De Dolle 21 3x7 Jong

Formerly brewed at De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diksmuide, Belgium

[Vintage 98, sampled February 2004] An unclear orange brown beer with a fine head. The aroma is sweet with notes of corriander, hops, fruit, and plums. The flavor is sweet with notes of spices and corriander. The end is dry and hoppy with notes of corriander. A very nice beer.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Hazy, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Lightly tart, fruity nose. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel, sourish notes and a fusty edge. Very subdued bitterness. Great to finally get the chance to try this, but unfortunately the beer is way over the top. 120108

33 cL bottle, from trade with ygtbsm94. Pours hazy brown/orange with a dense white head. Small yeast sediment floating around. Aroma is dried fruity, slight rounded aroma. Flavour is smooth fruity, dried and cellared. Solid acidic to bitter finish with a lingering fruity note. Nice brew even after 10 years.

[1997 vintage Bottle @ Papsoe - thanks yespr for sharing] Hazy amber with medium head. Sweet aroma with fruits and discrete madeira notes. Complex flavor with moist cellar, madeira, port and overripe fruits.

33cl bottle at Erasmus. Deep orange/gold with some haze, thin lasting beige head. Got a bit of must on the aroma. A bit of dust, but the lasting marmalade is lovely. Just a bit musty for me.

A Mes rate: 33cl bottle from Hotel Erasmus.
Beautiful cloudy amber with a superb creamy white head. Heavily oxidised but a lovely caramel and yeast aroma that is typical of De Dolle. Slightly rusty flavour that in all honesty is on it’s way out but I’m such a sucker for De Dolle I still enjoyed it. Slight apple, lovely caramel and delicate bitter and sour notes. Very tangy at the edges. Yum!

Bottle @ Brasserie Erasmus, Brügge.
[vintage 1998]
Pours clear coppery golden with a small, frothy, off-white film head. It disappears rather quickly, though. Aroma has cellar, red apples, port, wood. Still maintains a fairly high carbonation, but the mouthfeel remains a bit below my expectations. Flavour is great, though. Some port, wood, maltiness, caramel, toffee mix with a whiff of smoke, some graininess and just a faint hint of something tart. Impressive.

Bottle at Erasmus, 11yr old. Alround rating: The beer has nearly died, theres nearly no carbonation. Big sherryness, like a medium sweet aged sherry. Theres still hints of hop bitterness. The body is still fairly big and so drinking it still takes a quite. A good effort alround, but will surely die sooner rather than later.