De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2024 11.2oz

Name: De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2024 11.2oz | Bine & Vine
Brand: Beer
Price: 15.99 USD
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$15.99

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2024

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva is a specially matured version of De Dolle Oerbier.

This version of De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva is aged for over a year in Priorat barrels, a blend of 11 barriques.

This aging process creates new flavors in three different ways:

The flavors of the wood, that are used to improve wine, can come out into the beer, creating oaky, and tannic flavors. The red wine itself that has soaked into the wood can also enter the beer, giving it wine and fruit flavors.

Oxygen, which is present in the barrel, will also create smoky, nutty flavors similar to those found in Sherry.

Finally, there are micro organisms in both the beer and the barrel that can continue maturing, producing new flavor elements as the beer ages.

This process creates a truly unique and amazing version of Oerbier, that is only available in one small batch per year.

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Categories: Beer, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Other Tags: Belgian, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgium, De Dolle

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2024

Appearance: Dark brown with ruby tones with a dense head.

Aroma: Tart cherries and cranberries, along with some spicy alcohol.

Flavor: Sweet dark fruits up front followed with tangy sour cherries taste. Subtle earthy hop note in the finish and a tangy aftertaste.

Our Reserva is a unique beer made by aging fresh beer in different wine barrels over an extended period of time. This creates a flavor evolution as unique as the barrique on which the beer is aged.

By using all the beer from one barrique for one bottling, we can taste different characters from those specific barrels in each different barrique. To give the Reservas their sparkle and further evolution in the bottle, we use bottle re-fermentation with a champagne yeast. Some barrels are bottled individually, while others are blended to combine flavors. This is always indicated on the label, for example barrique 134.

The taste of each bottle is unique and depends on many factors. Each wooden barrel gives off a unique flavor, and the duration of aging on the barrels can vary from year to year. The barrels themselves are also not the same, so some barrels give off more flavor than others. How the bottle is stored also plays a role in flavor development. It is recommended that the bottle be stored upright and at a cold temperature. Re-fermentation in bottle also gives flavor evolution, but also means that there is still yeast present in the bottle that can lyophilize.

Red wine barrels are used to make the Reserva because they give off a nice flavor that is not overpowering. The barrels come from different countries and regions, including France, Spain and Italy. The barrels are used only once to contain the most flavor.

We hope you will appreciate the unique and intense flavor of our Reservas. We have put a lot of work, time and love into them. Santé!