Oerbier Special Reserva 2008 (Bottled 2009)
Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers

Oerbier Special Reserva 2008 (Bottled 2009)Oerbier Special Reserva 2008 (Bottled 2009)
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From:
Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers
 
Belgium
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
ABV:
13%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 8.12%
Reviews:
57
Ratings:
92
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 05, 2021
Added:
Oct 27, 2009
Wants:
  34
Gots:
  20
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Ratings by BARFLYB:
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Rated by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -7.2%

Jul 21, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.47/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Leather brown with garnet highlights + a fast-fading ribbon of off-white froth; wine, wet wood, red currants, winter spice on the nose; walnuts, ginger cake, red plum, waxy leather, a whack of tannins, red wine vinegar, and a pepper finish; dry, warming, lt-med.

4 4.5 4.5 4 4.75

Gives off balsamic aromas but more so wine and wood individually.
Similarly the taste ranges from sharp, fruity acid to deep dark candy sugar - there are sips that are bracingly tart + sips that aren’t sour at all.
It all has a library mustiness on the end - that’s 12 years of age, no doubt.
Dunno if to call this a bruin or BDSA but it’s shifty + mature + lovely.

A pleasure.
Aug 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by ckeegan04 from Texas

Aug 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.31 by StoutSnob40 from California

Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by imperialking from Illinois

Jun 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by claaark13 from Indiana

Dec 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by atpca from California

Nov 07, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by miguellunarusso from Mississippi

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GRG1313 from California

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by taospowder from New Mexico

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hypersomnia from New Jersey

Nov 15, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by jkane101 from New Jersey

Jun 06, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by Photekut from Tennessee

Jun 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Atomicskis5 from Connecticut

Apr 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by bsuedekum from Missouri

Mar 28, 2013
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

4.02/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
330 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Clear deep ruby body, at least until the sediment starts to flow. Huge chunks just about to land in my glass before I pulled back the neck. Phew. Nice sized off-white head. Big discrete bubbles hang around a while but slowly recede to a thick collar.

Smell - Tons of red wine. Like I'm smelling Consecration. Fruity cherry-like acidity, fairly acetic in nature. Malt, too. No booze.

Taste - Really intense wine flavor again. Still reminds me of Consecration a lot. Less cherry and more like currants. Very sour and oaky. Malt flavor comes through big in the back, but never sweet. Dry.

Mouthfeel - Man, it doesn't seem boozy at first, but the sourness combined with a sharp alcoholic bite in the back end make for a scary finish.

Overall - Tastes great but it's more of a sipper than many beers of its strength. It's not actually all that alcoholic, but it just builds to an intense finish. Definitely gonna be working on this one for a while.
Mar 20, 2013
Oerbier Special Reserva 2008 (Bottled 2009) from Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 92 ratings