De Dolle Arabier

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Explodes with foam when opened. Otherwise a very pleasant, solid but not especially remarkable offering from De Dolle.

The De Dolle Arabier rages from the bottle like a pent up, resentful beast, spreading foam and flavor like a weed exploding with a juicy pollen. I barely managed to make it to the sink, all the while sucking on the neck of the beer like a confused, panicked vampire. It would be fair to describe the pour, then, as very slow and patient, each time waiting for the slow-motion explosion of bubbles to ease back down into the glass. Once the bleached white head had shrunk itself into a gloomy sleep, I was able to get a scent. From the browned, orange beer I catch a bright and acidic aroma. Apple and pear are the significant donors to this spirited brew, but they’re accompanied by a good measure of oat aromatics. An acidic zing meets the tongue with each gulp, assisted by a lively carbonation and a serenading sweet aftertaste of pear and oats.

Bottle. Very hazy golden colour with a big fluffy white head. Very crisp hoppy aroma with a pleasant sourness. Bubbly palate. Fruity and hoppy flavour with notes of oranges and it ends up with long bitter hoppy bit sour finish. Great!

Yellow golden beer with frothy white foam. Aroma is soft, malty and crisp hoppy with some accents of orange zest and flowers. Taste is round and mild at the start with a soft malty caracter, the afthertaste turns the beer into a more dry with a crispy hoppy accent in the finish

Pours a cloudy orange with a big but fading white head and an aroma of malts and oranges. The taste is like soysauce with a sticky mouthfeel

nice orange mist pur,good frothy head decent carbonation,aroma yeast,clove,malt,coriander,wheat.Flavour orange,clove coriander,malt,fig,good bitterhop taste,touch of orange peel.taste of a true beer hop,malt,sweet bitter,finish,good flavours dry.

Bottle. Poured a dark gold with a huge foamy head. Took several minutes to pour this one. Aroma of oranges, apples and bananas. Flavor was sweet with a spicy finish.

Bottled. Dark golden color with overdeveloped head and plenty of carbonation. Refreshing aroma of pear, bubblegum, banana, orange peel and clove. Sweet flavors of lemon and orange are well-played with a dry-hopped spiciness. A bit hot on the finish, and comes off almost too cloying. However, biscuit tones from Belgian yeast round it out overall. Seems like this could be really good with a few years of age.