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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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 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours a massive, rocky white head above a hazy gold elixir. There are some particulates settling to the bottom of the glass. Very sweet and floral nose of greean apple/pear, rich caramel, bubblegum yeast and floral hops. The taste is far more bitter than the aroma would suggest and the finish is very dry. A caramel malt backbone is overlain with sharp, fragrant hops, spice, light fruits and white grapes. The mouthfeel is highly effervescent and velvety smooth.


 bonfunck (149), Waasmunster, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/59/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2007    Updated: Jan 19, 2009
rich flavor and aroma, with no flavor dominating the beer. soft en great after tasted


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 29, 2007  
[755-20071013] 330mL (w/ jerc). Sour yeast funk aroma with processed grains. Hazy, orange brown body with a big long-lasting foamy off-white head. Boozy Belgian yeast flavour has a grainy background, toasted malt finish and a slight sour tang. Medium body. Not terrible.


 Optigon (561), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 21, 2007  
Pours orange, moderate mouth feel. Aroma is rather spicy. Flavor is citrus with some banana and spices. Somewhat sweet. De Dolle impresses again!


 brstp (201), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Hazy golden color with thick, creamy head and thick lacing. Gigantic yeast aroma with bananas, lemons, orange, taste is similar with sweet and sour tangerine, nutty malt, a bit spicy. Extremely carbonated but I don’t have a problem with that.


 PhillyHomeBrew (176), Forest Hills, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/104/516/20
Dec 17, 2007  
The aroma of this beer was much better than the flavor, which was overpowered by the champagne-like carbonation. The aroma had a ton of bubblegum and malt, but the flavor was very dampened by the dry carbonation. Most of what was noticeable on the palate was the dry aftertaste. Tria, Philadelphia


 Arayaga2 (948), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Golden with small white head. Aroma is super bubble-gummy with sweet fruit. Taste is dry, with distinct apples and pears. Carbonation is vigorous, perhaps bordering on severe, which serves to underscore the dry woody character of the finish. $5/11.2oz


 b33r (363), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 3, 2007  
This was a gusher, but didn’t taste infected. Bottle opened up with foam inching out of the bottle, and poured mostly head. Aroma was just amazing, nice fruits and light malts and hops. Flavor was similar with some spices and stronger malts. Really good...wish more of it wouldn’t have been wasted on overflowing head.



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