De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

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

330ml bottle shared with BeerGestapo, served in a stem glass. Hazy golden-yellow body topped by a lasting white head. Amazing tart lemon zest, fruity, Candi-like nose. Might be one of the best smelling non-IPA beers that I have had. Just keep on sniffing it, it feels good. Taste is also very good, sugary sweetness, lemon, tangerine. Crisp dry palate making it oh so easy to drink. Another very solid brew from De Dolle.

Red/orange colored brew. Yeasty, fruity aroma. Flavor is fruity and spicy. Coriander, sweetness, yeast.

Pours a very pale golden straw color, ever so slightly darker than most tripels that I’ve seen. Big creamy white head dissipates quickly but never leaves entirely. Nose is of heavy booze, definitely not what I would have guessed for this. Reminds me of some of the super-high-gravity Dogfish Heads. Thankfully, the taste does not reflect this, but is still a very heavy tripel. The residual sugars are palpable. Definitely not as enjoyable or refreshing as a Westmalle. After about half of a glass the booziness really starts to accumulate to an annoying level. I’ll be sipping this for awhile.

What a lovely aroma of malt and sweetness with a nuance of spice. Just right for a triple. Hazed pour of light brown to yellow brown with a nice tight bubbled head. It’s the flavor of heavy butterscotch and malt with a variety of fruit estery flavors that seals the deal. Wow. It packs a lot of flavor in only an average (for a triple) body. The finish is long and smooth with some hops and barely noticeable alcohol. One of my favorite triples.

Very dark blonde colour. Stacy Top and beautifull bruseells pearls. Carbonated bubles. Tripel smeell. Sweet and tender great Beer. Thanx again to Oğuz Can Yıldırım....

(bottle) Pours hazy light brown with an off-white head. Aroma is composed of toasted bread, pears, honey, brown sugar, sultanas, light cinnamon, with a hint of citrus peel and light alcohol which lurks underneath and rises more towards the top as the beer warms. I think this beer smells quite similar to the Arabier. The flavor begins with a fleeting sweetness of honey, but a subtle tartness (which intensifies as the beer warms) takes over until yielding to a finish that is bitter with some bready yeast. The mouthfeel is thinner than I expected with some lively carbonation. A solid beer, but I was expecting a little more flavor from this.

golden copper color with a monstrous near white head and lots of webby lacing. it’s cloudy enough with yeast to be opaque to light. highly yeasty fruity aroma... honey pears, canned/ cooked pears too, some grass and flowers, yeast, spice and some sweet pale malt. low sweetness on the palate. though i’m really glad it is in a small bottle otherwise it could get tedious. flavors of white grape juice, honey, light malty/grain, earth and yeast. dry spicy finish gets a bit floral. full bodied. soft velvety mouth feel and abundant airy carbonation. alcohol and spice really warm up the bones! very complex... this is the softest most elegant tripel i’ve had...

From a bottle from By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Poured a bright yet hazy orange-golden hue with a thick and dense white head. Nose of sweet yeastiness and fruity malts. Great mouthfeel and sparkling finish. Tasty brew to be enjoyed with the mad beeotch in your life.