De Dolle Arabier

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

33cl bottle from ølbutikken.no best before on bottle or cap, so sampled soon after purchase. opened with a hiss, and a little foam came out by itself. poured a unclear orange with few small debris, and a giant offwhite relatively thick head. I had to pour a little at a time in order to keep the foam in the glass. sweet peachy, spicy, dry aroma, hints of honey, tea leaves, powdered sugar. nice! flavor is licorice?, honey, spices, pepper, faint malts. quite dry taste. lots going on especially in the aroma. alc. well hidden and used nicely as a spice. flavor is actually quite balanced. aftertaste same as flavor, but the sweet notes gets somewhat weaker leaving a bitter orange/citrus-peel impression.

Bottle at Beer Table in Brooklyn. Good beer but something was a little off. Golden yellow color, large white head. Some hops and citrus, a little funk, pretty light flavor overall for a Belgian Strong Ale. Medium palate. RE-RATE: Had this at De Dolle in Esen, Belgium, and it’s a damn good beer. Great hoppy, yeasty flavor with a mild tartness and funk. Must have had a bad bottle the first time.

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.

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.

Bottle. Explodes with foam when opened. Otherwise a very pleasant, solid but not especially remarkable offering from De Dolle.

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.

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!

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