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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 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
nate2g (1548) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 22, 2010
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a dense off-white head. An intriguing aroma straight up with sour cherries, wood, chocolate and earthy notes. The flavour is tart cherries, chocolate, oak and alcohol. It’s all blended very nicely and a pleasant warmth from the alcohol in the finish. A finely brewed beer for sure. Cheers Jonno for sharing!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
tennessejed420 (838) - Denver, Colorado, USA - FEB 21, 2010
33 cl. bottle. Pours a murkey brown with giant foamy beige head. Smells of white grapes, a wine dryness, yeast and spices, cherry, sweet honey. Taste is tart, with sour berry flavor, balanced by spices but with a dominating tartness on the finish. I can’t find a date on the bottle, but I’m pretty sure this one is from around 2008 which would account for its wineyness. Overall quite nice, though a cranberry feel a little too prominent, couldn’t drink more than one.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jonno (1312) - JAPAN - FEB 21, 2010
Poured a murky brown with big belgian standard head (ie pillowy and lively). On the nose the vinious qualities are most notable - well balanced between the sweet and sour that this quality can unleash. In the mouth it is full bodied and heavy (would age well) with the candi sugar sweetness checked by the bitter rodenbach like qualities of the finish. A really well made beer. Maybe drunk a bit quickly, but found the complexity to be a bit muted. Straight forward and delicious!

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kassner (1002) - Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 20, 2010
Really Malty with an astringent taste and homebrewed yeast impact light foamy head but did not Hold. Cloudy and the alcohol is well hidden

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Ughsmash (5631) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 12, 2010
Bottled, with "SPECLBREW2" on the cap. Poured hazy, medium brown with an almost instantaneous two-finger cap of dense beige head.. lovely! The aroma picked up rich vinous notes, raisins, and brown sugar paired with white peppery and clovey impressions from the yeast.. some complementary sourness was evident along with mild alcohol warmth. The flavor opened with tart, vinegary redder fruits, cherry dust, and vinous notes, moving on to more fruit, English toffee, and caramel at the core.. fruity sourness and spicy yeast around and through the finish.. balance was near perfect. Medium-ish bodied with dense, rolling carbonation across the palate.. sourness was welcome and complementary, cutting through the sweetness, and helping contribute to the dry finish. Excellent brew!

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
simoneopazz (148) - , ITALY - FEB 11, 2010
birra scura con un bellissimo cappello bianco e compatto. gusto molto intenso,con note molto accentuate di liquirizia.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
dnstone (1467) - Mons, BELGIUM - FEB 7, 2010
UPDATED: MAR 13, 2010 Sweet, fruity aroma. Deep red/brown-amber color with excellent tan head. Fruity strawberry aroma. Complex tastes sweet light fruity-cherry flavor with a spiciness that turns to a roastiness with a bit of an alcohol finish. Excellent! Notes: Bottle at Brugs Beertje and also at Zythos ’10

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Dorstig (51) - Oegstgeest, NETHERLANDS - FEB 2, 2010
Pours attractive reddish brown with a thick beige head. Aroma’s of dried fruits, citrus, yeast but also wine-like and hints of oak-aged whisky.. The taste is beautifully balanced between bitter hops tones and malty sweetness, mild creamy and delicately sour. This is put together so well. Finish is long, dry and warming. A Classic.


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