De Dolle Stille Nacht Special Reserva 2005

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

4/10/07.330ml. Trade ClarkVV. Thanks. Hazy golden with moderate white head. Prominent aroma with dark fruits pitted fruits with some must Creamy sweet sharp taste with oak. The alcohol is so much better hidden than in regular stille nacht making this a much better beer. Thanks Clark.

Clear golden amber body with a medium frothy white head. Sweet slightly tart candi sugar aroma with a hint of oak. Sweet candi sugar flavor, light caramel, some light oak and a touch of sour with some light spiciness from the yeast.

Pours gold, with a white head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, spice, and is slightly sour. Flavor is fruit, honey, spices, alcohol, and a touch of oak. Very good. Bottle, from Capone’s.

Name: Stille Nacht Reserva
Date: January 19, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: hazy golden with foamy white head, drippy lace
Aroma: light sweet fruity aroma with light floral hops and spicyness
Body: very carbonated body that settles into being thick and creamy
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor with grape skin character, nice balancing bitterness, good spicyness, light oaky character, hint of woody tartness, fruity character keeps getting richer but stays balanced by the spicyness and oak, complexity continues to blossom as it breathes

Name: Stille Nacht Reserva
Date: December 28, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: clear copper, frothy white head, sudsy drippy lace
Aroma: sweet lemon and oak aroma, light spicyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, plenty of creamy oaky character, light citrus lemon adds a tartness, tartness balances the sweetness, nice spicyness
Overall: oak and tartness is growing as it ages

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Cloudy dark yellow. Light white head. Aroma of weird fruity yogurt. Sour sharp flavour.

From a 11.2 oz bottle shared by brewfiend, pours a semi-hazy champaign-like beverage with a thin fizzy white head that quickly dissolves to a fine film. Lots of bubbles in this brew. Aroma of sour apples, fizz scents of Asti Spumante and a touch of cloves. Tast is highly carbonated, medium bodied with flavors of sour apples/pears and tart bourbon. Finish is as tart as its flavor with a slight bourbon oak aftertaste. Ooh, the alcohol warmth in the finish is well felt.

11.2 oz bottle from slob. Thanks Bert! Lightly hazed gold with a white head. Sweet, spicy nose, cookie and light caramel, some honey notes. Sweet and thick, somewhat vinous texture. Fruity and sweetly malty, the spices recede a bit in the flavor. Still a tad hot.

Bottle, thanks Brewfiend! Poured a hazy golden color with a lasting white head. Aroma was some champagne, tart apple, and a hint of clove. The taste was sweet, as well as some oak present in the finish. Excellent mouthfeel. Very good.