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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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 dankman38 (228), Somewhere in, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Hazy orance/gold color with a large dense head, yeasty nose, bitter/ sour flavor with a good dash of spice, finishes dry. This beer has a lot of good qualities but they don’t seem to work all that well together as a whole.


 downender (2537), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 22, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy gold colour with a huge white head and some floaters. Lots of carbonation and a heavy mouth feel. The aroma was yeasty with tropical fruit. The flavour had lots more yeast and peppery spice before an astringent hoppy finish. This was too assertive all round for me.


 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2007  
33 cL bottle. Pours very lively with the classic and rediculous huge white De Dolles head. The beer is orange and almost clear. Aroma is fresh grapefruity hoppy. Flavour is sharp yeasty mixing in with a solid caramel malt sweetness and a decent bitterness in the finish. Straight forward yet powerful.


 faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a nice orange colour with a huge long lasting creamy head. Quite fruity, yeasty and stinging alcoholic aroma with some spice. Soft fruity and yeasty bitter hoppy bit spiced flavour with alcohol. Thanks yespr for sharing this very tasty brew.


 cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 14, 2007  
Bottle at home ... Golden amber ... fruity rich belgian hop ... fizzy ... touch salty as all De honeyish and a touch spicy ... tasty enough just not for me


 mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 11, 2007  
Holy head, Batman! This beer pours a cloudy golden colour with an INSANE head. It was resting for quite some time but had traveled a lot prior to opening it. When I uncapped it I had a rising flow of foam that spilled onto the floor and refused to pour nicely for the next 15 minutes. Wow. Aroma is spicy and full of character. Taste is very, very spicy - strong and malty and creamy with lots of peppery hops in the warming finish with a light alcohol note. Body is creamy and chewy, great carbonation, what a treat!!! Many thanks to Boutip for the trade!


 Tmoney99 (4656), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured clear pale color with a huge white head that lasted with good lacing. Complex fruity citrus and sweet spice aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Full complex sweet flavor with solid fruity sweet finish of moderate duration. Good complex soft brew.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 7, 2007  
Nice Belgian strong. Pour was great...medium light gold with a head that went a bit overboard. Literally..it poured over the side. The aroma was decent...fruit and spices with a big yeast presence. Taste was very complex...not extremely sweet like this style tends to be. Starts off a little sour with fruits and spices in the front. Nice and fizzy mouthfeel. Aftertaste is dry as a bell and a little bitter. The sweetness comes in and out but doesn’t overpower. Nice.



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