De Dolle Oerbier

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Very complex beer. Dark color, sweet, a little bit bitter, hints of choclat, banana and full of taste. But his older brother Oerbier special reserva is still better!

On tap at the Brass Tap, poured a dark amber color with aromas of vanilla, bubble gum, resin and roast. Bitter flavors hit the palate with a mix of cereal ,vanilla, and some feint fruit. Interesting beer…

330 ml bottle courtesy of Stefan. Pours slightly hazy reddish brown with a big fizzy caramel brown head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace on the glass. Smell is sweet and tiny sour with dark bread, candi sugar, lemon zest, spices, yeasty esters, alcohol and hints of funk. Taste is sweet, tiny bitter and slightly sour with plums, orange zest, dark bread, yeasty esters, wood, hay, brown sugar, raspberry jam and hints of metallic phenols and alcohol. Mouthfeel is vinous, slightly creamy and medium to full bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and slightly sour with phenols, esters, hay and bread.

Just the reason why I’ve first connected ratebeer, to find a coment about this beer. What ? A score at 99 ? I’m dreaming, or perhaps to much beer .... Noooooo. It’s true. A score without doubt. The dolle brouwers are completely crazy !! (OK it’s the meaning of their names !!! ) They do one of the best belgian beer, and they do nothing to put it a business on the market !! The same thing in the States, ans you have a national co in 3 months, and a cotation on Wallstreet !!!! (Yes) But it’s Belgium, a little land, so little you cannot see it on the map !! (OK; it’s a world map !!!) And in Belgium , they do things as they think it must go on, so.... No problem, we have a good beer more.... Blague à part, superbe bière, sans fausse note, a true musical score, just as a song of Avantasia... Arômes d’abord de cidre classé, fût de chêne, sureau et réglisse. Première bouche sur un mix d’Orval et Chimay rouge ... très belle entrée en matière... Disons : on peut faire plus mal !! En plus, belle longueur. Second nez très joli entre une trape et une ale . Deuxième bouche d’une belle bière "cossue". (La levure est très originale, mais ceci demanderait trop de commentaires ..) Troisième bouche avec une pointe de l’amertume des bières brunes flamandes bien connues (Rodenbach, etc.), mais très fine et délicate. Dans la longueur et la finale, beaucoup de tenue avec du côté vineux et du porto (un peu, pas trop). Comme ils disent eux-mêmes, ce n’est pas petit, c’est "nat en straf", c’est-à-dire "wet and strong". OK, je suis d’autant plus d’accord qu’il faut faire une remarque ...... IMPORTANTE : le degré alcoolique de cette bière est de 9 % abv, et non pas 7,5 , comme il est indiqué dans le "commercial description". Preuve encore qu’en Belgique on est généreux, et que l’on donne tout ce que l’on peut..... Merci aux Dolle (fous !!) pour cette merveille.... En résumé, 99 est trop peu, je passe à 100 (soyons modeste ...)

AROMA: bread, hay, nuts, herbs APPEARANCE: brown, frothy then minimal TASTE: light sweetness, medium bitterness, PALATE: full body, fizzy, slick feel, astringent, bitter, long finish OVERALL: really well-balanced malty aromas hiding the alcohol well, very good finish with bitterness slowly replaced with malty aromas.

Buonissima! Dolciastra, fruttata, sentori di liquirizia e di ciliege. Tende quasi a una birra acida, ma il finale inaspettatamente "sgomma" verso quelle birre più luppolate. Semplicemente unica.

More mild than the Special Reserva counterpart, a bit sweeter with some cherry richness, much more like a Belgian Strong than the Reserva. I actually prefer this beer; it’s just more drinkable, the sourness isn’t as prevalent.

Color marron oscuro y corona de espuma beige duradera, Mucha carbonatacion, aroma a toffe con sutiles toques a pan y azucar moreno. Sabor a caramelo muy maltoso y regusto alcoholico.

Rating #690, en flaske fra Toft Vin

En rødbrun, næsten sort øl med en lille stabilt hvid-beige skum der har en virkelig god holdbarhed. Duften er kompleks med noter af vanille, pebernødder, solbær, hyldebær og ubestemmeligt mix af krydderier. Smagen er en tand lettere at udspecificere med vanille, pebernødder, brunkager, røde bær, kanel, en anelse af rødvin, træ og en mild bitterhed samt let alkohol. Medium tykkelse og tyngde. En rigtig god og anderledes belgier som dog virkelig ville have fået (jule)klokkerne til at ringe hvis den var en smule tykkere og mere cremet.

Pours a dark/amber colour with a thick head that quickly dissipates. Smells of strong alcohol and dark fruits. Tastes include mild alcohol, dark fruits. Enjoyable and complex beer, however it is certainly not a session beer and one to drink slowly to get all the flavours