De Dolle Boskeun

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Had at Restobiers in Brussels on 6/22. Pours amber with a thick head. Nose of fark, fruits, caramel, and winter spices. Flavor is much the same, with a sour elemt. Carbonation is med-high. Slightly spicy ion the finish. Anotrher excellent offering from one of my favorite brewers.

Dark orange/brown color with huge bubbling head. Lots of brown sugar, dark fruits, and caramel in the nose and flavor. Palate is heavier than other De Dolles but still rather thin. Slightly bitter finish and sticky feeling on the palate. Very complex beer.

11.6 oz bottle. Foggy brownish orange with a dense off-white head. Yeasty nose with floral hints. Medium light with tickling carb. Taste is buttery yeast, tomatillo and bitter lemon. Another solid offering from De Dolle.

12 oz bottle from Knightly Spirits. Yeasty nose with a hint of aged cheese and honey. Cloudy orange with a towering white head that settled very slowly. Tart with very sharp carbonation up front, pretty damn bitter but tempered by a yeasty peppery finish with notes of aged cheese. I don’t really like beers this bitter but this is very well done. Seems more like an imperial saison. Alcohol as with all De Dolle beers is completely hidden. Well done.

bottle pours hazy brown massive fizzy head, some lacing. nose is earthy forresty, barnyardy. wholewheat bread. yeast, and honey. tastes full bodied fluffy orange peel. quite bitter. long finish. buttery. reminds me of chardonnay in the amount of butter in it. subtle sweetness. complex alcohol warmth.

Bottle shops should really use those tiny little price tags that have their names printed on them because when I go on a beer buying binge that includes FOUR STORES and I don’t get around to all the beers until a month later I don’t remember where the hell it’s from! Anyway, this is a 33 cL bottle from somewhere in Richmond, VA. GUSHER! Again. Every damn De Dolle. They’ve already killed one keyboard. WHAT MORE DO THEY WANT FROM ME! Orange color with small dark floaties. Moderate head and specks of lacing. Interesting spicy aroma reminiscent of eggnog. Also some stone fruit in there. Very spicy and somewhat bitter with a sweeter, fruity aftertaste. Odd beer, but in a good way.

33cl bottle from World of Beer (Largo, FL). Pours a dark honey golden color with a thick and frothy bright white head that settles slowly. Aroma is sweet honey, caramel, juniper, spice, aged cheese. Flavor is spicy and sweet with strong ginseng root with notes of a medicinal character-but not unpleasant. Mouthfeel is light to medium with a sharp, slightly bitter finish. Interesting ale. Complexities deepen as the beer warms. A multitude of flavors present throughout.

Bottle. hazy golden body. has a white big foamy head. Aroma and flavor has some perfume, flowers, hops and apricot. Also little peppry and very strong. Big mouthfeel. Ok strong ale.