De Dolle Boskeun

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

330 ml bottle, as DDB Boskeun Speciaal Paasbier, from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. ABV is 10%. The glass fills completely by white foam, and the golden beer underneath appears only very slowly. Strong aroma of Belgian ale yeast, with fruity and spicy notes, also notes of white kandij sugar syrup and alcohol. Sweet flavour, with spicy, fruity and yeasty notes. The alcohol is noticeable, but not dominant. Peppery aftertaste.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

10% ABV- Now this is how a true Belgian Ale should be! I just wanna drink this fast and wish I had more. Near perfect balance. Not too many of these stronger beers pour with a head, but this is loaded with carbonation and pours a decent off-white head. Color is a medium to dark orange-light brown.....very cloudy. Aroma is wheaty, yeasty, with some tart fruit in the background. Very smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is sweet at the start and tart at the finish. I am tasting brown sugar, banana, honey, caramel malt, some citrus, and other tart stuff I can't pinpoint right now. Nicely hopped as well. Hardly notice that it's 10%, cept for the buzz of course. This is a brew I will definitely be looking for again.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Tis the night before Thanksgiving, and I am drinking an Easter beer. What's wrong with this picture? Anyway, this is another DeDolle prize brought back from Vintage Estates in Boardman, OH. I have to say, I am quite disappointed, as my bottle seemed to be all foam. I can't help but wonder if there is such a thing as too much bottle conditioning. The head is HUGE. And I don't mean maybe. It takes forever to melt to the point where the beer becomes drinkable. Once it does, the beer is a nice hazy golden color with huge aromas of yeast, citrus, and spice. The buds detected pepper, bitter hops and a dry cloying sensation that was not as smooth as I had hoped. It did seem to mellow out a bit after letting it sit for a while. Hints of burnt wood and smoke were also unexpectedly noticeable. The hop finish is very warming. This is an OK spring time/Easter beer, but I think there are better out there.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Another Brickskeller beer. Rich golden with a dense foamy white head that yielded great lacing. Rich sweet aroma of fruit, malt and yeast. Clean, smooth mouthfeel. Deep fruit-tinged biscuity malt flavors. Nicely done.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Groening-esque rabbit on the label. I have no idea how old this beer is; it was on clearance at the 1-Stop, so I grabbed it. At $1.99, how could it go wrong? Aside from a bit of antiseptic/medicinal tones in the aroma, I liked this beer quite a bit. It smells and tastes a bit spicy, with a lot of fruity floral notes, like apricots and nectarines. Thin, white bubbly cap on a cloudy yellowish-orange beer with lots of tiny chunks floating around in it. Very lightly hopped, leaves a bit of a bitter tingle after swallowing. Tastes rather bright (?); a real treat.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Hazy pale nutbrown colour, mediumsized creamy/foamy off-white head. Aroma is sweet grass, spices and some wheat. A lot of caramel malts too. Flavour is yeast, spices, fruity hops and caramel malts. Once it gets warmer a lot of fudgeish hints along with pepperyness. Really nice thing.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Wow, one of the more beautiful beers I've ever poured, smelled, or tasted. Just fantastic. The murky cloudy golden color was typical, but the head was so fluffy and pillowy, it just sat nicely above the 0.25L marker on my Chimay glass and was really fluffy and had excellent retention. Heck, the head didn't seem to change size the entire time. The lacing was continuous, no rings, just a straight coating of the glass edges. A beauty. The aroma was somewhat Belgian Tripel like, but without any wheat or banana notes, lots of apples. The flavor followed suit with a bitterness that seemed to come from the yeast rather than any hopping. This was far more simple than any of the other De Dolle beers I've had, but it was fairly nice and smooth, enjoyable. The mouthfeel was moderate and hearty.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours out in a lively orange appearance with a big fluffy white head. Very fruity aroma of exotic fruit, hints of cheese and apple skin. Soft and and yeasty flavour of peach, aprikot and red apples. Long yeasty finish with hoppy undertones. Hints of apple skins and pepper. Damn tasty

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 8

06.11.05 330ml bottle thanks to footbalm. Dark and clouded amber with fading white head of foamy suds (or sudsy foam?). Lace is sporadic but coating where it sticks. Aroma is peaches, anise, orange, and dried tropical fruits. It certainly has the De Dolle house character. Flavor is sweet with more dried fruits, tropical trail mix, some floral honey. Astringent to finish, chalky even, despite very full body. Alcohol really comes through in the end. Thanks Eric!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

Cloudy amber clears as it warms. The eager head doesn’t last very long, but is nice while it’s there. This one has a very spicy aroma. Sweet, cake-like malt mixes with nutmeg and cinnamon and a apple-like fruitiness. In the flavor, the malt takes on a toast or bread crust-like character with more of the spice and apple fruit. This is really a tasty Belgian strong ale.