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De Dolle Arabier

De Dolle Arabier - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Diksmuide, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6773.68/5.03.67/5.08%86Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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.
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 thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Pour is a cloudy yellow with an extremely large white head. Aroma is very dusty with some yeast and a gentle hop. Flavor is some biscuit with a nice citrus fruit and ends well with a decent amount of hops. Finish is bone dry. This is an tasty and exceptional beer.


 Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/58/20
Jan 10, 2009  
yellow body with a huge frumpy white head.aroma is dusty hay,apples,and belgian yeast.flavor musty,with some vinegar and funk.i think this is infected.


 turbothy (717), Bonn, Germany
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/514/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Bottle. Explodes with foam when opened. Otherwise a very pleasant, solid but not especially remarkable offering from De Dolle.


 GarrettB (494), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2008  
The De Dolle Arabier rages from the bottle like a pent up, resentful beast, spreading foam and flavor like a weed exploding with a juicy pollen. I barely managed to make it to the sink, all the while sucking on the neck of the beer like a confused, panicked vampire. It would be fair to describe the pour, then, as very slow and patient, each time waiting for the slow-motion explosion of bubbles to ease back down into the glass. Once the bleached white head had shrunk itself into a gloomy sleep, I was able to get a scent. From the browned, orange beer I catch a bright and acidic aroma. Apple and pear are the significant donors to this spirited brew, but they’re accompanied by a good measure of oat aromatics. An acidic zing meets the tongue with each gulp, assisted by a lively carbonation and a serenading sweet aftertaste of pear and oats.


 plovmand (1588), Helsinge, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Bottle. Very hazy golden colour with a big fluffy white head. Very crisp hoppy aroma with a pleasant sourness. Bubbly palate. Fruity and hoppy flavour with notes of oranges and it ends up with long bitter hoppy bit sour finish. Great!


GilBier (75), Dendermonde, Belgium
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Yellow golden beer with frothy white foam. Aroma is soft, malty and crisp hoppy with some accents of orange zest and flowers. Taste is round and mild at the start with a soft malty caracter, the afthertaste turns the beer into a more dry with a crispy hoppy accent in the finish


 TrefwoordPunk (549), Leiden, Netherlands
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Dec 8, 2008  
Pours a cloudy orange with a big but fading white head and an aroma of malts and oranges. The taste is like soysauce with a sticky mouthfeel


 gam (1059), brisbane, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 30, 2008  
nice orange mist pur,good frothy head decent carbonation,aroma yeast,clove,malt,coriander,wheat.Flavour orange,clove coriander,malt,fig,good bitterhop taste,touch of orange peel.taste of a true beer hop,malt,sweet bitter,finish,good flavours dry.



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