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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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 Trooper11 (464), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Bottle at Bier Garden Portsmouth VA. Dark copper small tan head. Malty sweet aroma, peppery, strong heavy belgian stays true to the style. Dry finish.


 mgumby10 (1850), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 24, 2007    Updated: Jul 30, 2007
Pours a cloudy light amber color with a big foamy off white head. Smells of yeast, citrus fruit, and a little candy sugar. Overall mild. The taste is slightly tart and bitter, a little funky as wel. Get a lot of citrus fruit, lemon, orange, some cinnamon as well. Lot of things going on here. It isnt really balanced that well, seems like I get a new taste with each sip. Not bad though, interesting to say the least.


 LooseCannon (927), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 21, 2007  
11.6 oz bottle at Bier Garden. Pours hazy copper color with brown head. Sweet and yeasty aroma. Taste malty and yeasty with a clean finish.


 moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 20, 2007  
Light lemon, heavy yeast, bread and candi sugar in the aroma. Very murky golden brown body with a thick head. Full and sticky palate. Taste follows the aroma, but with even more of a yeast component that expected. Too unbalanced for me.


 TheGrandMaster (1856), Auckland, New Zealand
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 16, 2007  
Tasted at the MicroBar in Clapham (London), bright and clear with a very large rocky white head. A strong sweet perfume with peppery spice. Spicy and peppery in the mouth, unusual but good.


 islay (474), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/53/103/59/20
Jun 15, 2007  
11.6 oz. bottle, the contents of which I poured into a Unibroue Maudite tulip glass. Sharp, salty, sour aroma features apple juice, champagne, and pickle brine scents as well as an obvious alcohol smell. Very interesting aroma that could be offputting to many, but I liked it, at least at first. Unfortunately, as I actually drank the beer, the aroma turned into an odor, and I dropped my rating from an 8 to a 6 in this category. Pours a remarkably effervescent gold with a large amount of fluffy, near-white head. Produces a moderate amount of lacing. Looks about as good as a clear, golden ale possibly could. Sour, sharp flavor. Reminiscent of a Flemish sour ale in taste. Honey, green apple, and pepper (as well as other spices) flavors. Dry finish. Takes some getting used to. Is this how it’s supposed to taste? Too extreme for me. Hoppy-bitter aftertaste. Dry in the palate. Medium body. Arabier has a promising start, but it turns out to be highly flawed. Not my thing, and I’m not sure that I didn’t get a spoiled sample. I drank half, and now I’m going to mix the rest with another beer.


 Theis (3651), Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Bottle at home. Clear to unclear golden - big white head. Aroma: Fruity, yeasty, pepper. Taste: Sour / Bitter / sweet, sharp, citrus, orange, apples, sharp throatfeeling. A dolle-classic -> but it could be more balanced.


 Dedoulequeen07 (136), london, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Bottle Paters Viegete Antwerp. Orangey hazy colour with a tinge of burnt copper. Large white head. Smooth damson jam, spices, hops and corinander. Rich and fruity with juciy malt character, doughy with prenouced yeast. Peppery and bitter with a clean fresh fruity finish. Another great beer. It wud surely drive u into the madness od de doulle



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