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

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RATINGS: 963   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.67   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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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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3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Eructoblaster (2445) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - APR 10, 2013
Bottle - 330ml. Hazy golden body with a thick white foamy head. Fresh malty/hoppy aroma with citrusy and herbal hints. Alcohol is well hidden. Taste is well balanced. It carries grainy, flowery, and herbal notes. Ends with a good, dry, bitter/herbal finish. Good stuff.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
OllieBBommel (676) - NETHERLANDS - APR 8, 2013
Bottle@tasting (1998), 330ml. Head: lots of off-white foam. Colour: hazy, golden. Aroma: yeast, malt. Taste: malt, some sour. Palate: medium bitter-sour. Overall: nice.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Silvan7 (128) - Samarate, ITALY - APR 5, 2013
bottle @ home. delusione.io ADRORO De Dolle, ma non la ARA. poco carattere. profumo standard, torbida, schiuma compatta mediamente peristente. troppo luppolata visto che è scarsa di alcol. non è rinfrescante come dovrebbe e manca di carattere. non è una Strong, ma una normale Blonde.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
rbrazell (961) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - APR 2, 2013
Draft at Redlight. Bright golden pour with a large soapy white head. Aroma very similar to Belgian Trippel with ester yeast, black pepper, earthiness and citrus. Crisp, spicy flavor with pale malt sweetness and citrus. Pretty nice beer and well hidden booze.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
northropfrye (1352) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - APR 1, 2013
On tap at Map Room, Chicago. Interesting belgian style with a hoppy resinous aspect in addition to the sweet Beglian notes. Nice.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mickash (12) - - MAR 31, 2013
Pours beautifully with a head that lasts - reminds me of a Tripel - and wasn’t what I expected - packs a big punch which you just don’t expect. Lovely banana and vanilla flavors coming through - a lot of sediment in my bottle but I can put up with that. A very pleasant drop....

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
rodenbach99 (2508) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 30, 2013
Sixième bouteille de 330ml embouteillé au mois d’avril 2012. Bière blonde avec une forte effervescence, la mousse est blanche et compacte. L’activité est intense. Le nez surprend par ses effluves de poire, de levure, de citron, de grain, rustique. La bouche est superbe, longue et savoureuse. Le houblon intense apporte des saveurs de citron. Jamais l’alcool ne se fait sentir. J’aime ces brasseurs fous.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Viper666 (2656) - Saint-Hubert, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 26, 2013
Bouteille 330ml, courtoisie de SlovakSniper. De couleur dorée et légèrement voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes, pêches), légèrement épicées (poivre doux) et aux petites notes rustiques, moyen de houblon floral et légèrement herbeux, moyen de grains de céréales légèrement sucrées, léger de miel et de pain frais. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen aux notes croustillantes ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes et zeste, notes de pêches), épicées (poivre doux) et légèrement rustiques lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de pain frais, un léger goût de grains de céréales croustillants avec des notes de miel. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une légère-moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon assez floral au départ et penchant vers un côté plus herbeux en finale, où l’on y détecte également des notes d’alcool et un léger regain de goût épicé. Post-goût moyen-long et sec, moyennnement amer de houblon floral et herbeux (herbes fraîches) ainsi qu’avec un moyen goût de levures fruitées (zeste d’agrumes) et épicées (poivre doux)

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
PhillyCraft (1970) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 25, 2013
Rating from ’09, pours hazy gold with fluffy head and lacing as is tradition with these guys. Aromas of honey, lemon skin, Belgian yeast and candy sugar, and bitter hopping. Flavor was more of the same with some honey lemon cough drop flavors followed by sweet and lightly funky yeasts. Light to medium carbonation with a pretty long lasting finish. Nice Belgian. 3.8

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kbudd19 (94) - Alberta, CANADA - MAR 24, 2013
Looks like liquid gold, loads of carbonation, plenty of foam, nice lacing and good retention on the head. Smell reminds me very much of a triple, wow the taste was not what I was expecting quite hoppy sort of like a cross between a Belgian IPA and a triple. Very tasty. Thanks To Slovak for hooking me up.


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