Oerbier Special Reserva
De Dolle Brouwers in Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Special|
Score
8.12
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Special version of the Oerbier that was matured and naturally soured in oak barrels.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Zwanze Day 2026, at The Sovereign in Washington DC. Poured a orangey-brownish color with a small white head. This bottle was over a decade old, and while it was showing signs of aging, it held up pretty well! Fruit is all but gone, some nice woody yeasty notes that stuck around.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Sovereign
on 25 Apr 2026
at 19:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Color marrón cobrizo con discreta copiosa corona de espuma blanco hueso de corta retención. En nariz se perciben notas de levadura, sacos de trigo, vinagre balsámico, cerezas, vino tinto. En boca la acidez es notable desde el primer sorbo, ligeramente punzante, matices vinosos, frutos rojos, vinagre balsámico , cuero y madera de barrica añeja. Una buena oud bruin, agria, seca y compleja, aunque debo decir que no mi favorita.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Zombier
on 12 Feb 2026
at 23:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Hopduvel. Hazy brown, stable, small, foamy, tan head. Aroma of ripe passion fruit & blue plum, red grape, forest fruit jam, wood, dessert wine, cherry, almond. Taste has sweetish cherry & blue plum and sour passion fruit & blackcurrant in an almondy, jam-like, tad caramelly malt body surrounded by funky lactic notes. Tart finish of cherry stone, grape skin, tannic wood effects continued by warming red wine-like alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Outspoken yet balanced; noble character, delicious.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 15:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, six weeks after canning. Pours clear dark mahogany, with a creamy off white head. Aroma is acetic notes of wine vinegar, wine grapes, cherries and dried fruits, as well as tannins and wooden barrels. Full body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is acetic notes of wine vinegar, leather, dried fruits and cherries, as well as tannins and wooden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2025
at 19:35
Tried
on 28 Nov 2025
at 11:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle. Deep brown, a beige head is soon at the rim. Vinous aroma with chocolate, bread, dried and stewed fruit, vinegar, spices, the forest floor. The sourness and acidity that are only hints in normal Oerbier are more pronounced here but softened by oak and never sharp.
Tried
from
Carwyn Cellars
on 25 Oct 2025
at 13:17
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from HoTM I think. It pours clear ruby - brown with a frothy white cap. The aroma is sweet - sour, tart, tangy, plenty of jammy berry, raspberry, bramble, strawberry, crab apple jelly, cherry cola, Dr Pepper, vinous, red wine, oak tannin, gummy candy, musty, damp oak and a hint of funk. The taste is crisp, dry, crunchy fruits, vinous, juicy, tangy, raspberry, strawberry, cherry, bramble, cranberry, granny smith apple, sour candy, sherbet, tangfastics, tannin red wine, cherry cola and some pleasantly warming alcohol presence. Finish is dry, warming and full of tangy berry. Medium body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth feel. Absolutely top tier. Vibrant and has great depth. Delectable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2025
at 18:42
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2025
at 19:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle. 2023 vintage. Replacing 2010 review. Pours an orange/brown with light head. Aromas of toffee, oak, dark fruit, subtle woody red wine and soft wheaty malt. Flavors follow same with a little more wine sweetness. Very nice balance without the balsamic vinegar notes of many old brune. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
at
De Dolle Brouwers
on 14 Jun 2025
at 13:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330mL bottle at Lambik-O-Droom. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Dark toffee and sweet liquor barrels on the nose. Flavour has dark dried fruits, dark red wine, some dry wood. There's a tartness that I don't love. I think I prefer the regular version.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen & lambik-O-droom
on 02 May 2025
at 17:56