hopIQ found 10 beers with the same bitter and dry character as XX Bitter. XX Bitter was first brewed after Nino Bacelle and Guido Devos teamed up in the mid-1990s, and it became the beer that made De Ranke's name for bitterness. It is a blond, top-fermented ale of pale pilsner malt, bittered with whole Brewers Gold cones and finished with Hallertau Mittelfrüh, all grown in Belgium. The aroma leans grassy and herbal, with resin, hay and a thread of grapefruit peel over white bread. On the palate a firm, long bitterness runs from the first sip into a dry, peppery finish with light lemon and unripe pear. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Twin Falls Pale Ale — 67%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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