De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva

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

Bottle@home Apperance: Dark brown with a huge foam and lots of lacing. Aroma: Yeast, Wild apples, Citric notes, Port wine, Wood. Flavor: Wood, Fruit, Wild apples, Port wine, Belgian yeast. Palate: A light malt base is overwhelmed by a distinct sourness with lots of flavours going around. Wow. This reminds me Duchesee de Bourgogne only beefed up and better. Very good beer. Intense!

Bottle, vintage 2007, brought home from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. A yellow tanned, firm and foamy two finger head rising from a hazed, ruby- brown, lively body. A fresh and funky fruit scent up front; cherries, ripe red berries and orange zest. Followed by a pleasant smell of bubblegum-ish Belgo-yeast and some lactic acid-sourish notes. Taste is quite vinous, yet fresh. Starts fruity and quite tart, paired with a discreet sweetness, followed by some vinous, fruity-sour tones. Medium body strenght, alcohol is well masked. A beautiful (Flemish) sourness lingers in the finish. So nice!.

2007 Bottle. Strong yeast aroma with some sourness as well. Flavor is initial sweetness followed by a heavy sour, tart cherry flavor. Kind of similar to a flemish sour, but maltier. Sour fans would love it, but I think I prefer the original Oerbier over this one.

2007 version. Bottle. High and lasting creamy light brown head. Hazy dark red brown body. Aroma of fruit and sour berries a shot of hops and alcohol in the background. Pretty high carbonation fruity and sour flavor with a long bitter aftertaste. I would not have guess on such a high alcohol level.

nice brown pour lotsa floaters with tan foam. nose is fruity with alot of weird funky notes, kinda musky. flavor is dried fruit, wood musty and booze. intresting beer

2007. Spicy-sour oak nose. Notes of peaches and cherry. Brown cloudy with a thin bubbly head that laces nicely. Well-rounded, led by a reserved sourness into a spicy finish. Good thickness, nice carbonation. A simple yet beautiful beer.

Thanks to Cheeseman and SoLan for hooking up the 04, 05, 06, 07 vertical of Oerbier Reserva. Each one had a distinct characteristic. Funky, bretty, raisins, woody and bitter. One of my favorite beers around. Great stuff.

The look is reddish to brown in color, muddy looking, and has a good beige head. The smell is fruity, alcohol, tart, yeast, and sugary. The taste is complex, tart, fruits, yeast, sweet, and alcohol. Easy to drink for 13%.