De Dolle Stille Nacht

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diksmuide, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber color with a moderate white head. Nose has some heavier fruit elements to it with some yeastiness. Taste has some sweetness to with the fruit elements coming through, but definitely drinks like it’s 12%. The alcohol makes it a tad harsh for me.

2009. Heller, sehr hefiger Antrunk mit intensiver Getreidigkeit. Belgisch, alkoholisch, gut. Intensiv, vollmundig, ab dem Mittelteil ist der Alkohol nicht mehr erkennbar. Hell, hintergründig allerdings z. T. Zuckrig. Gut! 11/13/9/12/11/12

The aroma is sweet, fruit, bread. The appearance is slightly hazy amber, white head. The flavor is sweet, bready, fruity, candi sugar. The finish is pine, lingering fruity sweetness. Full body. Excellent.

Bottle. 2012 vintage. Rich, ripe, blast of peach, banana, ripe golden apple, orange citrus and honey.. which quickly transitions to concentrated Belgium yeast and spice nuances.. Followed by more tropical, banana, pineapple, spice and honey nuances in the loooong finish... Lingering flavors of Belgium candi sugar and ripe, tropical nuances which coat the palate. Thick and rich, yet balanced with tons of flavor.. While big and bold, 12% alc is well hidden by concentrated flavor.. Very big.. and very Belgium.. I would bet this would develop nicely with age. A wonderful night cap. Don’t serve to cold. Worth experiencing. --- tasted while on a long journey to understand the world around me...

Side by side ’99 and ’12 bottles @ Kulminator. The ’99 pours a very deep, ruddy concentrated red color. The ’12 is much light amber in color. Perhaps a recipe change took place in the intervening years? The nose on the ’99 is rich toffee, apple, candi sugar. The ’12 is moderately hoppy. More earthy, forest mushrooms and caramel. The ’99 tastes very sweet. Apples and flabby toffee. Rich, thick malty sweetness. The taste in the ’12 is much hoppuer. More lemon and caramel-covered berries. Hot wood. FUll body and smooth for both. The ’99 frankly tastes a bit knackered. The newer vintage was more appealing.

330 ml bottle. Pours a clear dark copper color with light head. Aromas of orange zest, licorice, and phenol. Flavors of burnt honey, toasted malts, spices, and bitter orange. Very nice overall.

Årgång 2006. Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell, äppelmos, barley wine känsla. Mycket gott och välbalanserat.

Bottle. Aroma honey, plums, fruity. Colour lightly hazy golden. Taste rather sweet, honey, caramel, light fruits. Spices show themselves a moment later. Ginger, orange, cloves. Finish too sweet for me. Want to rerate in future under better conditions.

Bottle @home. Birra natalizia se ce n’è una. rofuma di canditi, coriandolo,caramello e alcool. il colore è ambrato/ramato la schiuma ha bolle ampie e viscose. é di corpo estremamente pieno, la carbonatazione è scarsa, ma è un pregio, perchè si riesce ad avvertire in maniera più decisa la dolcezza estrema, le note acidule, ed i gusti che ricordano la frutta tropicale. Non ho mai assaggiato annate più vecchie della 2001, ma si narra siano stupende.

Annata 1987 da 33 cl. bevuta al Kulminator di Anversa. Prodotto viintage di altissima qualità, dove le note speziate erano ancora ben presenti e il gusto, quasi torbato, aveva assunto un gusto unico. Un buon livello di amarezza. Chiudeva con una nota acidula, che però nelle annate più recenti (2009 e 2010) era più evidente.