De Dolle Oerbier

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

Acquired via trade with Chopz. Bottle cap says bottled 2012. Pours a huge frothy beige head and has an extremely murky brown appearance. Lacing is kinda weak. Aromas of roasted barley malts, dried fruits (raisins, plums) and spices. Flavours are plentiful malty, dark roasted malt, chocolate, spices. Alcohol is quite evident and actually a bit overwhelming. 9% but maybe a bit more now. The finish is very dry and tastes very much like prunes or prune juice.

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

Imported through the SAQ. Pours a hazy copper-brown colour that gives out a red-orange glow. Huge beige head that is foamy, has very, very long retention with some bubbly lace. Aromas of sweet sugars, dark fruity malts, caramel and mild spices. Smooth and silky mouthfeel, almost creamy. Again, sweet tasting with some mild, but sharp hop bitterness that blends things well. Flavours of apples, butterscotch, dark fruits, notes of licorice, hints of cherries and with a tad of tartiness in the aftertaste. This brew has a beautiful sweetness to it that is not overkill, but very well-balanced with many fruits. Gets better as you drink it... slowly.

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

Ah...Numero 3000. One of the last beers that I brought back from Belgium this spring. Pours into my sniffer a dark, muddy brown. Nose is fo shizzle boozy as hell. Plentiful head. Never ending spritz with sweet caramel, date and fig notes. Taste is slightly too boozified for me. That's why it loses a couple points off the 8. It goes straight to the brain. A decent amount of yeast upfront lends to a certain spiciness that lingers long after the sip. If I would have planned ahead I would have maybe gone for a more special brew. But this was special enough for me. :)

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

The bottle gave me a start when it spat upon opening, but thankfully it didn’t fizz like a bottle of New Year’s champagne. It pours a dark cinnamon brown with a thick, fluffy and rather persistent light tan head. Strong, malty aroma has a firm overtone of sourish apple. Malty, fruity flavor has - WOW! quite an alcohol kick; it’s almost like vodka mixed with good cider. Still, the malty note and hint of hops that declare this to be beer come through. Smooth texture has good body and plenty of fizz, and yes, that alcohol bite.

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

330ml bottle
9.0% ABV (as written on the bottle)
The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
January 20, 2012
The beer poured a medium dark brown with a huge tan head that was easily resurrected. The aroma was dark malt, sugar, apples, and toffee. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodied, with high carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, caramel, licorice, and fruit.

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

9% but the same label. dark fruit and yeastiness abound. the aroma is definitely more lactic than the flavor, but there is a slight presence in the flavor as well. not as spicy as some belgians, which is nice for a change of pace. this one was good, not great (like the special reseve).

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

Another example of a fine Belgian Ale. A dark red beer with brownish hints around the edges. Head is creamy, light brown, and lasts. The aroma is sweet caramel malt, dark malt, dark fruits, and yeast. The sweet maltiness and yeast dominate the taste before giving way to a bitter finish.

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

330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9%. The glass fills completely by a huge beige head, and the brown beer appears only slowly. Intense fruity aroma with berry notes, also some oaky, spicy and vinous notes. The flavour has a powerful malty sweetness and intense vinous notes, warming mouthfeel. Notes of oak and berries again. Awesome beer.

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

Sampled from the bottle at the Brickskeller. Poured a cloudy deep amber with a slight, bubbly tan head. Earthy aroma of caramel malt anf fruit. Flavors of deep sweet-sour fruit, mainly raspberry, with a slight hop bitterness in the finish. Gentle alcohol warming.

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

Dark brown colour, huge brown head. Aroma is hops, malts, caramel and some earthy notes. Flavour is sweetish sour fruits, caramel, earth, hops and slight roasted malts in finish. Complex beer with a rather creamyish foamy palate. Hides the alcohol quite well, mainly the alcohol shows as a nice warming feeling when entering the stomach.