Stille Nacht Special Reserva 2005
De Dolle Brouwers in Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
7.91
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Odeed. Thanks a ton Good Buddy!!! Nose is tart and fruity, with a tiny hint of soy; Hazy gold with a medium offwhite head; Flavor of tart apple, spices, yeastiness, and oakiness with little tartness in the finish. Great brew!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2007
at 21:48
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Rating 735. Thanks to Beermouth! (old trade) Open "crackle/pop gave a very little noize - Oooh, im scared now! Is it still intact ?- it should be! Pours hazy yellow/orange with fine white head. Strong sweet vinous & yeasty aroma with some spices within. Very smooth filling & warm mouthfeel - with a thousand impressions. Caramel, sugar, alcohol -spices - nutmeg! Vinous notes - rum like. This is so Damm complex!! Medium carbonation - very pleasant! Perfect lacings! Alcohol well kept. The warmth is incredibly pleasant! The only negative thing right now is that I got no one to share this with! Sorry "Cab" and sorry Lucie - but this must be like heaven!
Tried
on 09 Jun 2007
at 13:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours deep amber into a tulip after exploding out of the bottle. Crisp, white micro head with excellent retention. Sharp, oak-aged sour apple and alcohol aromas. Wow. Smooth caramel and honey upfront and then a shock of sour fruits and warming alcohol. Like warmed, rum-spiked apple pie without needing to heat. Tasted on a warm night...would be incredible for Xmas. I’m going to pick me up another bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2007
at 19:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from CaptainCougar. Bright light orange, sediment-laden body, medium tight off-white head. Big, tart fruity aroma with apple, pear, and white grape, alcohol, unfermented sugars and sour tart notes. Tart apple cider body, actually closer to the clean, sharp flavors of processed apple juice, with white grape and abundant sugars. Some light funk and sour notes before the bitter finish. Another estery, sugary elixir from De Dolle. My only criticism is a hollowness about mid-palate associated with the sugary notes. Still, quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2007
at 14:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing - man, what a cute little bottle - look at ’im all dressed up in his little bow tie, like he’s going out to wedding reception at some fancy catering hall, probably with an open bar (so he can tie one on) and a chocolate fountain, and mounds of expensive caviar - and perhaps he was going to dance his little butt of to the electric slide - maybe he was hoping to meet a nice brides maid and get it on in the cloak room - poor little guy - little did he know he was simply going to eugene’s apartment to hang out on the futon and eat some bean dip - and instead of dancing, the only source of entertainment is the dreaded art of conversation (what is he supposed to do; he has no damn mouth!) - and the only chicks in attendance are all spoken for - I sure hope he can get his money back for that tuxedo rental.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2007
at 10:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Man I thoroughly enjoyed this beer. Surprised to seem some low ratings, maybe its b/c I never had the 2000 and my expectations were much lower. This poured a beautiful still golden, honey yelow color, with a small but firm head. Overall I the beer is able to interwined some different aspects: milkiness, a not overpowering candi sweetness, and lactosey with numerous citrusy and fruity flavors. Nice mediium heavy body and De Dolle does a great job with mouthfeel, not overcarbonated, smooth on the cheeks.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2007
at 10:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Hazy golden / yellow color with a fair white head. Aroma is fruity hoppy, spices (honey, vanilla, wood) Flavor is long and heavy sweet, acidic and bitter with a alcoholic finish. Very complex and well balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2006
at 15:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Sweet, fruity, sour aroma. Orange colour, small white head. The flavour is sweet and nicely sour. Very peppery aftertaste. High carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2006
at 14:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a copper blonde amber with a jello white head. Aroma was a strong perfume with some apple hints. Taste was sweet and acidic, finish warm with alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2006
at 00:54
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Beautiful amber color with a huge head; fine and persistent perlage. Peculiar aroma spreading in the room, with sharp notes of Champagne; then it’s more traditional for a Belgian Strong Ale, malty, but still with notes of white wine and xeréz seco. Strong body structure; strong malt flavor, quite oily; and there is some sweetness, but it seems to be at it’s prime; some sweet wine, light wood character and very light sweet liquorice later; correct bitterness; and the De Dolle yeast makes its job perfectly. In the final there are some tannins (but hidden by the sweetness); and the alcohol is more evident (overall it’s not pungent, anyway).
Why is it excellent? Because it’s tremendously well brewed, it’s powerful, it’s extremely balanced and it has some complexity.
It costed 10€ to get this rare bottle out of Delirium Café, but it was worth. A pleasure to be taken slowly.
Why is it excellent? Because it’s tremendously well brewed, it’s powerful, it’s extremely balanced and it has some complexity.
It costed 10€ to get this rare bottle out of Delirium Café, but it was worth. A pleasure to be taken slowly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2006
at 15:42