De Dolle Boskeun

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

330ml Bottle: Aroma of mint, citrus, yeast, a hint of fruit nectar, and pepper. Poured amber/flaxen/orange in color with a large, fluffy, foamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Good to very good lacing. Full of tiny particles throughout. Flavor is lightly bitter. Tastes of pepper, yeast, spices, slight pale malts, and a hint of menthol. Medium body. Smooth, lightly viscous texture. Average carbonation. Pale malt, yeast, and hint of menthol finish is a tad dry. 10%ABV is undetectable.

Murky orange-brown with a thick mousse like dirty white foam and thick sheets of lacing. Aroma is zesty yeast, pears, apples, light fruits, a mix of toffee and citrus, lemons and oranges. Taste is caramels, more fruity esters, light trailing must and spice. Very creamy mouthfeel.

[2107-20090421] 330mL bottle. Sweet toasted yeast aroma. Murky, light orange brown body with a medium-lasting creamy white head and some floaties. Sweet yeasty toasted alcohol, not too boozy. Medium body. Yeasty and good.
(w/ blankboy, garthicus, jerc)

On tap at Beer Table. Appears light gold with De Dolle’s classic huge white fluffy head. Aroma is softly yeasty with a sort of champagne-like fruitiness and an assortment of balanced spices. Flavor starts with a nice estery quality, and moves towards a spicy middle (coriander and grains of paradise?). The finish has some bitter-grass, a refreshing end to a solid Belgian ale.

Bottle split as part of a three-person tasting. Before I even got my glass, I hear WOW exclaimed, and that’s how I fell about this beer. It pours a cloudy, murky orange color with lots of yeast particles floating around. The head is white and small but lingers just a bit. It has an interesting aroma of apple, honey, and caramel apple. Did I mention apple? Flavor is malty with tons of caramel, fruit, and hop notes. Finish is long with a caramel sweetness and slight bitterness. It has a high alcohol content, but the only way that I felt it is by the heat in my through after I swallowed, not a burn, just a nice heat. This is a very complex beer, full bodied and rich with many different flavors that dance across your tongue. Again I say WOW!

Bottle - My first De Dolle beer was a real winner. This was the last beer at a three-person tasting, and it knocked all of us on our asses. The pour isn’t that impressive -- it amber with a small head and tons of floaties. Wait, that deserves capital letters because there were so many. FLOATIES! Anyways, the smell was incredible -- honey and apple. I could have smelled it all night, but I wanted to see what it tasted like. At 10% it went down waaay smooth, with caramel, sweet toffee, and a nice warm, boozy finish. It was like a fine dessert that’s sweet without being cloying. There was too much carbonation, but that’s a minor nit. What a fantastic beer -- I look forward to trying it again. That naughty little rabbit on the label demands it.

Shared by Jerc and Mabel with Blankboy and I. Appearance: Cloudy yellow, lots of flecks, small white head. Aroma: Floral, slight alcohol, pepper and vanilla. Flavour: Lots of honey, pepper, alcohol, very floral, very enjoyable.

Bottle. Pours with a pale straw color and a gigantic head that quickly retreats. Nice aromas of dough and spices. Great flavors of spices, dough and some hops. Body is medium, could be a bit more fuller for my taste. Overall a nice beer.