De Dolle Arabier

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

Bottle, 33 cl. This is really one of my favorite, know this beer over 20 years. Tasted this last @ 15 may ’07 at home. Dark golden almost orange with white head. Medium tot fulle body. Taste little sour, hoppy, citric, spicey... Bitter spicy finish. Like this beer !

I drink bottles of this Belgium beer and I am drinking a trappist beer. But no! Is not trappist. But should be trappist with such clean yeast tasting. Why are there not more people drinking this beer and saying it is good on this ratebeer? Hop in flavor and smelling, with not much sugar. Also like "gueuze" beer and with fruity.

Bottle: Poured a rusty yellow with a fast acting thick large white cream head. The head that would never go away, took me forever to pour this beer! Strong pungent citrus, floral, and fruit aroma. Taste was as complex as the smell. Full of floral and fruit notes along with dry earthy finish.

Cloudy golden yellow body with a large, fluffy, thick white head, with mountains and canyons of thick sea-foam lacing. Dusty old citrus fruit, spoiled bananas and a light alcohol presence in the nose. Sort of a creamed banana scent as well as it warms. Sprizty, full carbonation, lively, over-carbonated actually, with flavors of dusty bread dough, sour grapefruit and more hoppy simcoe-like grassiness that’s a bit surprising. Bitter grapefruit is tasted, yeast is very apparent but not overdone. Bitterness and perceived dryness is quite different than I remember other De Dolle products, and it’s actually really nice. When at cellar temperature the aroma releases an aged cheese note. Good stuff as always from De Dolle.

3.30/3.31.07 bottle, Steelgaarden, Bethlehem, PA. This had a real "dirty" taste to it. Like, earthy almost. Lots of fun. Too bad it cost so much at the Steelgaarden. I’d like to get some of this locally.

The color was pale orange/golden and hazy. The head was extremely foamy, creamy, eggshell color and thick bodied. The aroma was alcohol, sharp, hoppy, earthy, citris, and stale rag. The flavor was bitter, hoppy, earthy, citris, tart, alchol, and extremely sharp. The palate was well carbonated and med/thick body. The finish was warm.

My god, extremely prolific head. Very reactive, thick, eggshell, comes out of the bottle and does not break down quickly. Sticky lace. The color ends up being a mellow, soft hazy orange. Very appealing, like a warm nap. Ok, starts off sharp, spicy, and dry. The 7% is done in such a way that it adds a vinuous quality. Tastes bretty. That sour earhty/saison feel. Reminds me of what I remember about Fantome. Drink some to allow space in the glass and then stir it for aroma. Light spicy sourness, a little bit of alcohol. The palate is warm and dry. The finish shows some hop on the back of my tongue. A nice grapefruit bitterness. My third de dolle and I wants more.

From the bottle. Very nice, easy drinking and a great way to start off the mico De Dolle fest we had last night. Well, it was just my gal and I, but we did well. Back to the beer... smooth, a tad spicy and a rich, yeasty finish. Very interesting.