De Dolle Oerbier

Couldn’t find a date on the bottle, but I’m wondering if it was a little old. Beer opened with a huge hiss and when poured had a gigantic offwhite head that lasted forever. Took about five minutes to pour the whole beer. Aroma is a little apple, a lot of malt, some all spice? Licorice, dark fruit. A lot going on there. Flavor is similarly complex, tart, a little bitter, a lot of alcohol burn. Some nice subtle plum/raisin flavors with some good malt sweetness. A little bitter. Tastes like it might be slightly oxidized, but not horribly. Great beer. I’d love to try another one fresh.

Brown, amber colored brew.Aroma is spicy, some fruits. Flavor is hoppy, nice bitterness and some spices.

Took me a while to find this one, but the wait was well worth it. Typical spicy, malty, and sugary aroma and flavor. As the beer moves across the palate, the flavor shifts from sweet to more of a sour/tart flavor. Finish is sweet and sour as well. Amazing beer.

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.

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.