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De Dolle Stille Nacht

De Dolle Stille Nacht

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
De Dolle Brouwers

Diksmuide, Belgium

bottled
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8453.89/5.03.89/5.0Winter12%94.3 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 Ungstrup (11137), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/518/20
Dec 6, 2006  
[Vintage 2003, sampled 2006] A dark amber beer with quite a lot of sediment floating around under a light orange head. The aroma is sweet with notes of stored fruit, dusty hops, and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is quite sweet, and very complex, with notes of fruit syrup containing oranges, peaches, and a bit of prunes, as well as a spicy note of cinnamon and cloves, soon after the very smooth and fruity start, the alcohol makes its presence know by a warming fealing, which grows just a bit in intensity and burns slightly in the long lasting after taste. The after taste also has notes of the fruit and spices lingering. A monster - I love it.


 omhper (10454), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 16, 2002  
2001 version, sampled draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden in December 2002.
Reddish amber. Candied apple aroma. Sweet, fruity, malty and estery. Syrupy mouthfeel and full body. Lingering caramel and honey finsish with just a note of hop nitterness. A complex candy beer to savour.


 Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 24, 2005  
(Bottle 33 cl) Chestnut brown with a huge "dirty" head. Lots of impurities all over - as usual by DDB. Very spicy with sweet’n’sour flavours - perhaps the sweetness is most pronounced - from the added honey and sugars. To be enjoyed in small quantities. 060994


 Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 15, 2001  
Appley, big, very yeasty.


 yespr (6359), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2006  
33 cL bottle. Pours orange colour with long lasting head. Strong smell and taste of alcohol and yeast with some spice notes beneath. Sweet and round moutfull. Strong alcoholic aftertaste.




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