De Dolle Extra Export Stout

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

Bottle. Sweet sherry nose. Light chocolate, lactose, and possibly peat. Nigh uncontrollable pour, deep dark but still translucent red supporting a massive creamy, lacy-clingy thick light brown head - prep the spoon. Quite a beautiful presentation. Taste is light roast and chocolate and heavy malt with light nuttiness and even a bit of licorice. Very brief touch of candy sugar. Dry, roasty, slightly gritty end. Touch of yeast and caramel. Medium fruitiness of indeterminate origin. Bitterness is restrained, finish has light hops and wispy fruitiness. Pleasant lingering creamy aftertaste. Medium body. Alcohol is totally concealed, the only hint from taste is the slight warming at the back of the cheek-jawbone area. Balanced and mature - just excellent.

Bottle. Good sweet roasted malty aroma with molasses and spicy notes. Monster frothy head on the pour, dissipating fairly quickly. Color is dark brownish black. Intense flavor. Acidic and sharp up front. Mellows out to a coffee finish. Bittersweet. Citrus qualities linger on the tongue. Flavor changes a lot in the mouth. Very interesting brew. I liked it except for the initial sharpness. Very good overall though and improves as your mouth acclimates to it.

BOTTLE. Thanks to Stegosaurus for this great brew. Dark brown pour with fluffy tan long lasting head. Roasted caramel malt and belgian spices tickle your nose.Flavor was a bit complex but chocolate/caramel/roast and spice were apparent. Excellent brew.

Ridiculous abundance of tawny foam. Every little pour reinvigorates the head to billowing out of the glass, and it was five mins to get a reasonably full glass. Deep inky black. Held up to the light, I see not a glimmer of light even around the edges. Sharp, dry roast flavor, bright and brash. Coffee, and a vapoury rummy quality, a bit of molassas, and a beguilingly gentle finish. A near perfect realization of British style by Belgian brewers, and a fine, fine beer, full of swagger and sass.

330 ml bottle from Sam’s in Chicago. Deep, dark mahogany colour with a mostly lasting rocky tan head that just explodes when the beer hits the glass. Aroma starts fruity, currant and vinous, then builds to a roasty acidity that includes dark chocolate, cherries, and cappaccino, plus just a wisp of alcohol. Predominant acidity and fruit flavours, but there’s a lot happening in here - fresh cherries covered in dark chocolate with chocolate covered coffee beans instead of a pit, and a glass of port to wash it down. Medium to full bodied, creamy smooth, and very drinkable. Glorious.

From a slender 11.2 oz. bottle with no bottling date. Poured a dark, ruby hued blackish brown with a frothy, rocky, foamy tan head, good retention. Aromas of musky, chalky yeast, dark fruits, expresso and a light cocoa, and licorice. Good steady carbonation and a crisp, creamy smooth fullish bodied mouthfeel. Tastes of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate, a dark fruitiness meshed with candied sugar, some nuttiness, the alcohol is well masked, but warming in the palate, and a sweet, fruity, malty finish. Good sipping drinkability, another quality brew from De Dolle.

11.2 oz bottle. Opaque brown/black with an immense rocky light brown head and thick, sticky lace. Dark roasted grain and chocolate aroma withsome earthy notes as well. Medium body, lively carbonation, an a bit of chewiness. Bitterseet choclate, dark roast coffee, and a spicy bitterness culiminating in a dry finish.

An earthy, musky stout that challenges categorizing. Black with inviting tan head. Rich aroma of vanilla, dough, chocolate, yeasty musk, roasted malts, plums. Multiple flavors within its sweet turning tart taste. Overripe plum, bready malt, charred wood, licorice, leather, candy sugar. Lively carbonation combined with soft body delivers comfortable mouthfeel. Medium body. Sticky. Long, very dry finish. Peppery aftertaste from the alcohol that, until then, is well masked by the complexity of aromas and flavors.