De Ranke Simplex

Despite Simplex being an ale, it has all the characteristics of an old-styled pils. It is a blond, unfiltered, unpasteurized, hoppy and bitter beer that remains low in alcohol. Resulting in a straw blonde, highly drinkable beer with plenty of flavor and character.
Taste: Refreshing, light and with a firm bitterness

3.5

270 reviews

Dottignies, Belgium

Community reviews

3.3 Bevuta in bottiglia. Birra bionda molto luppolata. Finale molto amaro. Sembra una IPA.

3.5 Golden colour, creamy head. Aroma: malt, some yeast, hay, some spices, stale bread, some grassy hops. Taste: malt, grass, hops, some spices. Simple but flavourful.

3.2 Gyllengul och klar vätska. Sädig arom med en jästig och lätt pepprig ton. Stram och humlig smak. Något tunn.

3.6 [Uploaded from backlog - 7/1/18] 6oz on tap at Dutch's. Has a nice creaminess to the texture, while still being light and easy drinking. The 4.5% ABV results in a belgian beer that isn't so sweet and sugary and heavy and cloying as they often can be, making this tolerable for this 95F day. Notes of straw, earth, bread, and pleasant herbal and mild citrus hop character. Description on RB says it has character of a pils, and that's evident here. Good balance of taste, finishing lightly dry. Pleasant one to sip on.

3.0 Bottle, 33 cl, SB. Overall pleasant Belge: sweet accents, somewhat dry. Low carbonation, small bitter finish.

3.6 Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Some nice bretty notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

3.7 Trevlig upplevelse! Har den typiska belgiska jästtonen men samtidigt är den ordentligt besk. Sen låg alkoholhalt!

2.8 @ Home - da GrandCru Firenze (thanks to Barza)

3.2 De Belgiuminabox. Montnaod router Huawei wifi 6, y webcam. Luego jugando a God of War 3. En copa Grimbergen. Ligera, con perfil belga muy seco y con bastante presencia herbal. No está mal pero tampoco dice mucho. Se echa en falta dulzor

3.5 Alone at home. Hazy blond colored beer small white head and no carbonation. Hopped aroma. Full sparkling palate. Finish is bitter hopped. Nice!

4.0 Very light, very thirst quenching, for me it is more like a pils, though i dont really know the style of koln beer style, recommended especially for summer.

3.8 Fles 33cl thuis. Hoppig, bitter, bloemig, citrus, grainy, kruidig, vol van smaak, droog, crisp. (2-10-2020).

2.7 Hazy golden with a white head. Mild hoppy aroma and taste, light bitterness, some grain.

4.2 Cette Simplex porte bien son nom : Simple. Pour autant elle n'en n'est pas dénuée d'intérêt, car elle présente un beau travail sur l'amertume. De Ranke sait faire dans ce registre me direz-vous à raison. Et cela fait toute la différence entre une ale basique ou une Pils et cette Simplex. Le visuel est également sympathique avec un joli blond doré, paré d'une fine effervescence et d'une mousse blanche nappant la surface. Le nez est particulièrement intéressant sur la pomme, la poire, la banane, une pointe de citron et une très légère coriandre sur une amertume minérale. A la dégustation les arômes deviennent tout de même plus simples avec des arômes fruités bien moins affirmés, mais une amertume sur l'orange amère à 50 d'IBU, très appréciable se fait jour dès l'attaque. Les épices également se développent pour donner du relief à l'ensemble. Si l'amertume baisse légèrement en seconde bouche, la présence en bouche est remarquable pour 4,5 % d'alcool. L’arrière-bouche de surcroît permet un bon contraste avec une amertume plus saillante. Final un peu court qui nous casse dans notre élan. Simple mais pas simplette, De Ranke sait travailler l'amertume, pas de doute.

3.0 Blonde paille pétillante à mousse moyenne avec des arômes de céréales, houblon, agrumes, épices. Pour un goût ferme, fruité d'agrumes, dominé par l'amertume houblonnée. Bière légère, sèche avec des notes médicamenteuses, plutôt unidimensionnelle.

3.4 330ml bottle from Beers of Europe (£1.91): Golden amber, translucent & topped with a 1cm, foamy white head that holds well; there's some lacing on the sides of the glass & plenty of visible carbonation rising to the surface too. Sharp & fresh on the nose with citrus, dry hops & some yeast alongside floral notes with a little banana & spice at the end too. Some apple, pears & citrus fruits open up the taste but it's a touch more subdued than the nose; there was some spices & yeast further on too with grassy hops & herbal flavours rounding things off. It's a lively beer with a very dry palate that's sharp & crisp too.

3.4 Bottled 0,33L. Dark golden color, unclear and hazy aspect with moderate bubbly impression and creamy beige/white head of long resistance. Moderate malty and yeasty aroma, notes of grains, hop, grassy, sweet malt. Crisp and lively body, pungent malty and yeasty impression, sweet and herb palate with pleasant alcoholic content.

3.1 Bevuta in bottiglia da 33. Aroma fresco e dolciastro. Sentori generici di frutta. Colore pescherino. CfgpP

3.7 Color oro leggermente velata con testa bianca compatta ed a texture fine. Profumo di malto, leggero caramello, agrumi, erbaceo. La bevuta ha un buon equilibrio di dolcezza e amaro, dov’è nessuna delle due componenti è eccessivamente marcata. Cracker , miele, frutta gialla, pesca ed agrumi, sentori erbacei e terrosi m, speziatatura. Corpo medio, morbido e frizzantezza media. Finale secco ed amaricante. Birra delicata, pulita e ben fatta.

4.0 Cloudy golden body with a big foamy and persistent white head. Aroma is fruity esters, spicy hops, Belgian yeast. Taste is fruity, malty, spicy. Long dry and yeasty finish. Medium body soft carbonation oily texture

4.4 Typisk smag af pilsner pga humlen. Har en meget frugtig smag, og med en IBU på 50 kan det smages at den er humlet som en pilsner bør være. God pilsner!

3.8 Friday, April 24, 2020. Bottle, 33cL. 4.5%. Best before June (alright!). Gift from Jybi ! Merci beaucoup. J'aurais dû la boire plus tôt pour profiter encore plus des houblons !! A sparkling golden clear bubbly beer with a medium white head ; medium retention ; good lacing. Great noble herbal hoppy smell, light hay, no complex but really intense, nearly pure... just minimal skunky notes at the end. Medium bitter, DRY refreshing, light spicy note, sweet note. Medium rising body, average thin texture, good gaseous, dry bitter refreshing finish. Overall, really good ! Could be great... I will taste this beer again !

3.4 Glass, 6-ounce, draught, event Belgement Soif! at L'autre oeil, savoured on April 4, 2019; eye: caramel with a straw hue, cloudy, no effervescence, small ring of tan head, slight lacing; nose: dishwashing liquid, perfumy, light hops; mouth: dishwashing liquid, perfumy, light hops, light soap-gum, semi-dry finale in soap-gum with presence of hops, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 6 onces, en fût, évènement Belgement Soif! à L'autre œil, savourée le 4 avril 2019; œil : caramel avec une teinte paille, trouble, pas d'effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, très légère dentelle; nez : liquide pour laver la vaisselle, parfumé, léger houblon; bouche : liquide pour laver la vaisselle, parfumé, léger houblon, léger gomme-savon, finale semi-sèche en gomme-savon avec présence de houblon, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

3.2 A little too bitter, too modernly hopped, a bit harsh. Not classicly belgian in style to me. Online etre bier

3.3 Hop fris

2.8 Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

4.0 0,33l bottle from the brewery bar, Pours light cloudy pale liquid, medium creamy white head, Aroma: malty, light biscuit, nice noble hopy notes, light fruitiness - citrus - lemon peel, tangerine, light yeast character, very nice, Taste: light to medium sweet, medium to medium heavy bitter, light sour, fruity, tangerine, lemon peel, light yeast profile - reminds to Belgian ones, but not really phenolic, light malty - bisucity, Palate: light body, average carbonation, slick to creamy mouthfeel, long bitter lemon peel aftertaste, Overall: very good, very drinkable, well ballanced, no flaws, enjoyed very well.

4.0 33cl bottle Pours a golden colour with white foaming head. Aroma grainy malty Taste malt grain hoppy long dryish finish Overall a nice session beer

3.3 Classicissima belgian ale, che comunque sa farsi riconoscere al primo sorso. Bene, come tutte le birra di questo birrificio.

2.7 The Aromas are malt, fruit and yeast. Flavors aren't so good, there is an intense long lasting yeast bitterness that dominates everything else. Hope I can get through this one.