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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

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
paiste2002 (174) - Saugus, California, USA - AUG 24, 2008
Pours a hazy reddish brown with a big off white head. Some dark fruit in the aroma as well as spices, dark candi sugar almost port like. Flavor is complex dark fruit, port, spice roasted malt. Sweet yet sour in the finish. Yet another fine brew from the Mad Brewers.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrChopin (2065) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - AUG 23, 2008
UPDATED: MAY 30, 2011 Another large de dolle head, this time beige on top of an opaque mahogany. The nose has some dark fruit, yeasty bubblegum, tripel spices, and most surprisingly, a large sour component. The flavor reflects the sour character and is quite tart with belgian malts, yeast, pepper, and cherry cough medicine, malt long in the aftertaste. With warmth there’s a fantastically tart balance of sweet yet sour caramel and fruit. Medium-bodied and a little fizzy, this is a complex and intriguing beer.

06/11 - ’05 Spec Brew white cap pours dark red brown, thin cream ring. Nut and creamy, very oily chocolate reminds of fine dark chocolate, thin berry, bit date, quad-like, peppery finish to the flavor with a bit of citric. Very aged at this point, nearing port qualities with the oxidation. 737315

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Nightfall (1231) - Hamburg, GERMANY - AUG 21, 2008
33 cl Bottle found at Beer Paradise in Holstebro. Beautiful hazy red-brown color. Rather big beige head. Wood aromas along with spices and some raisins. Complex tastes of yeast, caramel, raisins. A wonderful complex beer

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Borresteijn (2596) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - AUG 21, 2008
Bottle @ Café Gollem. Reddish brown colour with a big tan head. Lots of carbonation. Aroma of dark fruits, tart, spices and brown sugar. Flavour is initially sweet, then sour fruits, roasted malts, caramel, yeast. The sourness spoils it for me.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JK54B (1202) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 19, 2008
Amber reddish colour. Small white reddish head. A quite sour taste with some maltiness and spices.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Enjoyit (2723) - Vadum, DENMARK - AUG 13, 2008
Clear brown of color with a beige head. An aroma with spice, dark fruits, port and choclate hints. A flavor of dark fruits, spice, sweet liqurice and port.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
IrishBoy (3265) - Bakersfield, California, USA - AUG 7, 2008
Bottle (1991 I believe) at RBSG shared by HelloMyNameIs; Nose of Cherries, raisins, & yeast; Clear amber with a small beige head; Flavor very much dark fruits and yeastiness!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Plovmand (4693) - Helsinge, DENMARK - AUG 5, 2008
Bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a beautiful foamy head. Aroma sweet malts, spices and yeast. The alcohol is present as well. Good mouthfeel as the beer kinda explodes in your mouth. Flavour is dark fruits, spices, alcohol and a bit tart.


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