De Dolle Oeral

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

Multiple bottles. Very lightly hazed golden straw colored body with a large white head. Spicy floral yeast nose in a purely farmhouse saison character: dusty, earthy, minerally, with an amazing softness and delicateness, while still remaining spicy and effervescent. Rich but not thick, with some banana and clove developing as the yeast becomes mixed later in the glass… that amazing De Dolle yeast, so minerally, earthy, and dusty, with a light wheat sweetness. Finish even shows some green hops, and again the dryness and yeast character round out a nearly perfect beer from De Dolle.

One year past the BB date, this is the Museum declination from Belgian shop. Superb mountainous white head thrones over an almost milky, cloudy golden body. Wildly yeasty nose, a beautiful strain, quite farmy and leather-like and tracing the path to those pungent, hypothetically Hallertauer hops, fully floral, clean, concentrated almost. So dry in mouth, the bitterness may have went aside a bit under the age to leave more room for the yeastiness to express, but the sheer dryness is stone-like, sandy, sprucey and tree gum like. This is not done yet, its mouthfeel may be the most attractive feature, feeling totally natural, hugely herbal of an almost unrivalled sweetness for a beer with such strong carbonation, but the very active bubbles are soft on the tongue, massaging the tastebuds. Spectacular offering, how can these guys offer this as a gateway or simple basic offering is a mystery for this is a gorgeous ale beyond the reach of 99% of this planet’s brewers.

Gold hazy colour, with a nice white head. Taste of honney, alcohol and lemon, with malty notes. Bitter in the finisch. very drinkable ! Like this since years..

Bottle thanks to Glouglouburp
Classic De Dolle pour: hazy gold-copper, large fluffy white head that lasts forever. Complex yet mellow nose of hop, yeast, pepper, cream. Flavor is very refreshing, slightly tart. Yeast, wheat, a little cream. The hop is awesome here, so fruity and juicy! You will not find a better palate: medium-full and lush yet completely smooth, and yet also just carbonated enough to ease the weight and keep it light and prickly. Long finish. While it’s not complex as a couple others from them, it is very integrated and reflects the consistent quality of De Dolle. Thanks so much for the rarity Dany!

Aroma: peppery, some soapiness, grains, and earthiness
Appearance: golden yellow, large white head, lacing
Flavor: peppery, grassy, grainy, nice earthiness and minerals, some lactic-ness
Palate: lactic tasting, earthiness, and grassiness

spicy, bitter aroma with a powerful head. flavor ends up riding malty with very mild hop presence (almost all in aroma). excellent yeasty flowery belgian style. round 2: i don’t remember drinking this one before, so i’m gonna give it another go (i think this bottle is maybe a different year too). I think the bottle is from 2001 (the plane on the label says "001" on it, which makes it 4 years old. It hasn’t aged as well as some of their other beers (the lower alcohol content may be to blame), but its still quite drinkable, just predominantly tart. aroma is subdued, and malt complexity is mostly hidden by the tartness.

Incredibly large head. Great citric, fresh & sweet/sour aroma. Peculiar tartness in the taste, very spicy, and very refreshing. I like this one alot. It goes very well with Thai food - it matches the coriander/chilli/lemongrass/kaffir sweet & spiceyness very well. Recommended!

Hazy golden coloured, gigantic white head, beautiful. Very nice yeasty aroma, a bit like you’re on a farm, similar to a good saison. Dry flavour, hops, malts and spices fantastically balanced. I’m not a fan of all Dolle brews, but this is certainly good.