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De Dolle Arabier 3.67 692

De Dolle Arabier

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6923.68/5.03.67/5.08%86.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/52/101/55/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 01/16/2000
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Beverage, DC

clear golden, big white head, lots of carbination, light spicy aroma, light malt flavor, slightly spicy hop bitterness, slightly alcoholic
-------- /> Date: 11/17/2004
Score: drop ii to i

more head than beer, sweet estery aroma, funky malt flavor, tart, complex, weird,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Score: 4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 Oakes (8172), Beyond the Great Firewall, China
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/511/20
Jan 15, 2001  
Hoppy, spicy, very dry. A little too yeasty for my tastes.


 fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Aug 10, 2002    Updated: Dec 10, 2009
2009-11-28, 3 years old, 8% ABV, 8-5-7-3-15=38
Of all De Dolle beers, this must be the most lively; it pours a bright golden color, one finger, under a cloud of foam. The malt aroma is spicey (coriander, mild cloves), with honey undertones, sweet; very interesting. The flavor is sweetish, malty, a bit spicy; the bitterness has been attenuated, and the alcohol increased. It’s a perfectly mature beer, even if it may have lost some hopping.

2003-05-10, 7% ABV, 8-5-9-5-17=44
Golden to amber color. Very nice aroma, with hop, old hops, wood. Great taste, complex, malty, perfectly balanced, with some fruitness, caramel.
I didn’t expect so much, De Dolle is great.

2002-08-10, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Pale amber colour, clean, creamy head. Classic aroma for these beers, of malt, candy sugar, hop, light wood cask. Dry, bitter and pretty sour; tart, astringent. The palate is as well dry, bitter, astringent, a good digestive.


 KimJohansen (7303), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Hazy golden with large long lasting head. Yeasty aroma with spicy notes and orange peel. Sweet flavor with yeast, coriander and hops. Ends dry and bitter.


 argo0 (7041), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 17, 2002  
Cloudy orange with big white head. Sweet, spicy orange, and hoppy aroma. Sweet fruity and sour. The hops are a little more subtle, but provide nice balance.


 harrisoni (6947), Ashford, Kent, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 11, 2005  
Bottle. Dark gold loudy with tight white head, subtle hop nose, some acids in mouth, some citric notes somje yeast. Nice hoppy finish pretty good balance. Nice pale hoppy beer with some good biscuity malt


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 30, 2007  
330ml Bottle at the Font Bar, Manchester 08/07/2007 Yeast and malt aromas. Large white head. Golden coloured strong in alcohol and malty with a crisp and dry slightly bitter finish.


 TBone (6868), Pori, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/516/20
Feb 8, 2005  
Bottled (BB 05/2005)
Hazy golden color, huge white head, lace. Strong nose: yeast, leather, peach and paperbag. Full-bodied, warming, alcohol kicks in the middle. Lemon hoppy flavor with licorice in the edges. Carbonated mouthfeel and typical DDB character in this. Another masterpiece from DDB.



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