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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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 austone (1036), Turku; Pori, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Mar 29, 2008  
(Bottle bbe 05/2007) Murky orange with beautiful mousse like, rocky head. Nose is honey, pineapple and flowers. A bit peppery. The huge, lasting head holds back a lot of the aromas.. Flavor quite sweet with honey, intense pineapple & perfumey hops and peppery spiciness. Finishes dry with bitter hops and some alcohol. Medium bodied, quite low and smooth carbonation. Amazing head and nice flowery bouquet. I’d love to sample a fresh one.


 ShawnMalloy (119), Auburn, Massachusetts, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 28, 2008  
Pours a somewhat orange color with a thick solid white head. Fruity in the nose. Intense bubbly carbonation that stings your tongue a bit. Taste is sweet and citrusy but with a very distinct bitter presence.


 BeerBelcher (937), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 27, 2008  
This beer was pleasant and certainly unique, but had a rather strong grainy-cereal note to it that I didn’t especially care for. On the other hand, it did have a peach-apricot fruitiness that I liked quite a bit. Sort of a mixed bag for me. This beer was a cloudy tan color with a medium amount of off-white head. There was some sediment at the end of the bottle, but its appearance and quantity were nothing to get worked up about. Aroma was a malty, yeasty (thought I got some Brett-funk), and a bit fruity. Flavor was predominantly malt with kind of a lot of cerealness and a finish that was either peach or apricot. Mouthfeel was pretty viscous for what was a fairly light-drinking beer. Not bad, and quite a bit different than other Belgian beers I’ve had in recent memory, but not really lip-smacking delicious either. Still, I’d recommend based on the uniqueness alone. I had a bottle of this at the Palm Tavern in Milwaukee.


 Bragesnak (2257), Aarhus, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Aarhus Bottled Nice colour and head Balanced bitterness and nice spicy notes


 MoritzF (4922), Bochum, Germany
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 24, 2008  
(33cl bottle) Cloudy, orange coloured effervescent hue with a huge, slightly off-white foamy head. Yeasty, sweet and slightly sourish lemon-zesty, apricot-fruity nose with strong coriander-spice. Bitter and slightly sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a lively carbonated mouthfeel. Dry, malt-accented taste with complex fruity flavours (lemon, grape fruits, apricots), herbal hops and coriander; dry, moderately bitter, slightly fruity and herbal hoppy finish with some tartness coming through. Tasty and hoppy Belgian (24.03.08).


 Maverick34 (695), New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 24, 2008  
Bottled. Opened with a bang, a really cloudy gold with lots of head. Fruity, very nice tasting tripel.


 Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Bottle, shared with Dana for Easter lunch. Nice sour mash-malt aroma, with some Brett and light fruitiness. Yeasty, light fruity hoppiness with lemon peel and horseblanket. Hazy (with dregs) dark orange-amber with rocky-foamy lacing, lasting egg-white head. Medium bodied with high carbonation, very foamy when opening. Starts rather dry, with a nice bitter bite and a bit of yeasty Brett character. Mild sweetness but really a nice dry, Oravl-like (sort of) ale, dry hopped character and mild alcoholic warming. Nice beer.


 17thfloor (1447), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 18, 2008    Updated: Apr 17, 2009
[Enjoyed 3.18.08] Be careful when opening...(even when chilled): Cloudy golden/straw with a lively huge frothy head that sticks around. Very fruity fragrant aroma with notes of citrus, fresh cut pineapple, lots of mango and some yeast. Little too lively in the mouthful. Excellent flavor, perfectly accentuated malt and yeast. Like a meatier/nuttier version of Orval. Slightly cheesy finish. Very delicate, like many Trappist brews. Very very long bitter, yeasty funky aftertaste. Reminds me of Westvleteren Blonde but drier. This stuff is fantastic. 8.5.9.4.17 [Rerate - 4.17.09 ] Pours a murky orange with a huge billowing white sudsy head 4.5. Sweet fruity aroma, citrus, oranges and cream, yeasty. Sweet yeasty first taste, decent amount of citrus, candi sugar, some pineapple, decently bitter, lots of hops, slightly cheesy. Long yeasty bitter and candi sugar sweet aftertaste. Some noticeable alcohol. Really a great beer. Medium bodied, great fluffy carbonation 4.5. 8.4.8.4.17



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