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De Dolle Oerbier 3.87 833

De Dolle Oerbier

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Diksmuide, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8333.88/5.03.87/5.09%95.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Oerbier means original, from the spring. This beer has been brewed in small scale (5 gallons). Oerbier is brewed from no less than 6 malts. Poperinge Golding hops in flowers and a special yeast which makes it a little tart, especially with aging. At the brewery we have excellent cellars which have a constant temperature of 8°C and allow Oerbier to age at its best. After a couple of years Oerbier tastes like it should have been blended with wine … Oerbier has been refermented in the bottle and contains a layer of yeast, having vitamins B. NAT en STRAF on the glasses means WET and STRONG, a warning for the 7.5 vol. alcohol content. The little person on the glasses is the Oerbier man, a simple creature who holds a brewers fork in his right hand, symbolizing the work and science, but looking to the other side, the result of all this, the glass of (Oer)beer. The artwork on the poster is a wallpainting found in Spain, (Altamira) and is considered by art lovers as being the best prehistoric art work (30,000 years BC). On the other hand we have Oerbier started in 1980, going on with the tradition. For more information on Oerbier's recent recipe history, see the following article: http://www.bunitedint.com/Products/de_dolle/oerbier-re_evolution.html
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 bp (460), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Bottle: pours a hazy, redish-brown with a big foamy tan head, aroma is slightly sweet and malty, taste is dark fruits, malt, a bit sour, some warming alcohol in the finish. Very nice.


 AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Pours brown in color with a ginormous head. Took a long time to pour because I had to wait for the head to die down far enough to pour the rest in. Smell is dark fruits and some tartness. Taste is much the same with a nice yeasty flavor as well. Creamy and wonderful on the mouthfeel. I can only imagine what the Reserve tastes like. Have yet to have a disappointing beer from De Dolle.


 jcr (1179), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
May 26, 2008  
Bottle 33 cl. Complex in aroma and flavor with a sour finish after a sweet beginning (Sweet Tarts). Big off-white frothy head and a hazy amber body. Aroma start musty and opens to caramel, cherry, cinnamon, bitter chocolate. The flavor is lightly sweet, moderately bitter and moderately acidic. Very bitter/tart/sour finish — like tart cherry juice. But tastes of plum, raisin and toffee emerge underneath the tartness. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation.


 tarjei (1755), Bryne, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
May 25, 2008  
33 cl bottle. Brown color, very big beige head. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Flavor is sweet malt, some sourness and fruit.


 scanovajr (361), Stanford, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/514/20
May 23, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy brown beer with a huge beige head. Aroma is very alty and sweety, notes of spices. Taste is also very malty, lots of spices and notes of yeast. Alcoholic, notes of caramel and toffee. Salt and tart finish.


 mjs (1541), Helsinki, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
May 19, 2008    Updated: Sep 15, 2008
(Re-rate on 2008-09-15) (Bottle at Hilpeä Hauki on 2008-09-15) Amber colour. Large white head. Sour and malty nose. Full bodied palate with quite lot of carbonation. Sourness, bitterness, malts, salty liquorice and bitterness in taste. ------ l bottle at Staminee de Garre, Brugge, on 2008-05-18) Amber/red colour. Slightly red head with some bubbles. Hazy. Sourish nose with some malts. Acidic palate, medium body, some dryness. Sweetish and somewhat sour taste. Some hops. Fruity. (Rating 3.6)


 ditmier (1110), Boise, Idaho, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/513/20
May 18, 2008  
2008 Bottle - Aroma is pure strawberries and grains, beautiful red colour with a huge off-white head, yeasty, fruit, tobacco, and incredibly sour, tannic, alcohol is present but not overt, I really just don’t care much for it...


 Finn (1510), Tromsø, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
May 18, 2008  
Reading Beer Festival 2 May 08. Ruby red colored. Flaky. A shortlived fluffy head. Aroma of sweet fruits. Sparkling. Strong sweet flavor with a fruity aftertaste. Alcohol well hidden. Warming. Quite good.



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