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

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RATINGS: 1056   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.85   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Oerbier means original, from the spring. This beer has been brewed in small scale (5 gallons). Oerbier is brewed from no less than 6 malts. Poperinge Golding hops in flowers and a special yeast which makes it a little tart, especially with aging. At the brewery we have excellent cellars which have a constant temperature of 8°C and allow Oerbier to age at its best. After a couple of years Oerbier tastes like it should have been blended with wine … Oerbier has been refermented in the bottle and contains a layer of yeast, having vitamins B. NAT en STRAF on the glasses means WET and STRONG, a warning for the 7.5 vol. alcohol content. The little person on the glasses is the Oerbier man, a simple creature who holds a brewers fork in his right hand, symbolizing the work and science, but looking to the other side, the result of all this, the glass of (Oer)beer. The artwork on the poster is a wallpainting found in Spain, (Altamira) and is considered by art lovers as being the best prehistoric art work (30,000 years BC). On the other hand we have Oerbier started in 1980, going on with the tradition. For more information on Oerbier's recent recipe history, see the following article: http://www.bunitedint.com/Products/de_dolle/oerbier-re_evolution.html

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
hiomo (62) - Castellalto, ITALY - JUN 16, 2010
Birra dal colore marrone scuro con schiuma cremosa.Malti tostati con una nota di caramello.Oltre che dal tostato l’aroma è dato da nocciole leggermente speziate,uvetta zenzero e zucchero caramellato.In risalto soprattutto il contrasto tra l’aroma caramellato e il sapore di frutta.Il gusto è dolce acido.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Niko100 (1084) - New York, USA - JUN 15, 2010
Dark amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of sweet malt, yeast, caramel, dark fruit, & spice; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, dark fruit (notably plums & prunes), raisons, some caramel, and spice; Palate is slightly tart; Nicely balanced and complex; Very tasty brew - I enjoyed it.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BelgBeerGeek (824) - Antwerp, BELGIUM - JUN 7, 2010
UPDATED: JUL 12, 2010 head: small
colour: deep brown/red
smell: dairy , malts, bubblegum
taste: sweet, bit sour, alcohol , bit porto like , sticky texture , dry finish



vintage 2003 , when rodenbach yeast was used in the beer !
head: tiny
colour: deep brown
smell: vintage , marsepain , spices, anis , caramel , sourness, red berry’s
taste: alcohol, caramel , some mintyness , spices, heavy powerfull and alcoholic body !! , need to be carefuly sipped , not drunk !! , candy sirup , very very stronn beer !!!

aroma: 8/10
appearance: 2/5
taste: 9/10
palate: 2/5
overall: 17/20

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
eManu (371) - Kuala Lumpur & Brussels, BELGIUM - JUN 6, 2010
Pours a dark brown red color with a nice beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, hops, apples, caramels and spices. Flavors of roasted malts, caramels, apples, wallnuts, liquorice, candy and spices. Good carbonation, good ballance between sweet, bitter and sour, with a dry finish. Powerfull and complex with lots of flavors and well balanced. Very enjoyable.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Kestral (487) - Årnes, NORWAY - JUN 2, 2010
Bottle. Reddish brown with a massive beige creamy head with soapy bubbles. Aroma is hilarious, green apples, sour candy, sugar, some caramel, caramelized fruits. Very fresh. The flavour doesn’t quite match, caramel, candi sugar, dark fruits, yeast, alcohol with a frisky sourness. Some alcohol burn. The finish is a tad liquorice-like. Not in flavour, but in the peppery feel on the tongue. As usual with belgian beers, this is a bit heavily carbed. I would have liked it smoother and more mellowly carbed. Medium bodied. All in all, a different, cool brew that caught me by surprise.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Sigmund (3495) - Hafrsfjord, NORWAY - JUN 1, 2010
330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9%. The glass fills completely by a huge beige head, and the brown beer appears only slowly. Intense fruity aroma with berry notes, also some oaky, spicy and vinous notes. The flavour has a powerful malty sweetness and intense vinous notes, warming mouthfeel. Notes of oak and berries again. Awesome beer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jredmond (2471) - Manhattan, New York, USA - MAY 26, 2010
Bottle split with Dallas, Andrew, and Tony. Plums and dark fruit, yeast, and Belgian spice.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
espenra (609) - Kurland, NORWAY - MAY 26, 2010
33cl bottle at Håndverkerstuene. No batch or date info. Dark orange/golden colour with a medium big head. Aroma is fruity with notes of yeast and oak. Some red berries as well. Flavour is bitter and a tad carbonated. Oak and lingonberries. Some yeast and honey as well. A decent beer, but not my favorite from De Dolle.


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