De Dolle Oeral

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Thick, very slowly fading white head, very fluffy with modest lacing. The body is a hazy, deep golden, glowing softly. A perfumed and citric aroma is light, airy and inviting. De Dolle’s signature funk is streamlined here, a linear progression of mild funk, scratchy pine and coriander. Also apparent are hints of white pepper, cinnamon, clove, active yeast. The flavor introduces light bitterness and pleasant low to mild acidity. Medium sweetness grows with every endearing sip of this cloud-like nectar. Citrus and yeast proliferate in a finish that is floral, hoppy, yeasty and lightly spicy. Malt is too dimunituve throughout to warrant more excitement in the aromatics or the taste. The mouthfeel has a watery texture, is fizzy and spicy but has fat, velvety carbonation and glides smoothly across the palate. An intriguing brew.

Bottle at Beermania in Brussels. Cellar temp, poured into a trappist glass. This seems to be the only regular De Dolle beer around that is not imported to the states. Pours with a big white head on a cloudy gold body. Aroma is a little rough, minerally, strawberry, with signature De Dolle yeast -- like freshly fermenting dough, just dropped in the oven. Pleasant, dry, drinkable up front, the finish is very rough, minerally, hay, and completely brings down an otherwise nice beer.

(Bottle) Pours a cloudy yellow body with a thick egg-white head. Aroma of mustiness, funky, public bathroom air mister, butter, floral, coriander, pepper, and lemon zest. Flavor of light yeast, floral, citrus, and coriander.

Bottle. Body-unfiltered hazy dark yellow with a brownish yellow thick foamy lasting head. Nose-coriander, cardamom, clove, light phenols, grapefruit zest, very lightly soapy, coriander like spice dominates. Taste-very sharp mouthfeel, soapy, seltzery, light heather. Great yeast character.

Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Hazy yellow with large foam. Tastes remarkably like an IPA - prickly, citrusy, spicy. Lots of fruit tastes. Then it moves into Tripple catagory becoming a bit sweeter, lacy and bitter towards the finish. Very good.

De Kavijaks: Yellow with a big white head. Fruity aroma with especially pineapple and orange. Very dry with fruit notes, some pepper and hops in the background.

Bottle @ ChristianScheffel tasting. [thank you, Christian]
As "De Kavijaks"
Pours quite pale yellow, slightly hazy. Enormous creamy white head - much like whipped egg-whites. Aroma is yeasty with a grain-like feel to it. Some cookie in the background. Nice, oily palate. Flavour is sourish, fresh with biscuits, citric hoppyness. Nice.

12/26/04. 330 ml. labeled as museum bier from belgianshop. Hazy yellow orange color. with explosive creamy white head. Citurs grapefruit aroma with creamy palate and some funky bitterness at end.