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

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RATINGS: 859   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.66   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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.


3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Trev (1424) - Lakeville, Minnesota, USA - SEP 19, 2008
total gusher: What was left poured a hazy deep orange colour with a medium off white head. Fruity smelling, slightly pear like alc. Caramel sweetness in the malt underneath. Flavour is grassy-floral hop bitterness. Dried apricot fruitiness with a biscuity-caramel maltiness. I would have loved to get a full glass of this!

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
marchcow (664) - Coralville, Iowa, USA - SEP 9, 2008
Wonderful caramely malt aromas, brown sugar, orange peel, some dried fruit. Deep golden color with frothy abundant head. Flavors are haylike and sweetish. Floral notes, dried fruit, light bitter roasty finish and duration. Palate is mild but good.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
IlanMan (1015) - Appleton, Wisconsin, USA - SEP 9, 2008
Bottle: Pour was dark golden with a light tan head. Aroma was sweet, floral, and had a bit of herb/vegetable aroma. Flavor was a bit more subdued from the vegies with sweet malt, mucho fruit and citrus characters, and yeasty notes. Another fine yet complex brew from Chris at De Dolle.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
BrotherGrendel (777) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 8, 2008
From PP CBad Bottle Shop. Pours an opaque dirty orange hue with huge white foam that bursts out of the bottle. Nose is light fruits, citrus, hay, spices, and light hops. Taste is lemon juice, hay/grassy hops, a touch of raisins and spices/herbs in the middle, finishes astringent with subtle alcohol warming. Watery texture with high carbonation. A bit of a letdown, lack of balance with the fruits and hops mostly, strange acidic and drying texture, mostly flat in terms of enduring flavors.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
nearbeer (2572) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - SEP 5, 2008
33 cl, 2008 vintage. Hazy, bubbly orange-amber with 3/4 inch of lasting foam depositing frosting all over the glass. Orange zest and bread in the aroma. Initial flavor is orange zest and toffee, turning sharply to the dry hop flavors that are similar to a menthol-eucalyptus cough drop on the finish. Light body is nearly too fizzy and finishes alcohol-wine dry.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
LordCorkscrew (1737) - Ronco Scrivia (GE), ITALY - SEP 5, 2008
Ci ha messo un po’ De Dolle a conquistarmi, ma alla fine ci è riuscito, con questa fantastica Arabier, dall’aroma delicatamente floreale e complesso, dal fantastico sapore in equilibrio fra sentori di frutta tropicale e una nota di amaro elegante, tutto supportato da un calore che però qui non si trasforma nella cascata di pepe della Stille Nacht. Eccezionale.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrRain (472) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - AUG 31, 2008
Bottle poured into a tumbler. DDA pours very murky and the color of tarnished brass. The head is huge and creamy. This beer smells like sweet melons but has an acidic hay smell as well. The hay is present in the taste as well. This is a unique-tasting beer. I like it but it is quite different than what I anticipated.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fredandboboflo (1570) - East Setauket, New York, USA - AUG 28, 2008
Bottle, at least a year old. Aroma very malty with melons, dark fruits, citrus fruits, musty, light fruit syrup/light citrus-fruit juice. Flavor rather astringent with lots of alcohol, very reminiscent to me of fresh Stille Nacht. Fresh, aged, De Dolle continues to be a miss for me.


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