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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

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Adam77 (426) - Eastampton, New Jersey, USA - MAR 26, 2009
Poured reddish with a white head. Aroma of fruit and candy. Citrus flavors with some caramel hints. Sweet.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Ljunkan (521) - Drammen, NORWAY - MAR 22, 2009
Bottle from Systembolaget. Pours a dark brown/red color with a nice beige foamy head. Aroma is very nice: vinous with toffee, milk chocolate, yeast, dried fruits/berries, gingerbread dough, nougat, red wine (or more of mulled wine with raisins maybe). Flavour is also very vinous and a bit fruity with notes of toffee, milk chocolate, spices, gingerbread dough, nougat and raisins. There’s a certain red wine/mulled wine character to it with a nice balanced acidity/tartness, overall this is dry and not that sweet which I like. Filling, medium to fullbodied in the mouth. Carbonation was first quite lively but it calms down a bit after while which makes all the nice flavours come out and it also makes it very smooth. Overall this a fantastic, complex and interesting beer and I look forward to try it again!

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hirigalzkar (1320) - ENSKEDE, SWEDEN - MAR 19, 2009
Bottle. Look: Red-brown, big golden beige head. Lots of bubbles. Smell: Sweet with small sourness. Lots of milk chocolate and fruit. Some butter. Taste: Sweet milk chocolate, butter and fruits at first. Tart, light smoked finish. More smoke and some vanilla in the aftertaste. Has an almost oaked aged taste to it, although more dry. Overall: Very nice beer! I’m buying more tomorrow to put in the cellar.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Muggus69 (854) - Newcastle, NSW, AUSTRALIA - MAR 9, 2009
Date: 12/1/09 Beer info: Bottled in brown 330ml bottle 9.0% abv BB N/A Sampling Notes: Served chilled in chalice. Bit of a gush but well saved. Pours a milk chocolate brown body with a tight 2-inch tan head that hangs around very leisurely. Aroma has a good richness about it; dark chocolate fused with prunes, dates, figs and raisins, dark brown sugar, liquorice, vinous berries with slight woodiness, bit of yoghurty funk business but very appealing overall. Rich bodied, excellent length, fluffy carbonation lending to an almost milk-shake-like texture. Bit of dryness aluding to the alcohol, but not much indication otherwise. Deeply complex and rich body; figs, prunes, plenty of dried fruit upfront, sweet nutty malt, dark chocolate, brown sugar, woody spice, definately a journey beer. Finish brings out some dryness, finish very much like a dry red-wine, tannic, quite bitter, an aire of alcohol leaving me wanting to sip again to indulge to palate once again... Definately one of best Belgian darks i’ve had in a long while. Kind of wish it were easier to come buy, because this certainly gives Chimay a run for its money!

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
dogfish120love (494) - Westfield, Massachusetts, USA - MAR 2, 2009
The pour had a huge head with a brownish color with a red tint.Wow, Very sour our tart however you would like to phrase it. Different maybe i had a bad bottle.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
alexsdad06 (2230) - Ohio, USA - MAR 2, 2009
11.2 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy brown color with a large beige head. The aroma is vinous, dark fruits, caramel, some spice. The flavor is a complex mixture of yeast, caramel malt, cherries, oak, other fruit notes, spices, with a tart finish. Medium bodied with a little zing on the palate. This is a solid beer from start to finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
blutt59 (4658) - Dallas, Texas, USA - FEB 28, 2009
bottle, firm foam with a muddy brown color, malty astringent aromas, flavor of rock candy, caramel and fruit, finishes nice

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
robinvboyer (2130) - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 25, 2009
very very dark brown pour, and very murky. Aroma of dark sweet fruit malts, lots of dark ripe fruit, some anise, and a touch of hops. Flavor is all dark fruit, plums, and figs, some more anise, and lots of dark sweet malt. very rich beer. Lovely stuff.


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