Saturday, June 18, 2011

De Dolle - Stille Nacht

Stille Nacht (Silent Night) is a prestige beer from De Dolle Brouwers, brewed for Christmas. It has the highest density of any Belgian beer (27°Pl). It has been boiling for many hours, brewed with pale malt with white candy sugar in the kettle. The Nugget hops gives an extra bitterness to balance the extreme sweetness due to the density. The taste triangle is completed with some acidity of the fermentation. It is a very interesting beer to age. We have samples of every bottling we have done so far and aging hasn't decreased the quality of this beer. Keep some samples at 10°C and mark the year on the cap with an alcohol marker. Cheers!!

The ABV is 12.0 and the IBU rating is ??
Style -Belgium Strong Ale
Glass to use- Snifter, Tulip or Oversized Wine Glass
Delivery - 330ml Bottle

Can be cellared for long periods, under the proper conditions.

The Pour - Pours an amber color with a big white head. Good lacing.
Aroma - Fruity - banana - citrus, cotton candy
Taste - Fruity, vanilla, apples.  Bit of a harsh metallic aftertaste.
Mouth Feel - High carbonation.  Medium body.  Fuzzy
Drinkable -A nice sipper, the alcohol is hidden well with a slight warm burn at the end. 

This beer may pair well with white meat.

This beer gets a Duper rating of A.
BeerAdvocate Rating =A-
Ratebeer Rating = 99

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