De Dolle Extra Export Stout

Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Foreign Stout
Diksmuide, Belgium

Poured from a 11.2oz bottle and served in a tulip. This stout poured a very dark brown color with a dark tan head that showed great retention. No lace, though. The aroma of the brew was made up of dark chocolate, strong coffee, molasses, and also some funky yeast esthers. The flavor consisted of rich dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, lightly bitter hops at the finish, along with a slightly acidic, funky, sourness throughout. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with lively carbonation and some light tounge warming alcohol. Wow, this was a very interesting stout with a lot of different flavors interacting! I can’t wait to try some more brews from De Dolle!!!

Very "De Dolle" yeast flavored, light espresso and a slight sourness that leaves you wonder if it’s indeed a Stout, or some funky monk dark belgian ale. It’s good.

A brown huge head needed to settle a few times. Pours black/very dark brown beer. Nose of coffee, malt and molasses. Taste of coffee, malt, honey, spice and chocolate. Light in body with some carbonation. A dry and hoppy finish. Some burn in the throat. Leaves and enduring sourness. Very nice.

Bottle. Pours as close to black as you can get. Head is huge with a brownish colour. Taste is slightly smokey / chocolate / caramel. The aroma is malty / chocolate / also alcohol. Finish is dry with a bitterness also. Complex but enjoyable.

HUGE head, had to let it settle several times before I could pour the whole bottle. Very dark with frothy chocolate head. Aroma is of strong chocolate and coffee malts. Flavor starts sweet with lots of chocolate and tones of coffee. Gives way to a strong berry/cherry flavor and turns lightly bitter with a lasting chocolate/cherry finish. Very very good beer, very complex and lots of flavor with an excellent creamy mouthfeel.

33 cL bottle. Pours black with a gigantic lasting brown head. Aroma is roasted malty, clear alcohol presence, somewhat dried fruity. Flavour is smoked, burned malt, coffee, some chocolate smoothness and some liqourice sharpness. Slight burning alcohol finish with a classic de dolle yeast presence, a slight acidity blending in with the bitterhops. Complex yet tasty brew.

Bottle. Nice big long lasting head. Aroma is thick with roast malt. Taste is likewise. Good long finish.

Solid black pour with the faintest tint of mahogany when held to the light. Massive, spongy, cappuccino colored head with excellent retention. Slippery, sudsy lacing creeps its way back to the body. The aroma is unique, showing a funky sour yeast over a dry, roasty chocolate malt base. Oak, vanilla, and hints of anise add complimentary scents. The flavor is very dry and roasty, with chocolate malts and coffee kissed by vanilla laden French oak. The sour yeast is present throughout, and when combined with obviously high carbonation level it makes for a lively mouthfeel. Medium body with a roasty, slightly sour finish. Very similar to Jolly Pumpkin’s Madrugada Obscura. Interesting brew, but not something I would reach for frequently.