De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2000

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

Big and wonderful brew of great depth. Figs and plums dance with madeira nd port notes with a tannic quality. Chocolate coated caramel and nuts with sherry like qualities. This beer changes flavors throughout its temp change.

Shared this one with Carlo (lachesis) at Kulminator in Antwerp - thanks a lot my friend!!!!
Pours hazy copper colored with a foamy tan head. The aroma is just amazing, very full and complex and one you can sniff for hours. Fruity, caramelly with tones of prunes, raisins, cookie, yoghourt and a tone of alcohol. Woody hints as well. The flavor leaves nothing behind from the aroma. Sweet fruit, yoghourt again, raisins, brown sugar. Soft still dry in the mouth, thick and creamy almost like syrup. Just amazing! An awesome beer enjoyed at an awesome bar with awesome company!!!!

Rerate, tasted 25th of June 2005 at Kulminator.
I feel very fortunate to be able to taste this beer again within less than two month thanks to an amazing bar owner who was clever enough to stock a bunch of these fine beers. Unfortunately it looks like he too will be running out soon but rumours say that a new batch has just been poured into barrels and will be released in 2007...!!! Anyway, I’m no longer in doubt, this beer is perfect in all aspects and I CAN NOT thing of anything in the whole wide world beeing greater! My first (and only) 5.0. Thank you Kris and De Dolle for putting heaven into a bottle!

Another outstanding beer from our insane tasting with JCW, Silphium, and BelgianGirl. Rich malty aroma, dark dried fruits, peppery alcohol, caramel and butterscotch, grapeskins, mellow chocolate. Sweet caramel flavor with all the complexities of the aroma is balanced by the alcohol. Medium body but very satisfying. Wonderful beer. Now, how can I get my hands on another bottle?

I couldn’t come up with a better nightcap than this beer! Provided by JCW, shared with Brodie and BelgianGirl. Slightly hazy orange-red body, medium/thick light cream head. Sweet brown sugar aroma with caramel, oak, and alcohol. Very sweet body (much like the regular Stille Nacht in that regard), with plenty of caramel and residual sugars playing off a variety of sweet fruits, including plum, figs, a touch of cherry, pear, apple, and persistent vinous white grapes. The alcohol provided a touch of heat, but this component was cut by the sweet sugary malts. Everything I expected and more. This beer cements De Dolle as my favorite Belgian brewer. Incredible.

Consumed at Heeren van Liedekercke (near Brussels). This is one of the most complex beers I have tasted. It was difficult to identify the specific flavors, since the beer had mellowed over several years in the bottle. Very warming and enjoyable on a cold winter night.

Corked bottle, bought at Kulminator, Anvers
Hazy amber color. Porto like, a bit woody, raisins... (aroma and flavors). Excellent!

Excellent. A delicious beer that I had at Christmastime but have neglected to rate since, so my memory is a bit foggy, but I do remember its amazing qualities. It wasn’t a super dark beer, but was somewhat cloudy. The flavour was amazingly complex, among the most complex I’ve ever had, quite frankly. A dazzling tapestry that did a flawless dance amongst my tastebuds, reminding me of citrus, cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and just tasted like Christmas in a glass.

Aroma is cider, caramel, and vanilla. Flavor of smooth vanilla, a mild barnyard, mild spice, and some cider. Extrordinarily drinkable for such a huge beer.