De Dolle Arabier

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diksmuide, Belgium

Bottle. Pours a cloudy honey colour with a very lively white cap that settles to a thick foam. Sweet aroma of straw with hints of melon. Flavours mostly of straw-like malts, with an intensely peppery bitter finish. Extremely carbonated. Alcoholic heat in the finish. Not my favourite from this otherwise great brewery.

Bottle - This was the first De Dolle beer I’ve had that didn’t really impress me. It was okay, bu with DD I kind of expect a religious experiece. I suppose that speak more to their quality than to this beer specifically. Anyways, this sucker gushed out of the bottle, but I caught most of it. It’s hazy copper in the lgass, with a massive white head. Smells fruity like apricots or peaches, with a little white grape. There’s sharp booze, honey, and lightly spiced bread in there too. Taste is cloves and peppery spice with some sweet, yeasty bread up front. The finish is dry, grassy hops with some residual sweetness. It’s smooth and medium-bodied--fuller than what I expected. It’s got some nice lingering spice and warmth. Overall, a decent beer, but one that I thought would be smoother. For $4 a pop, definitely won’t have this again.

big beer with bags of flavour dry grain in nose with a hint of fruit flavour starts sweet then gets drier with a hoppy finish,good body and overall a very satisfying drink

It poured a hazy golden with a very small white foam. It had a strong sweet smell of honey and fruits. It tasted strong with honey, figs, yeast and some sweetness. Lots of carbonation. Very nice beer!

For a second I though I had died and gone to Yellowstone National Park. Holy shit: never has a beer gushed on me more than this. Upon sitting in my cellar completely still for over a week, I uncapped the beast and was met with what can be best described a a geyser of no less that twelve inches. After the super soaker incident was resolved and five ounces of beer finally made it into my glass, I decided to give her a little sniff: Lots of honey, spice, dough, citrus, flowers, and some mild malt grain. Flavor is moderately astringent, with some honey and heather notes accompanied by graininess, and fruity sugars. Palate is effervescent, medium, and moderately dry. Despite the epic gushing squirt, I thoroughly enjoyed this beer.

Immediately upon popping the cap on this bottle, the liquid rocketed a foot into the air and gushed all over the place without any agitation to the bottle. Considering giving it a 5 on appearance just because it was pretty bad ass, but I’m hoping that doesn’t mean the beer is skunked or ruined somehow. Aroma holds wheat, citrus, honey, some floral hop notes, flour, and a bit of doughy yeast. Flavor is quite grainy, with lots of wheat, along with a definite astringent hop character, especially closer to the finish. Flavor is good, but very unorthodox for a BSA. Palate is pretty light in the body, but not weak, and lingers fairly nicely. Quite an experience tasting this brew; good overall.

Bottle. 11.2 oz. Pours cloudy golden with an incredible, nearly solid white head. Aroma of hay, honey, wheat, hops, and citrus. Medium to full bodied. Smooth, clean mouthfeel. Very light for a Belgian strong, however. Crisp finish. Very good.

Pours hazy honey color with the hugest head I have seen so far, aroma of clove, corn, banana and lemon with some flowery notes,flavors of yeast mainly banana and apple with a really bitter finish for this style, quite complex and spicy. Nice beer.