De Dolle Boskeun

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

330, courtesy TheWolf. Thanks, René! Pours gorgeous, seriously murky caramelly-looking amber. Big luscious sweet nose of apple, caramel, candi sugar, and other sticky whipped delights. Body’s soft and well under control; no oil or stickiness at all. Refreshing-feeling, with nice light soft carb. Sugars start crowding the tongue almost right away. Body’s got hay, floral, and all the aforementioned sugary notes. This one got a wee bit oxidized in transit across the pond in July, so there’s some aluminum there at the end, but it’s still delicious through and through. Score!

Pretty tart for a Belgian strong, almost like a high octane wit. Pale and a bit cloudy, it’s got a very grassy aroma with some bitters at the end. Farmhouse squared? Very lovely palate, with a full froth like a good tripel, but there’s something just a tad indistinct about the flavors, given how dominant the bitters are.

hazy blond coloured body witha small white head fruity aroma a sweet taste and a yeasty fruity finich

Smells of sugar (after pouring the beer, if you smell inside the bottle this aroma hits you in the nose), and fruit; a citrus fruit, or a peach i’d say. A little more pungent that Stille Nacht. Very carbonated, and this I believe actually takes away from the taste, maybe too carbonated? Has a subtle spice and ctirus flavor. The beer actually finishes with a distinct bitter flavor. Decent taste. Great color, a nice golden/brown/orange. Decent beer.

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2008 33cL bottle. Aroma of sour fruit, yeast, spice (coriander?). Hazy, light gold amber color. The head went like it never was. Starts with caramel malt. Medium body, virtually no carbonation. Warming alcohol. Slightly sour stone fruits, perhaps with a little citrus. The hop doesn’t seem to come through. There’s enough sugar to offset the sour. It’s really refreshing. Wonder of wonders it finishes rather dry. A little astringent in a woody way. I’d say it’s complex. Rerate on 05/29/2008 at Poechenellkelder. Much the same rating. This is a spicey ale to die for.

[Sampled at DØE-festival, Valby, 2007 with svoger.] A true dolle-brew with the easy recognizing dolle-yeast. Clear orange look with heavy amounts of bubbles. Seems to be sticky at the tongue, which later also was the fact. Aroma of fruit, yeast, alcohol and with a nice head. Flavor is similar, wellbalanced beer, alcoholic, but not as expected as it is 10 %. Good to food also

Robe blonde légèrement voilée surmontée d’une mousse blanche en dentelle qui persiste. Arômes de sucre, d’alcool, de malt et de levures. Saveurs de levures, de fruits, d’alcool et de houblon amérisant.

bottle at københavnske øldage 07. Golden / orange colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, coriander. Flavour is yeast, fruit, coriander, spices, alcohol.