De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2000

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

Golden coloured beer with a white fluffy head. Aroma is filled with lots of swee candy like notes. Caramel sweetness in the flavour, some doughyness, a bit of woodyness - not like oak, but not far off either. There is a bit of grape in there as well.

Date: 4/28/2007
Event: DarkLord Day 2007
Location: Three Floyds Brewing Co. Parking Lot
Serving: Sample from 750 mL bottle generously shared with me by sliffy. Thanks Dan. I believe sprinkle brought the bottle to share...

Tasting Notes
Aroma: Doughy, fruity, hint of vinegar and honey.
Appearance: Cloudy gold color.
Flavor: This is a truly complex beer. Everything is so subtle and well-blended. Amazing flavor that is very difficult to describe. Light caramel and honey sweetness, bread, sour apples and some vinegar, hint of wood complexity.
Palate: Medium-full body. Creamy and milky texture.
Overall: Spectacular beer. I really wish I could get my hands on a bottle of stuff! It is so intense and complex and would be prefect to sit and enjoy for hours!

Big thanks to Mike for bringing this to DLD--a very generous gesture for certain. The pour was a nice, slightly hazy golden color. Small head. The aroma is lively, with tons going on--green grapes, sour apples, light caramel, honey, light brown sugar and light breadiness. The flavor matches, with more malt to balance out perfectly the sour tastes and the light fruit flavors. 12% shows up nowhere in the flavor at this point. Really happy I was able to sample this along with so many others at a great event.

My 400!! Big thanks to Sprinkle for sharing this one at Dark Lord. Pours a hazy copper color with a little white head. Aroma is fruity figs, apples. Flavor is malty, caramel with apples and figs.

Bottle shared by Sprinkle at DLD. Pours a deep golden color with a small white head. Complex aroma of citrus and a spicy aroma that I couldn’t pin down, yeast maybe, but it was a little more peppery. Sweet flavor balanced nicely with the wood undertones. Finish is slightly tart with a lingering sweetness. An excellent beer and I’m really happy I got a chance to enjoy it.

Shared by sprinkle @ DLD. Pours a clear orange -yellow with a white head. Nose of yeast, citrus, orange, apples, a little bread and oak. The flavors are really balanced out orange, yeast, oak, citrus, and cookie. The light sweetness is met with a drying finish and touch of alcohol. A nice brew and thanks to sprinkle for the pour.

A great bear and only once made becouse of problems with the brew. They used a new yeast for it and half the brew was broken because of it. Instead of pouring it away they choose to put them on to aok barrels. With gave this special brew the finest and most special taste. A top beer

Shared by sprinkle at DLD. Was a hazy goldish color with a white head. Aroma was a little oak and yeasty and slight sourness. Had the most incredible balance of flavors. Pretty easy to see why this is so highly rated.