De Dolle Dulle Teve 10º (Mad Bitch)

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Abbey Tripel
Diksmuide, Belgium

Shared bottle thanks to CMUBEERMAN. Pours opaque apricot, thick white head. Aroma is funky, musty, tangy bleu cheese, sour dough. Flavor is spicy, pumpkin, bleu cheese, salami, wheat, pepper.

First off this is about a 10 year old, 750ml bottle courtesy boboski. So, I will re-rate this when I have another fresh one. Ill make it a 2 for 1 rating. The old one first. It pours a fizzy golden amber with a medium light tan head. Pretty heavy alcohol and orange in the scent. The taste is more mellow than the smell. Light sweet orange, sweet malts, and other citrus. Definitely can taste the age in this one as its lost a little of its bite. Still very nice. Carbonation has held on well. Stay tuned for part 2.

Pours foggy gold-orange with a gi-normous off-white head...ridiculous carbonation; I can hear it percolating. Spilled a little on the rub and my daughters mini-dog is rolling in it like it’s vintage cat-poo...con brio...I do not know if this is a good sign or not...Aroma of spice, citrus (oranges) and hops. Surprisingly sweet with a persistant carmel note and actually really smooth...didn’t expect that...a bit of pepper, and more citrus...this is the Briggs-Rauscher of beer: carmel-citrus-spice-carmel-citrus-spice...Super nice brew!

Sour orange aroma. Pours golden blonde with a huge white head, as the bubles keep rising. Rich flavor, some citrus, starfruit, sweet sugar, a hint of grapes, and a little dry. There’s some spicey flavor in there i can’t place. Very complex flavor but entirely refreshing!

murky dark yellow pour with a head that’s alive. It doesn’t stop growing! Smells of apples and peppers with a carbonated mouthfeel akin to the Unibroue family of drinks. Caramels close down the mouth sensations. The alcohol is extremely well buried and doesn’t distract at all from the great character of this beer. This is probably one of my all time favorites. I need to acquire more!

Two separate ratings for this one. From a corked 750ml bottle, huge thanks to Dorwart. The bottle is about 6 years old at this point, and if coerced properly, the head does not rise and surge out of the bottle for a full 45 minutes. The key is to just let the blessed thing stand for awhile before popping it. Historically magnificent nose of oak, lemon, yeast, hay, and soft light fruits. Pour varies wildly based on how the bottle has been handled. Hazy yellow-golden, growing darker orange toward the bottle’s end. Flavor is a wild collage of many elements married into one cohesive vision. Kind of oaky, yeasty, funky lemon dominates, but not so dry like a geuze, it’s warm, rich, and elegant. Rum, cheese, and lighter fruits shine as well. Extraordinarily lush and smooth, pretty much the perfect beverage. 10,4,10,4,19 = 4.8 33cl bottle, various vintages. Very different beer from the 750ml version. I’m honestly not sure whether the recipe is the same of whether age just transforms this beer massively. Nose and mouth present alot of nectarine, apple, yeast, but finishes with a long, kind of bitter note that isn’t entirely pleasant. I would just buy a case and let it sit for 5 years as an experiment. 8, 4, 7, 4, 15 = 3.8

11.2 oz bottle. Pours yellowish brown with a creamy white head. Aromas and flavors of caramel. Very good.

Comments added on second try: First bottle wasn’t a fluke, but I "got" this beer this time. It’s liquid butterscotch. Fabulous beer. Extreme and interesting.

Strange one, this. The bottle may not have been good, as it burst out with foam upon popping the cap. Poured great after that. Neat aroma. But the taste was . . . well, different than I should think a Tripel or any beer should be. It wasn’t pleasant at first. Something of a blend between tart and . . . metallic. Off-putting and harsh. Then I got more used to it as I proceeded. By the bottom of the glass it was hardly off-putting at all; more a mellow Tripel with some mild tartness. Maybe I’ll try another bottle.