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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

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
donfardz64 (538) - Wellington, New Zealand, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 3, 2009
330mL bottle from Regional. Pours a deep red/orange with a dark off white head. Fizzed up like a Duvel! Aroma is quite fruity, some yeast and a lot of spice are there as well. Strong flavour, initially fruity. Fades to some spice, plums, chocolate and more I can’t decipher. Let’s just say it’s a highly complex flavour – and I love it! Highly palatable for a 9% ABV beer. Finish is long, chocolaty, fruity and dry. Very nice.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
nqualls (1452) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 2, 2009
12 oz bottle. Poured a cloudy reddish brown color with a small off white head. Aroma was very complex. Notes of cherries, toffee, yeast, dark fruits and some caramel. Flavor was very fruity. Cherries and other dark fruits dominate the flavor. The finish was very dry. I really enjoyed this beer, compared to the Reserva. This was a lot more balanced it seemed, and a lot less balsamic.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
gam (2139) - brisbane, AUSTRALIA - DEC 28, 2008
Very good retention head is a tan colour beer has a misty red brown colour banana port wine plum clove malt and hop aromas as well as raisins flavour strong malt and dry at first alcohol taste plum clove banana strong so is raisin nice hop taste bitter sweetness of figs and spices tangyness in there gives the beer lift finish fruity dry light bitter tangy great.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
austone (1062) - Turku; Pori, FINLAND - DEC 28, 2008
33cl bottle, BBE 05/09. Very dark ruby, smallish beige head. The insanely deep aroma is earth and yeast, berries, cherries, slight soy sauce , liquorice toffee, coffee, roasted sugary malts and leather. Many rhymes in there. Same vinous tinge in the flavor, cherry, earth, lotsa liquorice. Dry and herbal finish, with a little tannic gooseberry. Great sourness, so complex but balanced. Medium bodied, sadly a bit over carbonated palate. Freakin fabulous beer anyway.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
imdownthepub (7171) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 26, 2008
Bottled, 330ml aged 6 years. A beer saved for Christmas afternoon. Bronze with white head. The stuff of legends, this ages into a smooth, rich alcoholic mixture, the condition is still great, the spices have amalgamated into an ember glow instead of being aflame. There is a rich Porty feel to it, warming and delicious. Perfect for after dinner relaxing mode.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
GarrettB (546) - Littleton, Washington, USA - DEC 23, 2008
Next down the De Dolle line, their Oerbier, an unassuming but secretly delicious beer. Like the Arabier, the Oerbier swells like a defensive toad right after the bottle cap comes off, touching the whole interior of the glass with a smooth, soft, light brown espresso colored head. So, I’m forced to wait, and wait, and wait until I can get a little aroma through the 1.5” thick armor layer of bubbles. So I skip straight to a sip. The flavor is moderately dry, and rich with flavors of wood, red grape, peppercorns, well cooked steak, the dry red wine quality of an inexpensive merlot, and, in general, incredibly tasty. The aftertaste is just as impressive, leaving a trembling echo in my throat, like I just had a spoonful of a fancy red wine and peppercorn steak sauce. I’m in love! And before I realize it, the foam has agitated itself into oblivion, letting fly the aroma - a gaseous version of the dry red grape flavor. Easily my favorite De Dolle.

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
bobinlondon (1147) - Harrow, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 23, 2008
Bottle at St. Albans beer fest. A glorious beer. Too intoxitated to ellaborate.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
travita (2535) - Frisco, Texas, USA - DEC 23, 2008
Look is brownish red hazy color with a nice caramel hair colored head. Smell is chocolate, fruit, darker malts, and sweet. Taste is sweet, chocolate, and dark fruits.


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