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De Dolle Arabier

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6793.68/5.03.67/5.08%86.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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DKthe13 (52), Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/513/20
Oct 6, 2009  
Tasted on 330ml bottle. Hugh impact on smell, lot’s of aggresive and sweet hops in the smell. The finish is rather very dry and again aggresive. This beer was made to make a point, not to drink it 24/7.


 Jblauvs (544), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Hazy bronze pour with a lively white head. Aroma is yeasty, bready, with some candi sugar sweetness and a bit of tartness. Flavor is boozey and sweet upfront but evolves into a yeasty, doughy middle and a flutter of bitterness at the end which is fairly dry. Good stuff.


 SuzyGreenberg (1324), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/515/20
Sep 29, 2009  
330 ml bottle - huge fluffy white head and fuzzy gold in color; head settles slowly; flowers, dough, yeast, lemons and citrusy hops; lovely texture with sweet hops, lemons and yeasty spice; a little on the thin side and mildly dry; pretty great though as the spice really brings it all together; yummy


 beerbill (1938), Laurel, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 26, 2009  
33 cl bottle courtesy of a trade with AtlAggie. Pours a cloudy gold with a large linen white head that became very rocky as it slowly deflated and left lots of sticky lace. Very pleasant yeasty aroma with tart apple and orange. The flavor is more dominated by yeast than the aroma with some very light tart apple and a bit of sugary sweetness. Bright on the palate. Enjoyable.


 bluebetty (105), Australia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Very cloudy, cooper to tan colour. Strong white head that eventually disappears to a centimetre or so. Lots of lace. Typical belgium ale aromas. Lots of yeast and hops. Some malt sweetness and a little yeasty on the palate but for the most part it is all about the hops. Good body. Nice beer. Hops are not overpowering and are softened somewhat by slight malt bitterness.


 machfive55 (227), Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 15, 2009  
The beer pours light amber with a huge rocky head. The aroma is spicy, yeasty, with orange citrus notes. The flavor is mostly citrus and a little hoppiness. The palate is dry with a nice carbonation and a big alcohol presence. Overall a nice Belgian with some very drinkable qualities.


wouterpulinx (27), Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 9, 2009  
33cl. Pours dark yellow/gold, huge head. Nose is lemon, biterness. Nice hoppy aroma. Ultimate thirst Quencher!!


 BigBeer45 (686), Troy, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Has an almost clear orange, gold pour (there is a touch of haze) with yellow tints, gave a billowing white head that reminds me of Jolly Pumpkins Bam Biere, the head almost filled the glass and hung around for the ride, lively effervescence, aromas of mild wild flowers with faint herbs and honey sweetness, pale malt, light fruit fragrances of peach and orange, lemon citrus, flavors of pale malt, hop herbie bitterness, small light fruit and sweet on the palate, the hop bitterness and citrus sour slap give this ale a pretty dry finish, and I found my lips and tongue tingling long after the finish, feels light on the tongue, this stuff reminds me of some of the Trippels I have sampled, a very nice light drink.



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