Brouwerij De Ranke Franc Belge

Franc Belge

 

Brouwerij De Ranke in Dottignies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪

Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
Score
6.92
ABV: 5.2% IBU: 40 Ticks: 33
Franc Belge (5,2% vol.alc.) is a "Spéciale Belge" type beer, an amber colored ale. With an alcohol level of 5,2 % i, it is a beer with a very good drinkability.

Taste; The lightly coloured malts give the beer a soft malty flavour, with a touch of bitterness at the end derived from the Fuggles hops.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, yeast, banana, floral, bread.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, fruit, yeast, banana, floral.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2023 at 09:01


6

On tap. A clear dark golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of belgian yeast, ripe banana and phenols. Taste of ripe sweet banana, phenols, yeast.

Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2022 at 17:05


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

33cl Fles van Drankgigant. Amber kleur, vuilwitte kraag. Droog, moutig, grassig, hint van caramel, biscuit, bloemig, hoppig, citroenrasp, licht aards, fors bitter. Fantastisch in al z'n subtiliteit, een schoolvoorbeeld van hoe een doodsaaie stijl toch geweldig bier kan zijn. En dat voor een prikkie.

Tried on 26 May 2022 at 10:25


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

33 cl. bottle @ café Derat, Utrecht.
Clear amber with a white head. Malty caramel aroma with earthy hops. Sweet taste with a nice bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle at Café DeRat on 13 Mar 2022 at 15:50


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, enormous thanks Nino and Casey for sharing! Hazy, slightly darker orange-golden body, creamy, thick off-white head- good retention. Phenol-driven earthy aroma, bit yeasty. Lean taste, again quite yeasty, bit earthy, bit flowery, bit fruity, Solid. Light bitterness near the finish. Not the taste profile I absolutely enjoy, but it's a solid beer.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2021 at 21:20


5.5

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2020 at 22:00


7

Tried from Bottle at Hop Gastrobar on 25 Aug 2020 at 18:55


7

Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2020 at 13:24


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear medium amber colour, lot of small bubbles, tall creamy off-white head, good lacing. Aroma sweet malt, bit prickly in the nose, caramel, bread, hint of lemon, strong yeast, soap, dishwater. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, caramel, yeast. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, dry malty sweetbitter aftertaste, cardboard, resinous, strange and interesting brew, good.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2020 at 22:00


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0.33 l bottle from 'Speciaalbierpakket.bl', best before May 2021. Almost clear, deep amber with a thin, foamy, almost stable, white head. Slightly sweetish, gently yeasty-spicy and a little malty aroma of caramel, leaves, light clove and a touch of vegetables. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, gently malty, moderately yeasty-spicy taste of caramel, clove, leaves, light vegetables and a touch of grains, followed by a short, quite bitter, gently dry and rather yeasty-spicy finish. Medium body, quite effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Quite okay, don't get the high score though, I'd rather drink a De Koninck. This one isn't clean, it's way too yeasty, almost a little off. Very disappointing, but I guess it's already too old, probably about a year of age.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2020 at 19:01