ARABIER
The Brewery
De Dolle Brouwers
Roeselarestraat 12 B, Esen, West Flanders, Belgium
Web : http://www.dedollebrouwers.be
Email : info@dedollebrouwers.be
Tel : +32 (0) 51/50 27 81
Beer Style
Strong Belgian Blond (Pale) Ale
The Beer
Arabier is considered to be a real thirst-quencher, with a taste that gets worldwide appreciation by a broad community of beer connoisseurs.
The Flemish name is more than ironic, as beer (as any form of alcohol) is mostly banned/prohibited in the entire Arabic world. Nevertheless its thirst-quenching properties mean that a cool and refreshing Arabier would to be welcome in any scorching desert! At least if we would have any say on the matter…
Arabier can also be interpreted/translated as “beer for macaws” (Ara being the Dutch word for macaw) or even “beer made for, by or from macaws”, whatever floats your boat actually. Hence the label depicting a flamboyant and colourful macaw drinking and enjoying a beer.
A pure and true malt beer, hopped with flower-hops regionally grown in Poperinge, brewed since 1984. What is special is about this beer, is the dry-hopping, (typically and mainly known as an English rather than Belgian styled process) where part of the hops lager with the beer for some time.
The hops used in the dry-hopping part are Nugget, a sturdy hops variety that gives Arabier most of its bitterness…
Alcohol
8.0% ABV
Fermentation
Top-fermentation. re-fermented in the bottle, unfiltered, centrifuged or pasteurized.
Ingredients
Water, yeast, pale malt, dry-hopped Nugget hops as well as Withbread Golden Variety- and First Gold hops.
Colour & Transparency
Fairly transparent, blondish, copper/straw color.
Serving Temperature
8 - 10 C / 46 - 50 F
Serving Glass
Dolle Brouwers - or Oerbier glass, even a nice large wine glass.
Character, Tastes & Aromas
Bitter, aromatic beer with a balanced and smooth overall taste. The taste of alcohol is only slightly noticed, although one tastes and smells hints of candied citrus peel, apricot and banana.
The taste is strongly dominated by the hops. Non-apparent carbonation. It has a very estery character with a dry finish and a sourish hint at the back.
Culinary
A great beer to pair up with spicy Asian dishes, curries or grilled meat.
Sustainability & Evolution
Arabier keeps for about one year. Aging the beer doesn’t do it any good, as time affects its typical hoppy bitterness.
Availability
Bottle ✔ On Tap ✔
As the second of Dolle Brouwers two main beers (Oerbier being the first) it’s available throughout the whole year at the brewery as well as via resellers.
It is also available at some of the better specialized bars and cafés and of course online beer shops.
Other De Dolle Brouwers Beers
BoskeunBoskeun is a word derived from the juicy West-Flemish dialect. It means rabbit of the woods or forest rabbit. According to the Dolle Brouwers the name is also the nickname of Dr. Jo Herteleer.Apparently he got the nickname after g ... [ read more ]
Special Extra Export StoutSpecial Extra Export Stout, as the name rather obviously reveals, was created for the export market. This request came from the brewery’s US distributor. We don’t know if it’s coincidence, but the name as well as the design of th ... [ read more ]
OerbierOerbier is the Dolle Brouwers flagship beer. It was their first commercialized beer and has been in production since 1980. The name refers to the pure origin of the beer as well as its authenticity. It’s a dark beer due to the usa ... [ read more ]
Dulle TeveDulle Teve is a West-Flemish term - more juicy Belgian dialect, most of the time only understood by those who speak it. And when we talk Belgian beer, the West produces some of the best…With Westvleteren, Sint-Bernardus, De Halve ... [ read more ]
Stille NachtThe prestigious Christmas beer from Esen, as well as the second and last seasonal brews the Dolle Brouwers produce. Stille Nacht translates rather easy and clearly as 'Silent Night'. A great name for a great festive beer. It has ... [ read more ]
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