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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
glennmastrange (1547) - hobe sound, Florida, USA - JUL 16, 2009
Bottle. Moderate malt aromas of cookie, caramel and milk chocolate, light herbs for the hops, moderate yeast note of dough, with date, brown sugar and alcohol in the background. Head is large, fizzy at first but settles down to creamy, off-whie with good lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is muddy dark brown with a few large particles. Flavor starts lightly sweet and lightly to moderately acidic, then finishes lighly sweet and acidic and faintly bitter. Palate is medium, oily, with a fizzy carbonation and a moderately alcoholic finish. This is a nice, well rounded Belgian Strong Ale. The richness balances well with the carbonation.

1
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 6/20
502Flavors (1001) - Arlington/DC, Virginia, USA - JUL 14, 2009
375 Bottle into snifter (051/502781... whatever that means). Well FUCK me! This goddamned thing gushed all over my fucking couch, table, and carpet (as I rushed to the kitchen to hold it over the sink). I’ve had gushers, but this has been by far the worst. EVERYWHERE! Probably half the bottle left, or less. Oh wait, I just now checked and poured the remnants into my snifter... 1/4 OF A FUCKING BOTTLE left. Waste of my money. I was really looking forward to this one. I Have heard De Dolle is known for gushers (and I have had my fair share of gushers from them before), so sorry fuckers, you’re getting a .5 for this one, despite whatever quality the beer may exhibit. Send me a free bottle and I will re-rate it. Definitely not BUYING this again (I know I am holding what some may consider a silly grudge by doing this, but 7+ dollars per 375 is absurd in itself... but to have 75% of that 375ml gush away and fuck up my couch to boot... fuck that). Ok because of RB’s fascist Low Rating Alert, 1.0 is the lowest I can give this.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kopher (530) - New York, USA - JUL 12, 2009
blurry orange-brown, big but quickly receding light beige head. licorice aroma, a bit artificial, and under that is malt and dark fruit with vanilla and some smoke. flavor is more fruity and malty, with serious alcohol and dry sweet finish. very sharp carbonation, a bit of a thin body.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
evergreen0199 (872) - Northwood, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 12, 2009
Bottle. Murky brown pour with a good beige head on top. Really fruity and spicy aroma. Taste of dark fruit, caramel, very rich, sweet, spice, very Belgian. Smooth drinking, very nice indeed.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
trevor211 (922) - Seattle, Washington, USA - JUL 10, 2009
Pours a muddy reddish brown, with a giant head. Lots of (overripe) fruit esters in the aroma - apple, cherry, grape, and even some peach. Candi sugar and lemon meringue as well. This drinks like an effervescent red wine. Deeper, toastier malts come through in the flavor, along with berries and a bunch of dry hops to offset those fruits. This one’s definitely on steroids - powerful flavor, and the alcohol shows... but somehow I don’t mind it as much in here. Crazy brew - I’m not sure I’d ever want more than a glass, but it’s extremely complex. Good stuff!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Madsnp (892) - Vinens Verden - Odense C, DENMARK - JUL 9, 2009
Bottle. Pours chestnut brown coloured with a big fluffy off white head. Aromas of licorice, yeast, dried fruit and sugar. Semi tart flavour with notes of chestnuts, sweet malt, sour vinous touch and berries.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
DerWeg (1251) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 4, 2009
This is Chimay Rouge with a hard on. Caramel brown pour with a huge puffy tan head releases billowing aromas of yeast fruit and citrus that prickle the sense. The body has ruby hightlights. Taste lemony tartness and darkly intense dried fruits, with great dry and viney hopping to counter the substantial sweetness. Also some berry, pinot grape,and liquorice It’s perfect. It should be a Trappist and will age better than any Chimay if the structure of the body, hopping and alcohol are any indication. An exercise in purity of style. The assertive character (and aggressive bottle-conditioning) makes this no less impressive than a good bottle of Westy 12.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
satan165 (1003) - River Grove, Illinois, USA - JUN 27, 2009
aroma of pit fruits, sweet alcohol and light hops. appearance is nearly opaque with ruby edges. very sturdy head. flavor is of well constructed, potent malt laced with and exuding booze. a powerful and complex brew.


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