De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

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

Hazy golden coloured. Aroma of yeast and citrus fruits. Sweet and fruity flavour with spicy notes. Slightly alcoholic. Funny name.

Bottle (donated by bierkoning !): Cloudy, orangey coloured, small lacing off-white, creamy head; strong orangey nose, combined with traces of sweet malt and caramel; sweet (fruity) flavour; sweet and - towards the end - strong spicy bitter finish, very well hidden alcohol. Deceptive, moreish.............

Bottled. Hazy, golden-orange, with a nice white head. The aroma has citrus, spices, alcohol and dishwashing-water, but in a pleasant way. Fruity and bitter flavor with alcohol, sweetness, spices and wheat. Sweet, full body and a long finish. A nice tripel, not too sweet. (060928)

Muscular, dusty yeast, creamy barley and piney, Spalty hops…Leathery feel and vanilla enveloped oranges…I long for a rocking chair…

From a bomber. The only date I could find on the label was 1998, but that may have just been the date of the artwork on the bottle. Pours copper with a huge white fluffy head and some excellent lacing that sticks around. Some floaties can been seen in the glass. The first smells present reminded me of a good gueuze. Smells of straw, barnyard, cane sugar, and yogurt. Tastes of grapes, citrus and other fruits with a vegetal finish and an excellent tingly mouthfeel. This one is definitely a keeper.

33 cl bottle. Deep golden and slightly earthy with a thick creamy white head. Sticky lace with very spicy/yeasty aromas. Mango, papaya, lime and lemon top notes, more tropical fruit and even some pineapple. A touch of warming follows all of these bringing with it intense spices of cardamon, clove, and ginger. Creamy texture with a lovely wheaty body and spiciness up front. Fresh tropical fruit mingling with warm baking spices. Ginger, clove, black pepper mingle with a soft spearmint flavour on the back. Sweet Belgian malt bring the yeast and fruitiness together. Warming intensifies the spice and softens the fruit. Waves and waves of alternating sweet spice, tropical fruit and tart acidity just make this a world class example of the brewer’s art. Amazing beer.

33cl bottle, vintage unknown
Consumed at Bier Circus, Brussels, May 2006
Cloudy, deliciously glowing with a light amber murkiness. Has a firm, well-supported white head. Nose of gummy sour fruity, a sharp scent of alcohol, some pineapple and bubblegum. Well-carbonated, very light on the tongue but with a thick body. Full of a fight between sweet and sour fruits. One of the best tripels I’ve had.

Rating updated to 4.7 based on 4-5 year old bottles... the dry cobweb character of these aged bottles is nearly-perfect.

I like these mad brewers. The brew poured a hazy apricot color with a chunky white head. The aroma is fruity and spicy with a goodly degree of tartness. You could spend some serious amount of time trying to figure out what you’re smelling. And tasting. It’s sweet with apples and bananas and lemons and pepper and cinnamin and all kinds of good stuff to keep you on a good diet with your system well cleaned. A complex, interesting, and enjoyable tripel.