De Dolle Extra Export Stout

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

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Deep pitch black coloured body (100% opaque) with a soapy and frothy light brown head. Aroma of super strong malt, roasted figs and raisins, soap, yeast, chocolate, coffee and a bunch of alcohol. Full-bodied; Strong roasted malt flavour with a bunch of sugar and molasses kicking in the back. Aftertaste shows bittering malt, yeast that won’t quit and even more sugars that persist throughout the whole taste. Overall, a damn good stout that shows its complexities even in the aroma, and much more throughout the life of the beer. I was very impressed with this one, and I’ve been holding onto this bottle for a good 3 years already! I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia on 28-July-2007 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Pours a five+ finger light brown head that fades quickly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Black as midnight. Light-medium carbonation and heavy bodied. Burnt caramel nose. Flavor has some sweetness but burnt caramel dominates. Nice stout. $3.49 for a 330ml bottle from John’s Grocery Iowa City, Ia.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, savoured on July 19 2007; eye: opaque black with a strong coffee-color head, voluminous head that falls to leave a carpet on top of the beer to protect it, no effervescence, slight lacing; nose: roasted malt, burnt coffee, lactic; mouth: in that order, astringency, roasted malt, burnt coffee, acridness, lactic, chocolate milk, a bit of hops, nicely balanced, finale in roasted malt with a good presence of acrid burnt coffee, lightly bitter, medium body, slightly oily texture; overall: quite enjoyable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, savourée le 19 juillet 2007; œil : noire opaque avec une mousse café fort, mousse volumineuse qui tombe pour laisser un petit tapis protégeant la bière, pas d’effervescence, très légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, café brûlé, lactique; bouche : astringence, malt torréfié, café brûlé, âcreté, lactique, chocolat au lait, un peu de houblon, belle balance, finale en malt torréfié avec une bonne présence de café brûlé âcre, légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : bien aimé

Dark brown body with black head. Dark roasted malt nose with faint coffee character. Similar body, but a little lighter in flavor.

11.2oz bottle. Pours deep brown with a large frothy brown head. Bready aroma with spice, chocolate and licorice. Flavor is heavy on the roasted chocolate malt, with coffee, licorice, and hops. Finishes dry, with some warming alcohol.

Bottle ah home (pda crashed lost notes from 2 days ago) Deep black .Some roast malt a nd a little salt !. HAs a bitterness very simelar to De Dolle Oeral

I was intrigued to see this; a Belgian stout?! The beer poured almost black with a huge aroma of roasted coffee and chocolate, with a bit of that Belgian candy sugar as well. The taste is chocolate, with coffee and nut characteristics thrown in. An incredibly well-crafted brew whose smoothness belies both the power and the alcohol content of the beer. De Dolle is one of my favorite breweries, and this does not the least bit disappoint.