Oerbier Special Reserva
(has 15 batches)
De Dolle Brouwers in Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Special|
Score
8.13
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Special version of the Oerbier that was matured and naturally soured in oak barrels.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Shared from bottle thanks to Maakun! Clear red brown with no head. Almost no smell. Red grapes, prunes, goji berries, wine, light balsamico. Light sweet and bitter and about medium sour. Under medium body, almost no carbonation, bit dry feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2016
at 16:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared. Clear teak with short lasting beige head. Sweet cherries, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, oak, hay, acetone, dried herbs, quite some red wines with dry oak tannins, lots of oxidized fruit juices and sherry, dead leaves. Almost medium sweet and sour with lasting alcoholic and herbal bitterness. Over medium bodied. Great beer, but maybe a bit too much acetone for me. Doesn’t feel like 13% at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2016
at 16:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. 2009 vintage. Delices & Caprices, Brussels. Rusty, ruby red. Would have been without haze, but I do like to pour in the yeast. Film, and dense ring of beige head. Nose has burnt raspberry and cherry. Black cherry stone. Some red wine barrel. Bit of oaky vanilla. Some very light oxidation. Some fruity esters. Smells fantastic. Taste is fruity, estery sweet, getting tart, unripe cherry sour. Never feels the ABV. Soft acidity. Foamy mouthfeel. Dry, tangy, cherry stone finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2016
at 16:32
9/10
Cheers GT ! Glad to finally try this legendary vintage.
Tried
at
Kulminator
on 22 Jun 2016
at 19:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. 2010 vintage, thanks laiti! Pours dark reddish brown with a foamy head. Aroma of berries, malts, ripe fruits and earthy notes. Taste is heavy, sweetish and malty with some sourish berries, vinous notes, toffee and ripe fruits. Finish is smooth, slightly sweetish and malty with some oak, wood, sourish vinous berries, yeast and earthy notes. Heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2016
at 09:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
An unusual smooth and balance sour red/brown ale. Unfortunately a bit to high carbonation. That destroyed the picture a bit.
Clear amber color with a fine tan head. Ok lacing. Looks good. Nice and balanced intensity in the aroma. Not as full body as expected for a beer at 13%. A bit to rich carbonation. Lovely balance between sourness/acidity/sweetness. Oily texture. Oak, vinous, mild vinegar, toffee and fruity. Dangerously well masked alcohol.
[Bottle (2012 version) from a trade with JefVerstraete]
Clear amber color with a fine tan head. Ok lacing. Looks good. Nice and balanced intensity in the aroma. Not as full body as expected for a beer at 13%. A bit to rich carbonation. Lovely balance between sourness/acidity/sweetness. Oily texture. Oak, vinous, mild vinegar, toffee and fruity. Dangerously well masked alcohol.
[Bottle (2012 version) from a trade with JefVerstraete]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2016
at 09:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle bought in France, tasted at Jamey’s. Vintage 2013. Pours a dark reddish brown with a white head. Aroma is candied cherries, winey, barrels, sweet apples, some yogurt notes - wow! Taste is winey, cherries, apples, still good, but aroma is a slightly better. Cherries, woodish, veeery long finish. Amazing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2016
at 23:45
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Rating #1500, Vintage 2013. Not even that cloudy, but beautiful amber color with a red wineish highlight and a tan head. Aroma is cherries, berries, malt behind there, a vineous character as well. Taste is complex fruits, slight tartness, vineous character, malts, tannins, low but still ticklish carbonation. Incredible complexity paired with an incredible drinkability. It has many of the typical "dark sours" aromas, but everything with a superb balance. 13 ABV not present at all. Absolutely beautiful.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2015
at 13:30