De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2000

Formerly brewed at De Dolle Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Diksmuide, Belgium

[RBG Low Countries 2005] Aroma of yeast, sherry, white grapes and caramel malts, which is quite a good combination. Hazy, orange coloured with a medium, lasting white head. This beer is just very "lekker". :) Taste is sweet, made of wine/sherry, caramel malts, fruits and yeast. Alcohol is present, but the beer is still exceptionally smooth. Well balanced and pretty decent body. This beer rocks, except for one thing. It’s rarity. Special thanks to Caesar.

I shared a bottle with jerohen, skortila and jbrus (and probably many others). Hazy orange color, short off-white head. Aroma is strong alcoholic, wine, grapes, yeast, caramel malt, very complex. Same goes for the taste, very complex. I’m really glad we could get one of the last bottles at the Kulminator.

Bottle at RBG Low Countries 2005 at Kulminator
Off-white, excellent. Clear, orange body. Nose of grain and liquor. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter finish. Lightly to medium bodied. Very good, but not outstanding or remarkable amongst similar beers.

Bottled (2000 vintage) at Kulminator. Hazy orange coloured, nice head. Very, very complex aroma of malts, flowers, sherry, alcohol and lots more. Complex flavour as well, on the sweet side, malts, fruit, wood, everything. But the real magic of this beer is probaly the balance, of all the many flavours nothing really dominates, but instead it’s in perfect harmony. One of the beers i think i could drink all evening. Superb!

Bottled at Kulminator, vintage 2000. Very complex aroma with sweet bisquits, lots of malts, flowers, perfume and sherry. Hazy amber, off-white head, fair lace. Sweet, very fruity, again a great complexity, heavily malted, sherry, wood. Sticky, warming and alcoholic.

Nothing like drinking this beer in August in an air conditioned room. The aroma is that of dark fruit and alcohol. Much the same in the flavor as this completely had me entranced. And to think Santa sent me this! Awesome! The finish made me want more.

I’ve been holding onto this one for quite a while. Pours dark orangey color with a very small white head. Smells of black currants, oak, figs leafs, and aged cherries, reminiscent of a finely aged bourbon. Tastes of caramel, cherries, sangria and too many other sensations to describe. Leathery finish. My only regret is that I do not have another bottle of this one in my cellar.

Amber colour with a small white foam. Stunning and really complex aroma of acicidt from black cherries, red wine, vanilla, figs, wood and alcohol. Warming flavour of oak, cherries, figs, red currant, apples and brandy. Long rewarding aftertaste of alcohol, toffee, wood and alcohol. Damn good beer from one of the best breweries in the world!