 BlackDonald (610), On a beer trip all over the USA, California, USA
May 11, 2008
This is the standard all Belgian holiday seasonals should be aspiring for. Absolutely wonderful, with a rich and sweet toffee aroma, loads of candi sugar, with some orange rinds, a hint of yeasty clove and cinnamon. Alcohol bite comes through ever so slightly in the finish.
darkguardian (126), Florida, USA
Jul 5, 2008 12oz bottle at Redlight Redlight (Thanks Teege). Pours a dark amber with a huge long lasting head. Slightly tart aroma with huge amounts of yeast and dark fruit on the nose. Taste is really incredible. Dark sugar, some tart apple, berries, yeast and figs. Very low bitterness, and the alcohol is nonexistant despite the 12%. Truly an incredible beer.
douglas88 (585), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Jun 30, 2008 I meant to hold on to this bottle till winter, but hey it’s only 98 degrees today. Pours a cloudy orange with a very thick and creamy white head and a layer of sediment at the bottom. The aroma is very full and rich; tons of yeast, very sweet fruit and candycanes. The taste is also quite powerful; a very sweet candy flavor, with some chocolate and tons of strawberry and prune flavors. There is a ton of alcohol warmth here, also some peppermint and cloves. Very nice. I always enjoy De Dolle and this was no exception. This beer is just what it should be.
BelgianBeerGal (843), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Jun 26, 2008 33cl bottle. Appearance reminds me of Achel Blond with a head that leaps out of the bottle. Great funky nose plus yeast and banana aromas. HUGE flavour that is really hard to place: spicy, sweet, tart and warming alcohol. The 12 ABV barely noticeable. Great beer.
Trev (442), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Jun 20, 2008 a little weird to be drinking this in June...but hey.
Pours a cloudy light orangy gold with heavy sediment and very little head. (poured too slow)
Aroma is candied fruit, apple cider, light banana & yeast.
Flavour is sweeeet, almost meadlike at times...honey tones, spicy malt and yeast tones. Light alc. bitterness in finish which is surpisingly clean.
Very interesting brew.
Rciesla (674), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Jun 18, 2008 Bottle. Dank the 1996 version in 2007 its 11 years old!! To bad this beer is past its prime the sourness and funk have died down, the acidity is low, the etoh goes relatively undetected whihc is a huge plus. No real hop character. Tastes a bit woody and metallic. I am a bit unsure of how well this bottle has been kept as i blow the dust off it. I plan to rerate this at some point.
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