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De Dolle Stille Nacht 3.89 1006

De Dolle Stille Nacht

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Diksmuide, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
10063.9/5.03.89/5.0Winter12%96.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) is a prestige beer from De Dolle Brouwers brewed for Christmas. It has the highest density of any Belgian beer (27°Pl), has been boiling for 5 hours, brewed with pale malt with white candi sugar in the kettle. The Nugget hops and dry hopping gives an extra bitterness to balance the extreme sweetness due to the density. The taste triangle is completed with some acidity of the fermentation. It is a very interesting beer to age. We have samples of every bottling we have done so far and aging does not mean decreasing quality with this beer. Keep some samples at 10°C and mark the year on the cap with an alcohol marker. Cheers!!
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 ericandersnavy (1244), crossroads, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 7, 2010  
2008 bottle thanks to cavie. poured hazy yellow with sediment and white head. aroma was cinnamon, clove, banana, and lemon zest. flavor was lemon, cinnamon, and other spices with alcohol and a rather heavy body.


 Cavie (1650), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 7, 2010  
Bottle courtesy of drowland and RCL. Bright orange color with loads of sediment. Nice white head. Smell has big fruity notes. Citrus and spicy grapes. Bit of alcohol bite. Taste is slightly dry with a lovely white grape and spice. Alcohol tingle lends to a dry finish. Like a light bernardus 12. Very good.


imike (5), , Italy
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3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 7, 2010  
Maybe I was not in the right place, I remembered a beer with more aroma. beautiful appearance and head. intense taste, as one would expect from a 12°. However I expected more aroma.


 beernbourbon (392), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 3, 2010  
2008 bottle. Like all De dolle beers I have poured; it’s a gusher. Pour is hazy orange with a large beige head and lots of floaties. Aroma is rich spicy malt, orange, marshmallow, and a light metallic character. The sweetness really comes through as it warms. Flavor is quite spicy with a large sweet malt character. Notes of orange and dark fruits come through with a touch of banana as well. Cannot taste much alcohol, but this beer is huge and certainly hits quite hard even after only a few sips. 11oz. is more than enough for one sitting; glad it’s cold out tonight.


 GandGKevin (218), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jan 30, 2010  
Bottled Oct 2009. Pours golden amber with a creamy white head. Aromas of Belgian yeast and alcohol and spice. Flavors follow aromas with sweet fruits. Full mouthfeel. Could have used more bottle aging, but I got impatient. Excellent beer.


 darn1207 (724), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 28, 2010  
2009 bottle. Hazy orange-gold pour with a finger off-white head. Yeasty aroma with hints of apricot and lemon. Flavors are a sweet mixture of honey, lemon, ginger and toffee that is knocked down a bit with a tart bitterness in the finish. Lively spike of carbonation. 12% abv is very well hidden. Definitely a sipper - and I’m going to sit on one for a few years to see how it changes. Overall very complex and interesting.


 Mora2000 (370), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 26, 2010  
Pours a slightly murky brownish-yellow with a one finger white head, which stays around until the glass was empty. The aroma is Belgian yeast with bready malts and some unidentifiable fruit. The flavor is alcohol and strawberries. You also get some yeast, caramel malt and some sugary sweetness. The alcohol is very warming. I also got some slight banana notes as the beer warmed but they were faint. The beer gets fruitier as it warms. Medium carbonation and mouthfeel.


 taalhiker (188), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 26, 2010  
From bottle. Deep copper pour with a large off-white head. Candied apples, caramel and banana, apple, plums, vanilla, dark fruits, and mild citrusy hops flavors. Good carbonation.



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