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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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8243.89/5.03.89/5.0Winter12%94.2 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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 MrChopin (118), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20

May 10, 2008  
Pours tan/red with white head. Nose has fruit and strong yeast after settling. Sugary sweetness dominates taste with apple in aftertaste and a little alcohol. The palate is a little sticky for my liking.

 RomanW70 (280), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Had 2000 bottle (330 ml) at Kulminator on 6/19. One of the best beers I’ve ever had. Just amazing aroma of sweet fruits and caramel malts. Flavor very sweet, but not cloying at all, with a wonderful vineous finish. This beer ages unbelieveably well. Just an unbelieveable beer.


 FlssmrBrewAlum (168), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Single from Party Liquors (Steger, IL). 2006 is the year. Pours a very hazy floaty ridden heavy amber with a prominent tan head that begins to dissipate. Nose of sweet fruits and butterscotch. Taste of honey sweetness, belgian yeasty / spiciness that is a little more somber, and a very boozy presence. Complex. Unsessionable. Decent, unique, but strong.


 DocHop (178), College Park, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Pours a hazy orange with a ton of sediment and a huge off-white, foamy head. Thick aroma of orange citrus acidity, grains, Belgian yeast, and malt. Heavy bread in the taste with a strong acidity and tartness from the Belgian yeast. Sugar doesn’t add much to the flavor only the heat in the stomach! The bitterness isn’t apparent but does a great job leveling out the 12% ABV. Another interesting overall concept from De Dolle.


 darkguardian (139), Florida, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/518/20
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 (641), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Jun 30, 2008    Updated: Jul 7, 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 candy canes. 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.




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