JanEric (167), Meppel, Netherlands May 16, 2009 Bottle. Highly carbonated, Pours out of the bottle, so I missed a part of the content. Aroma of orange and maybe tea. Tastes hoppy, some bitterness, also fresh. Really tasty! TaxiDriver (910), Stadland, Germany May 9, 2009 Bottle. A very soft sour aroma, some grass and citrus. A huge white foamy head with a long duration, the body is cloudy and orange. The taste is sour and bitter. The body is medium strong with a lot of carbonation and a dry texture.
deyholla (507), Bloomington, Indiana, USA May 7, 2009 Bottle. Poured golden with a nice head. Aroma has some apples and citrus to it, quite pleasant. Starts out fruity, with a touch of tartness and then ends with a slight hoppy bitterness. I really enjoyed it. Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England May 6, 2009 Updated: Oct 12, 2009Had bottled @ Reading beer fest. 100 % MY kinda thing. Its like Duvel’s more obscure half brother. Spicy.Dry and very fruity (apple and banana esters ) all over the glass.With the coolest creamy top . Fat yeast signature. Yes . elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA Apr 17, 2009 De Dolle Arabier 4/17/09 (bottle. Pours with a huge frothy head and a hazy golden body. Aroma is yeasty, with some tangerine, grain, and bubble gum. Flavor starts with nice tangy orangey notes, esters and champagne-like qualities, with a bit of tartness. Finish rounds out really nicely: hop bitterness, spiciness, yeast, and tart citrus. A fun drink. NDbeerdrinker (164), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Apr 15, 2009 Pours an amber gold with a big white fluffy head. Aroma is sweet malts and a little sour. Taste is yeasty, spice, malts. Decent, but not as good as the Oerbier. kseecs16 (865), Naperville, Illinois, USA Apr 11, 2009 Cimplex aroma is sugary sweet, somewhat sour with grassy notes. Fruity, some caramel notes.
Huge creamy, foamy white head that is pillowy and laces the glass in clumps. Tons of yeasty globules floating in an orangey amber golden brew. Potent up front, then a bitter grassy hopiness, finish is grassy and dry roasty malts. Rich full flavors throughout.
.Edium bodied with a nice lingering bitterness.
cellar (484), Dublin, Ireland Apr 5, 2009 unclear golden with big head, too much carbonation. Strong maltyfloreal aroma of hops, spices, coriander and citrus. Flavours is sweet with nice bitterness from the hops. Well balanced.
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