De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2000

Formerly brewed at De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diksmuide, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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i almost fell out of my chair when willblake opened this up at the jimmack04 invitational, having basically given up on ever having it. every bit of expectation was met and exceeded as soon as the first whiff of it hit my nose...tones of smokey wood, sweet red wine, hints of scotch, vanilla, caramel and spices assaulted my senses. i spent about 5 minutes just smelling my glass, which contained a copper elixr with a full white head, a surprising amount of carbonation considering the bottle was a 2000 vintage. when i finally got around to taking my first sip, my tastebuds suffered the same explosion of sensations that my nose was trying to recover from...flavors of sweet red wine, corriander, vanilla and caramel malts blended together perfectly, none taking more of a role than any other. a perfectly smooth, velvety mouthfeel gives way to a slightly warm sensation as each sip goes down finishes an unbelievable experience. my thanks to jon cannot be quantified.

Thanks a lot to madmitch for the chance to try this rare beer. Looks good in the glass, not as dark as exspected, small head. Malty-old aroma. Starts very strong, intense malty, hints of caramel and wood. More and more fiery-alcoholic without being too much. Well balanced. Fruity hints of beeries, a bit sourish. Warming aftertaste, goes down burning. Probably already a bit over its top, but still an awesome beer!

opened this to celebrate my new job. Look: light brown color with a small head nose: honey,malts sweet dark fruits, caramel and red fruit taste: honey, malts, sweet dark fruits, caramel, red fruits, wooden tones, grapes and a nice light bitter finish feel: full body soft cabonation overall: last time i had this was 4 yeears ago. How much better this one got! No signs of oxidation at all,pity how a whole group of danish with probably a badly stored bottle imply this one is over the top. Amazingly complex.

Golden with a small white head. A bit dusty aroma with caramel and vineous fruit. Sweet caramel flavour with dusty cellar, dried fruit and sherry. Not in the best shape, hopefully I’ll get another chance some day.

Bottle from yespr at Københavnske Øldage 2011. Thanks!! Smells of light raisins. Pours a light brown with no head. Very sweet and bitter with light acidic hints. Malty aromas of caramel, hay and molasses with hints of nuts. Also aromas of raisins, dates and port with hints of prunes, apples and cask wood. Full bodied. Soft carbonation. Longish, dry finish. All in all a very full flavoured beer.

Thank you, yespr. Oxized aroma, some port, vanilla and honey. Cloudy amber colour. Off-white head. Very sweet flavour, slightly oxidized. Nice honey aftertaste. OK alcohol level to balance, burns nicely. Quite good for its age.

Bottled@Yespr’s blindtasting. Amber colour, not much head. Aroma is cardboard, mild fruits, some very cardboardy notes as well. Flavour is cardboard, fruits, mild spices, some wooden notes as well as sourness and mild oxidised notes. Too bad with the cardboardy notes...

Bottle 750ml. @ yespr blindtasting. [ Bottle #11. ]

Unclear medium grey amber orange colour with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, caramel, overriped friut, oxidide, dried fruit, wood notes. Flavour is heaavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, plum - overriped fruit, oxdide malt, alcohol, medera, dried fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. Thanks for sharing this very rare beer yesper .. ;O)) [20110526]

Bottle 75 cl. Blind tasting. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a cloudy opaque amber golden with a small off-white head. Sweetish caramellish nose, overripe fruit and heavily oxidized. Medium body, same flavours: caramel, overripe fruit, even a touch of tobacco - but again the oxidization dominates. Still drinkable though. 260511

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a very small head. Aroma is wooden, caramelish and somewhat oxidised. Sweet caramelish and dense wooden. Mld acidic, fruity and sweet. Very mellow and nicely balanced. Slight bitter, caramelish and lingering fruity into the finish.

Bottle at Yespr - Blind Tasting #11. Clear amber/orange - white head. Sweetness, toffee, sharpness, oxidation, green valnuts, raisins, dried fruits, fruity, wooden notes, wine notes, caramel, light grapes, dryness, honey, brown sugar. Nice - but on the way down !!!!