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De Dolle Arabier

De Dolle Arabier - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Diksmuide, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6773.68/5.03.67/5.08%86Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Arabier is a pure malt beer brewed with flower Nugget-hops from Poperinge. It has the special dry-hopping taste and aroma, so appreciated by beer lovers all over the world. It is one of the two main beers from De Dolle Brouwers available throughout the year. Aging time is limited due to the fact that hop bitterness declines with age. Store arabier cool and dark and serve cool at 10°C.
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 blipp (1632), Newark, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a huge white head. Fruity aroma of apple and peach, also some yeast and spice. Flavor is yeasty, spicy and lightly fruity, with a slight sour hint. Not bad.


 Cletus (5002), Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Pours amber with a generous white head. Smells of dry malt, perfume, straw, hay. Tastes of dry malt with a nice underlying bitterness and a crisp perfumy residual sugary finish.


 Ober (1165), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 11, 2008  
A little hazy, yellow/orange colored beer, with a huge white foamy head. The aroma of bitter hops, spicey and lot of fruits. The tate is bitter with some sweets. fruity of grapes and orange. Also some caramel in the back. A very nice fresh aftertaste.


 daknole (2810), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Bottle from Brother Tuckers. Dark yellow pour with a really nice sized head. Aroma is yeasty and wonderful. Flavor hits you wtih malt, yeast, fruit, honey, and some caramel notes. Creamy body, a delicious beer. I could be happy drinking this all night.


 BMan1113VR (2758), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 30, 2008  
Pours with a huge creamy head covering a burnt yellow body. Lots of lacing left. Aroma of spices, yeast, and fruitiness. Taste starts off sweet with an oddly bitter finish. Mouthfeel is dry and light on the tongue.


 BoBoChamp (1334), Gent, Belgium
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 27, 2008  
33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, cloudy, rocky head, good brew


 jhumphries69 (718), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 26, 2008  
33cl bottle. Pours a very cloudy golden orange with some brown coloring. The head pours thick, voluminous, cloudy, fluffy, and off-white - and leaves a good bit of lace on the glass. The aroma is quite full and delightful: caramel, orange hard candy, sugar, honey, and hints of funky esters. The flavor has a big malt presence. Again there is a note that resembles orange hard candy. There flavor is sweet with sugar, caramel, and honey; and there is some fruitiness in there, too. At mid-palate, the beer gets more bitter with hints of roasted grain and sugar. It has a very slight acid note, too, which accentuates the orange candy flavors. The finish is sweet with some esters and has a mild but balancing hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is very full in body and a little slippery. The carbonation level is quite high, too, giving the beer a slightly more refreshing, light quality to the texture. Overall, a nice, malty Belgian ale.


 zeke626 (302), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to akevitt for sharing. Pours a cloudy yellow-orange body with lots of sediment and explosive, off-white head. Aroma of belgian malts, yeast, citrus, and spice. Light fizz on the palate; medium-bodied. Flavors of sweet malts, sugar, light citrus, and clove. Sweet malt and orange in the finish. Very drinkable for the style.



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