the beginning
we had only one ale, the Guldenberg, named after the Guldenberg Abbey
in Wevelgem, where beer was brewed in the past. With a history in the
beer world (since 1930 the Bacelle - Noffels family was active in beer
commerce and as a lemonade producer), Nino had started experimenting
with brewing ale in 1981. After an education as brewer at the CTL in
Ghent in the mid eighties, he kept experimenting and in the nineties he
thought his time had come (and his ale was good enough) to commercialize
his ale. After a decent study of the possibilities to start his own
brewery, he decided to start with brewing in a existing brewery. The
good thing about this formula is that it’s possible to brew profitable
without big investments. The Deca brewery is Woesten was chosen to do
this and in the first year 9000 litres of Guldenberg were brewed. |
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Mid nineties
Nino got to know Guido Devos trough the beer tasters association HOP.
Guido is a founding member of HOP and had been active as an amateur
brewer for years. In 1996 they decide to bundle their powers. “Brewery
Nino Bacelle” becomes a BVBA of which o both own a fifty percent share
and is now called “Brewery De Ranke”. The name came from the hop ranks
and has been chosen because we are convinced that hops are the most
important ingredient in our ales. Since then 5 new ales have been
created: Père Noël, a Christmas ale; XX Bitter, the most bitter ale in
Belgium and the ale that gave our brewery it’s reputation; Kriek De
Ranke, a natural fruit ale; Cuvee De Ranke, an ale of mixed origin with
Lambic and the Noir De Dottignies, a dark ale.
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| After 11 years
of brewing at the Deca brewery a totally new brewery was started in
Dottignies in the province of Hainaut. In 2008 about 2000 Hl (200.000l)
of ale was produced of which 60% is being exported to the US, India,
Japan and in Europe to The Netherlands, Great – Britain, Sweden,
Denmark, Italy, Austria & France. |
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