De Dolle Stille Nacht

Almost looks like apple juice on the pour. Heavy apple and raisin in the nose. First taste is heavily malty, then candy aple, caramel. Finishes with a dark fruit and honey sweetness turning sour near the end. Warming alcohol presence completes this great brew. I REALLY dig the sweetness mixed with slight sour in this beer. One of my new favorites!!!!

Bordeaux-cask aged vintage from 1982
Consumed at Kulimator in May 2006
Deep purple colored body with a still white filmy head. Very robust nose full of scotch, port, sherry scents, some black cherries, and old wine oak casks. Thickness and texture, while I expected it to be huge, is silky and wine-like. Rich, silky, oily, resiny... PERFECT palate. Damn near perfect beer. Was told that this was the favorite beer of Dirk Van Dyck, who runs Kulminator, and I can see why.

Photograph of Bottle & Glass:
http://www.youforgotpoland.org/beer/StilleNacht1982.jpg

My ratings of the 2004 vintage are probably in the 4.4 - 4.8 range.
My ratings of the 2007 vintage (tasted young) are probably in the 4.0 - 4.3 range.

the best belgian christmas beer in my opinion! very sweet, but not to sweet. with the years, the taste keeps getting better!

Pours a beautiful bright, lighter shade of gold w/ medium sized creamy froth. Aroma is of sweet lemony herbs. Full nectar / soft residual effers. Flavors of sweet lemon drops, caramel, slight leather w/ a kick ass asprin burn on the finish to balance out. Very complex. It’s a sweeter brew but the big hopy asprin finish acts as a palate cleanser. I just wanted to keep drinking it. Not a trace of flavor from the 12% alcohol. Amazing. Highly recommended. If you like Dogfish head 120, you’ll love this one at half the price.

Utterly fantastic. A personal favourite, and I have my eye firmly fixed on this small brewery.