XL Pale Ale
De Dolle Brouwers in Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.16
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XL as for the 40th anniversary of the very first De Dolle brew.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Bine & Vine. Pours translucent, dark ambery gold with a decent creamy white head that persisted. Aroma is floral/fruity with yeast/spice - light on the spice. Med body - soft and luscious. Flavor is yeast/spice/clove (definitely)/coriander. Malt is light toffee. Towards dry. Definitely bitter. Excellent and delicious. This sort of flavory ale is seldom seen by me in the USA. Go Belgium!
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2021
at 02:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Golden pour. Aroma of floral hops, fruity yeast esters, malt, orange, sweet herbs and wheat. Taste has orangy floral hops, fruity yeast esters, orange, herbal poperinge hop, wheat and citrus. Body is very full and rich. This is very flavorful for the style, as expected with Dolle of course. Very good blonde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2021
at 22:31
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Light hazy golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma of herbs, yeast and lemon. Flavour is moderate sour and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2021
at 00:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared. Slight hazy dark golden with big white head. Crisp malts, citrus, spicy yeast, dough, gooseberries, dank weedy hops, bandaids, lemon. Medium sweet, bitter, light sour. Solid medium bodied. Very different, but also quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2021
at 23:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Ace Drinks', best before October 2022. Hazy, orangeish amber with a large, slightly fluffy, stable, white head. A little sweetish, rather fruity-grassy, slightly floral and even a bit funky aroma of lemon peel, white pepper, hay and a touch of funk. Slightly sweet, fairly fruity-grassy, slightly floral, minimally funky taste of lemon peel, dried apricot, hay, white pepper and traces of funk, followed by a short, gently bitter, quite dry, minimally funky finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Lovely Pale Ale, unbelievably refreshing and crisp, perfectly carbonated which is not always the case with Dolle Brouwers. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2021
at 19:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle bb 10/22 oro carico Ambra velata buona schiuma piuttosto persistente naso speziato nota citrca lieve bret secca leggero amaro zenzero
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2021
at 18:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle. Cloudy golden, big stable fluffy head. A lot of tart brett notes, grapefruit, lemon, fermented hay. Dry bitterness, slightly sour. Medium bodied, oily texture, lively to soft carbonated, dry sour and slightly bitter finish. Very Belgian indeed. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2021
at 16:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Etre. Hazed gold. Lacing and lasting, white head. Nose has fairly juicy citrus. Fruit loaf. Sweaty yeast. Taste has some sweetness. Turns a little dry, with some citrus hop bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel. Foamy carbonation. Dry and light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2021
at 20:13
7/10
Väga tugev tsitrus, greip, sidrun, Belgia pärm. Päris hea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2021
at 01:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Nice stuff, as always. Florals and some orange peel. Coriander. Pours orange with decent head. Great little beer. Nice bitter end. Great balance. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2020
at 20:41