De Dolle Arabier

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

11.2oz. Bottle $4.29 Sam’s Downers Grove Upon cracking open this beer I expierenced a small amount of gushing. After pouring into the tulip it was solid head. Poured a hazy golden (from the numerous pours). White meringue like head formed and fell excrutiatingly slowly leaving chunky sheet lacing. Aroma hits first with a scent of muted clove along with a strong yeastiness. Whiffs of the saison like hay funkiness, not as pronounced as in a saison but it’s there from the yeast. Fairly simple aroma but pleasing. Wow! Much different flavor than I expected from the smell.Bready sweetness flashes up front but is quickly overtaken by a solid dose of bitter grassy hops. Juicy pear as it warms. Finishes with a squeeze of apricot and a mild alcohol spiciness with some rising fumes. Much stronger bitterness than expected. Very unique and flavorful. Medium bodied with some mild stickiness on the finish. Alcohol fumes travel through the nose. Tongue numbing bitterness. Moderate carbonation. This is an easy beer to drink. Good flavor and quite unique. This is a really interesting beer from De Dolle. Nothing like what I was expecting. Much stronger hop presence than expected goes nicely with the other flavors. Looking forward to trying some of the other De Dolle’s I have in the fridge. 3/25/07

Bottle.33cl. One of my all time beer´s, i can have it all the time, no matter what time of the year, Chrismas, new year, birthday, vake, any time. Nr400

Bottle, 33 cl. This is really one of my favorite, know this beer over 20 years. Tasted this last @ 15 may ’07 at home. Dark golden almost orange with white head. Medium tot fulle body. Taste little sour, hoppy, citric, spicey... Bitter spicy finish. Like this beer !

I drink bottles of this Belgium beer and I am drinking a trappist beer. But no! Is not trappist. But should be trappist with such clean yeast tasting. Why are there not more people drinking this beer and saying it is good on this ratebeer? Hop in flavor and smelling, with not much sugar. Also like "gueuze" beer and with fruity.

Bottle: Poured a rusty yellow with a fast acting thick large white cream head. The head that would never go away, took me forever to pour this beer! Strong pungent citrus, floral, and fruit aroma. Taste was as complex as the smell. Full of floral and fruit notes along with dry earthy finish.

Cloudy golden yellow body with a large, fluffy, thick white head, with mountains and canyons of thick sea-foam lacing. Dusty old citrus fruit, spoiled bananas and a light alcohol presence in the nose. Sort of a creamed banana scent as well as it warms. Sprizty, full carbonation, lively, over-carbonated actually, with flavors of dusty bread dough, sour grapefruit and more hoppy simcoe-like grassiness that’s a bit surprising. Bitter grapefruit is tasted, yeast is very apparent but not overdone. Bitterness and perceived dryness is quite different than I remember other De Dolle products, and it’s actually really nice. When at cellar temperature the aroma releases an aged cheese note. Good stuff as always from De Dolle.

3.30/3.31.07 bottle, Steelgaarden, Bethlehem, PA. This had a real "dirty" taste to it. Like, earthy almost. Lots of fun. Too bad it cost so much at the Steelgaarden. I’d like to get some of this locally.

The color was pale orange/golden and hazy. The head was extremely foamy, creamy, eggshell color and thick bodied. The aroma was alcohol, sharp, hoppy, earthy, citris, and stale rag. The flavor was bitter, hoppy, earthy, citris, tart, alchol, and extremely sharp. The palate was well carbonated and med/thick body. The finish was warm.