BELGIAN STRONG GOLDEN ALE

De Dolle Stille Nacht

Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers • West Flanders Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 12% ABV

De Dolle's prestige Christmas ale ("Silent Night"), a hugely potent pale strong ale boiled for hours and brewed with white candi sugar, then balanced by Nugget hops. Intense and warming at twelve percent, it is renowned as one of the great beers to cellar.

PERFECT FOR

☾ Quiet Reflection✦ Celebrations❄ Winter Warmers

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FLAVOR PROFILE

Candi SugarPearHoneyBoozyWarming

Bright, golden and deceptively strong, with notes of candi sugar, pear, honey, finishing rich and sweet.

SERVING

Serve at 8-12°C in a tulip to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

8-12°C

CHARACTER

DrySweetSweet

LightFullFull

SoftBalancedBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES

Appearance: Pale gold, sparkling clear, tall meringue head
Aroma: Pear, Honey
Taste: Sweet, medium-bodied, candi sugar, pear, honey, boozy
Finish: Lingering and sweet and a warming glow.

BEER DETAILS

Style:: Belgian Strong Golden Ale
ABV:: 12%
IBU:: 22-35
Origin:: West Flanders, Belgium
Glassware:: Tulip

CELLAR1 to 5 years

Can age. Will soften and gain a honeyed depth, though it is lovely fresh too.

PERFECT PAIRING

"A sipping beer for cold nights: blue cheese, fruit cake, or simply on its own after dinner."

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Chocolate

Dark chocolate, tart

Fresh Fruit

Berries, apple, citrus

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), a dark Belgian chocolate tart or speculoos, or fresh berries and stone fruit.

AVAILABILITY

Rare, limited distribution

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PRICE GUIDE

$$$$

Special Occasion

Rare or strong, worth the hunt.

Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose

Honey

IIOn the palate

Candi Sugar
Pear
Boozy

IIIThe finish

Warming

III

Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Stille Nacht, 'Silent Night', is De Dolle's Christmas prestige beer and one of the most celebrated strong ales in Belgium. Boiled for many hours and brewed with white candi sugar to a towering twelve percent, it is built to be cellared: the brewery keeps a sample of every bottling, and the beer rewards years of patient aging.

On the Belgian Strong Golden Ale style, Deceptively drinkable strong ale. Pale color, high carbonation, and fruity/spicy yeast notes. Similar to Tripel but often lighter in body and drier.

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BREWERY

Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

West Flanders

STYLE

Belgian Strong Golden Ale

Glassware & Ritual

THE TULIP

For aromatic Belgian ales

The tulip's flared lip captures the foamy head while the bulb concentrates the beer's volatile aromatics, made for swirling and savouring.

Chill the glass

Rinse with cold water, not freezer-cold

Pour at 45°

Aim for the inside of the glass wall

Finish upright

Build a two-finger head for the bouquet

Swirl, sip, savour

Re-release the esters halfway through

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