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

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RATINGS: 860   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.


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.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
LilBeerDoctor (2568) - East Setauket, New York, USA - AUG 28, 2008
Bottle. I don’t know how old this bottle is, but it had been sitting at my local bottle shop for at least 2 years, so that’s how old I’m going to estimate that it is. Pours a cloudy brown with no head, just some bubbles. Aroma is quite pungent, lots of raisin and alcohol. Flavor is not as pungent as the aroma, sort of a mellowed combination of the above. Kind of one dimensional and bland and too strong. Not a fan.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
paiste2002 (174) - Saugus, California, USA - AUG 24, 2008
Orange hazy in color. aroma of herbs, coriander and spices. Very carbonated. Taste is slightly sour yet sweet and some spice. Finish is a bit bitter. Over all a really good beer from one of my favorite brewers.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
beeR (60) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 23, 2008
Bottle. Overflowing white head, very persistent, medium sized (the waitress claimed it was because the sudden change of temperature).Orange and hazy beer. Good hoppy-erbaceous aroma, with spicy notes. Medium body. taste is bitter (hop), intense and long lasting. Just a little sweet. Alcohol totally hidden.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
BelgiskOlklub (728) - Viby J, DENMARK - AUG 21, 2008
Bottle. Large frothy white head with excellent lacing. Hazy orange/yellow body. Aroma of herbs, celery and coriander. Spiced. Medium/full body, oily texture, lively carbonation and a bitter finish. The flavor is moderate sweet and heavy bitter - for bitter på den ufede måde.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Borresteijn (2596) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - AUG 21, 2008
Bottle @ Café Gollem. Hazy yellow colour with a big white head, lots of carbonation. Aroma of yeast, fruits, malts and hops. Flavour is yeast, sour, fruity, bitter. Carbonation ruins the flavours a bit. No ordinary beer, but not outstanding.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
badlizard (4348) - San Diego, California, USA - AUG 17, 2008
Hazy yellow with a foamy white head. Citrus, bread, and Belgian yeast aroma and taste with a mild bitterness and a crisp dry finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
blipp (3600) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - AUG 17, 2008
Bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a huge white head. Fruity aroma of apple and peach, also some yeast and spice. Flavor is yeasty, spicy and lightly fruity, with a slight sour hint. Not bad.


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