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De Dolle Oerbier 3.87 831

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
8313.88/5.03.87/5.09%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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 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Deep coffee brown with a huge tan large bubbled head. Lots of little floaties swimming around in the glass. Aroma is very diverse with tart cherries, herbs, dough, caramel, raisins, figs and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is roasted malt, sour, chocolate, berries and just a hint of bret. Long tart bitter finish. Medium bodied, sticky texture.


 Goodgrief (1153), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Feb 3, 2008  
July 2006 - Hard beer to review. Amazingly complex in aroma and flavor. Beautiful pour with lacing literally stuck to the glass. Earthy flavors with dark fruit, a smoky chicory flavor, sour cherries and an alcohol burn. Put all that together and on paper, it’s fantastic. For some reason I just wasn’t digging it all that much. It seemed like an amazingly crafted brew, just didn’t appeal to me


 CapedBrewsader (260), Brasschaat, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 30, 2008  
33cl bottle: Pours a lightly hazy, deep rusty brown with nice red edges and an average tan top. Aroma is full of refreshingly tart summer berries, herbs, lots of yeast, caramel, raisins, light alcohol, and a slightly soapy character. Once it passes the lips you get an explosion (from the high CO2) of yeast, malt, and a "green" herbal sting. Berries come in the middle followed by a long dry herbal and metallic finish. Alcohol comes through more and more as you make your way down the glass.


 Adenila (950), Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Jan 27, 2008    Updated: Feb 2, 2008
Hazy brown with a froathing baige head lasting all the way through. Aroma is extremly alchoholic in a very nice vinouse way with sonme sour celler notes. Flavor is strong and intense, feels like your mouth is getting a cleaning. Again strong alchohol notes, bitter and very very warming. Nice sipping beer.


 TaxiDriver (942), Stadland, Germany
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Jan 27, 2008  
Bottle. Very sweet malty, very yeasty. Off-white large creamy head, long lasting. Very dark brown colour. Moderate sweet start, light acetic, average duration. Medium body, dry and creamy, lively carbonation. Light alcoholic and metallic finish.


suzquaffs (12), Surrey, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Beautiful dark beer with good head. Malty, sour aromas but when you taste it...wow a lovely dubbel. Carbonated but smooth and tasty. Delicious


 Naven (875), Poway, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jan 25, 2008  
Bottle, from Holiday Wine Cellar. Surprisingly dark pour - a deep amber/bronze color. Aroma is kind of sour, leading me to think "uh oh", but this was surprisingly smooth and tasty. There is definitely some light brett in the mix, but this is a mildly sour beer, at best. Kind of reminds me of Orval. It’s nobody’s Teve, but it’s damn nice.


 Headbanger (1591), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jan 20, 2008    Updated: May 22, 2009
330ml bottle-A hazy dark amber body with a nice loose tan head that dissipated into a small covering. Aroma of roasted malt, fruity, sourness, tartness, and yeast. A full bodied brew that comes across with champagne like carbonation and malt and fruit coming out. The alcohol is hidden real well. Nice tasting brew.



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