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

bottled
common

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common

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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

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - DEC 15, 2009
330ml Bottle at the Valley Bar, Scarborough 05/12/2009 Big fruit aroma. Amber coloured strong in alcohol and fruity with a crisp and slightly bitter full malt finish.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cole (889) - , Alberta, CANADA - DEC 13, 2009
Hazy Hazel nut colour, thin head. Aroma is very rich with notes of candy. bread, malt and dark fruit. The flavour is also very rich and bready with a strange misplaced chocolate flavour, fruity and delicious. Really great beer. You are still tasting it minutes later and the fruity flavours just keep coming. Like I said. Great.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Savvy1982 (1320) - Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA - DEC 12, 2009
Bottle, brought back from my Seattle trip, shared with Cole and hobbersr. A sweet, malty, and very mildly sour brew, notes of tart berries, jujube candies, cinnamon, pepper, and a darker, earthier side as well. Palate is Rich and in the bready/cakey range, with more spics, plus both tropical and winter fruits, plus mild berries. Finish is bananas, lemons, and apples, plus marmalade and burnt toast. Very fine, Champagne-like carbonation. Rich and gorgeous, but also very drinkable. Not quite the showstopper that the Oerbier Reserva is, but a mighty fine brew!

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
raindog (560) - Evansville, Indiana, USA - DEC 11, 2009
Brown with some orange hue. Pillowy,lasting head which leaves great lacing. Aroma of sweet bread,toffee,house yeast,and light flower. Lively carbonation makes this seem a little less hefty than it is. Good flavor balance of fruity,sweet malt with underlying yeast,and earth flavors. Little damp wood as well. Lingering sweet,tart,and more of a hop presence than expected. Pretty dry. Delicate,and dangerously drinkable. Seems it was gone in just a few gulps. I love De Dolle

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hobbersr (690) - Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA - DEC 10, 2009
Shared with my Lethbridge ratebeer buddies, Cole and savvy1982. Thanks for the share Kyle! Pours a burnt orange colour with a yellow/gray head. The aroma is sweet and bretty with Belgian candy dominant. The flavor is very complex. Cherries, orange peel, cake, plum skin, bitter chocolate, lemon, and charcoal. This tastes very good. nice mouth feel. Fantastic brew!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
planky84 (1170) - , Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 9, 2009
Bottle from Utobeer Market Stall. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas of vanilla, dark fruits, toffee, brown sugar. Flavours of chocolate, plum pudding, raisins, licorice, slight sourness. Good sweet, hoppy mouthfeel. Finishes with warming alcohol and a gentle bitterness. Excellent stuff.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Soonah (1120) - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - DEC 7, 2009
From lithy via trade. The pour was dark brown and a bit cloudy. The head was short and white with thin bits of lacing. Aromas of dark fruit, yeast, malts and a whiff of booze. The flavor is mostly yeast and fruit. There’s a bit of warming alcohol towards the finish. Body isn’t that thick and it goes down easy. Tasty.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
after4ever (4314) - Brier, Washington, USA - DEC 6, 2009
330. Pours a nearly opaque dark brown with a dense, creamy, bubbly, surging tan head that roars all the way up out of the glass like a devils tower. Dense sheets of stringy lace coming down the sides of the glass. Dark molasses and burnt sugar notes on the nose, along with some tangy copper and a bit of sour apple. Vinous. Creamy medium body bursting with tight fine carbonation.Cola, molasses, slight metallic tang, wood, and big vinous bursts on the mid-palate. Lovely, lovely beer. Can’t believe I never rated it before now.


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