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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

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
solidfunk (442) - Ontario, CANADA - JUN 29, 2011
Wonderful beer. Definitly among the best Belgians I’ve had. Love the aftertaste, a long enjoyable ride. Had it a couple times at Cafe Bastille in Taipei from bottle

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
DutchDrebus (1112) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUN 27, 2011
I don’t really like this beer. The colour is the best thing about it. I don’t like the smell and taste. Finished this one quite quickly and didn’t take too many notes.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
fugitive (776) - Athens, GREECE - JUN 26, 2011
Bottle. Color dark red with big creamy head. Aroma sweet, spicy, honey, caramel. Taste sweet, caramel, fruits, spicy, alcohol.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rettep (902) - SWEDEN - JUN 24, 2011
Bottle. Ruby with a huge, creamy tan head. Aroma: cherries, raisins, perhaps port, candy. Taste: candy, raisins, cherries, sweet but also tart, wine gums, some toffee, grassy, medium bitter, warming alcohol. Full-bodied, medium high carbonation.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Prokroustis (361) - Thessaloniki, GREECE - JUN 19, 2011
Dark orange/light brown body with a huge white head. Strong sweet aroma with spices, honey and caramel. Very full palate. Warming sweet flavour, malty caramel, alcohol, spices. Quite sweet and heavy. Very good nonetheless.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerBaboon (846) - FINLAND - JUN 16, 2011
Oerbier on väriltään punertavan ruskea. Vaahto puolestaan on lähes valkoinen ja runsas. Tuoksussa on kypsää hedelmäisyyttä, viinimäisyyttä ja toffeeta. Maustakin tulee mieleen punaviinimäinen hedelmäisyys. Olut on myös hieman mausteinen ja hapan. Rungoltaan tämä on jonkin verran kevyt. Kyllä minä tämän hyväksyn.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
otakuden (1490) - Vero Beach, USA - JUN 16, 2011
Appearance: rich polished mahoganies. Creamy white head fades into a smooth thin film. Partial lace. Hint of chill haze; unfiltered.
Nose: raisins, plums, figs, peaty, smoky, oaky. Single-malt qualities. Red apple skins and cinnamon – baked apple pie crust. Sherried plums. Date stones, black cherries with stones. Dried dark fruits. Lovely.
Palate: wow. Hit of spice, oak, red and purple grapes. Clean flow of flavors. Spice tickles along the edges. Grabs middle of tongue and doesn’t let go. Apples, plums, prunes, dates, and figs simmered long and slow in the finest of single-malts. Juniper in the finish. Starts to dry middle of tongue along with lingering warmth in middle of throat. Port. Plum skins. Fine aged rum. Nutmeg and ginger. Warm fruitcake.
Final Thoughts: whoa. The “mad brewers” are certainly not mad unless you consider a passionate love and genius for fabulous beers of fantabulous flavors. If you ever stumble across a bottle of DeDolle Oerbier, or any DeDolle beer for that matter, grab a few and count yourself blessed.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Beerman6686 (2384) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 14, 2011
this one pours a cloudy light orange with an off white head. Aroma was lots of sweeter belgian candy sugar as well as some nice spices too. Flavor was a great blend of yeast, candy sugar, coriander and lemon zest. Good stuff.


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