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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

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
AllAboutStout (605) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - JUN 1, 2008
Pours brown in color with a ginormous head. Took a long time to pour because I had to wait for the head to die down far enough to pour the rest in. Smell is dark fruits and some tartness. Taste is much the same with a nice yeasty flavor as well. Creamy and wonderful on the mouthfeel. I can only imagine what the Reserve tastes like. Have yet to have a disappointing beer from De Dolle.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jcr (1624) - Jasper, Indiana, USA - MAY 26, 2008
Bottle 33 cl. Complex in aroma and flavor with a sour finish after a sweet beginning (Sweet Tarts). Big off-white frothy head and a hazy amber body. Aroma start musty and opens to caramel, cherry, cinnamon, bitter chocolate. The flavor is lightly sweet, moderately bitter and moderately acidic. Very bitter/tart/sour finish — like tart cherry juice. But tastes of plum, raisin and toffee emerge underneath the tartness. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
tarjei (1941) - Bryne, NORWAY - MAY 25, 2008
33 cl bottle. Brown color, very big beige head. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Flavor is sweet malt, some sourness and fruit.

3.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
scanovajr (557) - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL - MAY 23, 2008
Bottled. A hazy brown beer with a huge beige head. Aroma is very alty and sweety, notes of spices. Taste is also very malty, lots of spices and notes of yeast. Alcoholic, notes of caramel and toffee. Salt and tart finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mjs (2865) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAY 19, 2008
UPDATED: SEP 15, 2008 (Re-rate on 2008-09-15) (Bottle at Hilpeä Hauki on 2008-09-15) Amber colour. Large white head. Sour and malty nose. Full bodied palate with quite lot of carbonation. Sourness, bitterness, malts, salty liquorice and bitterness in taste. ------ l bottle at Staminee de Garre, Brugge, on 2008-05-18) Amber/red colour. Slightly red head with some bubbles. Hazy. Sourish nose with some malts. Acidic palate, medium body, some dryness. Sweetish and somewhat sour taste. Some hops. Fruity. (Rating 3.6)

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
ditmier (1509) - Boise, Idaho, USA - MAY 18, 2008
2008 Bottle - Aroma is pure strawberries and grains, beautiful red colour with a huge off-white head, yeasty, fruit, tobacco, and incredibly sour, tannic, alcohol is present but not overt, I really just don’t care much for it...

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Finn (2459) - Tromsø, NORWAY - MAY 18, 2008
Reading Beer Festival 2 May 08. Ruby red colored. Flaky. A shortlived fluffy head. Aroma of sweet fruits. Sparkling. Strong sweet flavor with a fruity aftertaste. Alcohol well hidden. Warming. Quite good.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rune (4667) - Tromsø, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2008
We rounded off our drinking session at the 14th Reading Beer and Cider festival with a few bottles from De Dolle found in the foreign beers section. This one poured a clear mahogany body under a tan, foamy head. Aroma of brown sugar with notes of malt and yeast. Rich in flavour with caramel sweetness blended by dried and dark fruits. Yeast and smooth alcohol beneath. Good mouthfeel (shared with Finn, 02.05.2008).


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