De Dolle Arabier

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

Bottle (330ml). Poured cloudy gold with a massive lasting tightly foamy white head, swirls of yeast string sediment at the bottom. Bitter dry wheat aroma with tart and sweet fruit, lots of yeast, some honey malt character. Taste of bitter sparkling wine, tart apple cider, yeast, with tobacco ashy hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is sharply fizzy, alcohol, astringent, medium body. Easy to drink, great summer beer.

11.6 oz bottle. Pours a nice light orange with lots of bubbles. Thick and rocky white head that took a long time to diminish. Sweet fruit and candy aroma with a little spice. Apple cider comes to mind. Taste of sour apples. Tobacco and champagne in the finish. A little bite right at the end too. Fairly easy drinking. Seems a little too fruity for me.

(12.28.05) 11.2 oz (330 mL) brown bottle purchased from DiCarlo Wine and Spirits (formerly Armanetti’s), Mundelein, IL. Hazy golden yellow Belgium ale having an average white head with good lacing. No discernable carbonation. Nice aromas of fruity esters, honey and malt. Medium bodied that starts with light malt sweetness and honey/toffee flavors. Some sharpness noted. Finishes dry with light fruity aftertaste. A very good drinkable Belgium ale.

Pours a hazy brownish orange with a large foamy off white head that left spotty lacing. Aroma is floral, peppery, caramel, yeast and candy sugars. Really a nice lightly sweet aroma. In the taste I’m picking up things similar to the aroma. Maybe a slight roasted malt that I didn’t sense in the arom and the taste is slightly more bitter and less sweet than the aroma. Really a solid beer.

Hazy buff with a 3" white head. Spicy, peppery, floral aroma. Spritzy and bitter. Light bodied. Yeasty, lightly hoppy flavor with some lemon. Would like to have this one on draught.

Orange colored with strongly hazy appearance. Very big white, lasting head. Strong spices, pepper, fruits, yeast in aroma. Mild alcohol and lemon also in aroma. Medium bodied. Flavor starts with citric and spicy tones, ends with yeast and alcohol. Aftertaste has spices, yeast and mild alcohol. Somehow watery and short ending, still excellent brew!

Oh my, Oh my.... This brewery cant do much wrong can it. Aroma just reminds me of belgium, everything that is good about a beer is here. Grapefruit, peach skins for a little dryness, lychee just because they can. Taste is ah yes, the increadable balance that only such brewers as these can match, increadable mix of flavours and a rival for its brother Oerbier. So head to head I shall challange them, it shall be a contest the world over shall watch, the titans of the balance! Hahaha

Cloudy orange body with a moderate head. Aroma is yeast, candy sugar and lighter fruits. Tastes the same, and is quite smooth. A slight hint of acidity in there as well. Good stuff, was probably sitting on the shelf for a while.