De Dolle Stille Nacht Special Reserva 2005

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

21st February 2008. Deep orange beer. Strong brandy notes. Crisp and effervescent. Subtle spciy fruit.

Rated after the LCRBM 2009 in the Kulminator. The bottle looks great, the beer in the glass also. Copper-brown, creamy head. Starts fruity-malty, notes of lemon and apricot. Increasing sourish. Warming malty with a very well balanced finish. A great beer!

Served from a12 oz bottle via bonus from trade with ygtbsm94. Much thanks! Bottle was a bit of a gusher and then poured a deep deep orange with a small dingy head and some sediment. Aromas and flavors of grapes, honey, chocolate covered raisins, candy sugar, dark fruits. Mouth is nicely carbonated and full. A flavorful and well aged treat.

Bottle mucho thanks to danielcurtis81 on his wedding week. Pours yellow/orange with fading off-white bubbly head and noticeably unfiltered. Sweet aroma with ripe juicy fruit, slight tart and marshmallow. Nice smooth, creamy taste that follows the nose. Very great taste, a slight alcohol burn, and a very nice fruit component. Tastes like drinking a delicacy. Thank you Dan!

Bottle thanks to fata! Damn this one is still drinking oh so good. Golden pour. Strong honey, fruit, yeast and light woody aromas. Flavor is sweet with some nice fruit and is a bit dry. I detected no oxidation, just a really great beer. Glad to have tried this one!

Bottle at the Kulminator in Antwerp. Sweet buttery aroma with honey and cream flavors. Slightly bitter and tart with some horse blanket. Light Woodiness. Long bitter sweet duration. Quite good.

11.2oz bottle: Golden colored pour with a bright-white head that struggles to stay put. Interesting nose that bounces from peach to pineapple and pear esthers to softer notes of fresh dough and cereal grain. Slightly acidic in the nose as well with heavy hints of cherry juice. Interesting. The body follow suits with a ton of esthery peach and apple notes that play off an onslaught of crisp belgian pale malts. Not at all sour, but slightly tart, highly carbonated and just all around bright. Very good and one of the more interesting beers I’ve tried lately.

Hazy, dark yellow-brown beer. Aroma of fruits, spices, dill and wood. Alcoholic and a bit acidic. A flavour of citrus, unripe fruits, alcohol, wood and honey. A bit acidic.