De Dolle Brouwers XL Pale Ale

XL Pale Ale

 

De Dolle Brouwers in Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
Score
7.16
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 54
XL as for the 40th anniversary of the very first De Dolle brew.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330mL can, pours a cloudy bright golden orange with a large white head. Aroma reveals a nice spicy Belgian yeast character, with gentle candi sugar, and doughy malt. Flavour follows as expected, with spicy Belgian yeast, doughy malt, bready notes, and a bit of esters. Really nice expression of the Belgian yeast, delicately balancing the subtleties of spice, bready malt and just enough residual sweetness. Very good.
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2021 at 01:47

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Canned 10/25/20, drunk 6/19/21.
Clear, brass-bronze-golden with a quickly-dissipating, white head.
Very fruity and I think some of that is still some hoppiness. Apple, pear, strawberry...with light cereal grain character, not a lot of malt clarity. No souring with light lemon zest and hints of honey and cracker on the end.
Holy crap, that's MUCH more intense in the mouth. Super rich, deep, sumptuous malts bordering too sweet, I dare say (but not quite). Lots of orange zest character from the hops, I guess. Fruity, moderately drying acidity and plentiful phenolics (lots of black/white pepper character on the finish). Don't know if I would identify this as De Dolle very easily, though I suppose that drying, peppery acidity with lots of biscuity malt should key me in. Reminds me mostly of a lighter Arabier and is quite nice. I think Ernest would like, not love, this. Great texture/carbonation.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2021 at 17:31

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12oz can from Brewers Haven. Hazy copper colored pour with a thin, fine white head. Bready, malty aroma with a helping of Belgian yeast. Taste is malty, rye, pumpernickel, light oranges. MIldy dry, really full feel. Smooth. A real treat.
Tried from Can on 12 May 2021 at 03:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at home. It pours hazy deep orange with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is zingy and bright, gooseberry, white wine, lemon peel, sherbet, sour candy, hay, touch of spice, must and rich bready malts. The taste is firmly dry, big hit of bitterness which lingers, musty, funky, barnyard, brett, gooseberry, white grape, earthy, oak, spice, dried leaves and floral accents with a drying, musty finish. Medium and moderate+ fluffy carbonation. Bags of character and flavour. Moreish.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2021 at 17:00

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8

Bottle 330ml. @ [ Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡

[ As De Dolle XL Pale Ale ].
ABV: 6.5%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, flowers, grass, fruity hops, moderate yeasty, belgian yeast, fruity yeast, funky, horse blanket notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity yeast - begian yeast, funky, flowers, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20210305]
8-3-8-3-16
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2021 at 11:37

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gylden uklar skum hvid tæt Blomst gær lys malt korn citrus Bitter modrate sød lidt Tør livlig
Tried on 05 Mar 2021 at 16:12

7/10
Tried on 05 Mar 2021 at 16:06

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 7
33 cl bottle @ olio, BBE 10/2022 Aroma has ripe fruits, apricot and some grass. Also fruit candy and mild soapy tones. Foamy palate. Flavour is somewhat stingy with herbs, grass and . Leathery palate. Aroma was promising but flavour is too stuffy and bitter in a harsh way.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2021 at 15:14

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 8
Fles 33cl thuis. Droog, fruitig, druif, brett, yeasty, citrus, orange peel, hoppig, bitter, zuurtje, licht karton, licht koolzuur, funky, bloemig, grassig. (27-2-2021).
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 21:13

8/10
Lekkere klassiek hoppige Belgische blond. Heerlijk
Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2021 at 21:05