De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Abbey Tripel
Diksmuide, Belgium

aroma-yeast, banana, pepper/spice; light and creamy, somewhat lively palate; bittersweet/balanced flavor reflects the aroma while there is a well-hidden alcohol note; great stuff! and not mad nor a bitch.

Bottle @ De Kelk, Bruges. Pours amber to orange with yeast particles. The head is medium-sized and creamy. The aroma is fruity (orange, grae fruit), it has wine gum-like malts and sharpish spciness. Long spicy finish with fine hoppy aroma. The flavor is very complex. It has fruity maltiness and medium bitterness. The yeast gives strange, fruity aroma. There´s lost of everythig. The palate is soft, smooth and sticky bitter in the finish. A bit strange but very enjoyable beer. It has somehow cleaning and fresh effect inside the mouth. Great stuff.

Pours murky brown with a vanishingly small white head, looks like pond water. Nose is a revelation... sweet, caramel malts, molasses, apricot, dates, and a hint of tripel yeast spiciness at the end. The spice hits first in the flavor, peppery and coriander. Apricot, belgian candy, dates in the middle, spice comes back at the end. Nice, rounded, bubbly mouthfeel. All the flavors come together in the aftertaste. Extremely good.

Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a huge stand of off-white head. The aroma is spicy and fruity, with notes of apricot, coriander, zest, and a very pleasant floral note reminiscent of rose hips. The flavor is dry yeastiness at first sip. Then kick in some subtle spicy notes, coriander, white pepper, maybe a little bit of ginger. A smooth, fruity, dried apricot malt profile lingers in the background. It finishes dry and warm with alcohol and a very distant grassy hop note. The alcohol and spice sticks around for quite some time in the aftertaste. Pretty good beer.

Big three finger, lumpy white foam over a brown-orange body with sticky lacing. Big spicy malty aroma, honey, dusty. Nice fruitiness and alcohol in the taste, a bit of sourness, some spice and citrus zest in the finish.

Bottle. Hazy deep golden with a big solid yet creamy forever lasting white head. A beauty. Very fruity aroma with the Dolle yeasty notes. Banana, oranges, hops and a touch of acid. Malty and somewhat spicy flavour. Again with the Dolle yeast in front that makes this very fruity and ends up with a bitter hoppy finish. Alcohol is very well hidden. Very tasty beer!

Had a bottle of this at Max’s in Baltimore. Poured a cloudy yellow/orange color with a big rocky head. Aroma was citrus, lemon, lime, grapefruit with some great Belgian yeast action in the background, the barest hint of some hops and a good malt base. Flavor was more citrus with a nice touch of light sweetness on the tongue and just a hint of bitterness. Dominant flavors were citrus and malt with a good candi sugar kick. Really enjoyable beer. Love the De Dolle.

Bottle. Hazy golden body, with a huge white head. Aroma is fruity (orange), yeast. Flavor is fruity (citrus), sweet with notes of caramel, with a light alcohol finish. A quite good beer.