Bière du Corsaire

Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melle, Belgium

Bottled (BBE 08/2007)
Bottle says "produced by Brasserie Artevelde".
Hazy orange, lots of floating yeast and one of the most sparkling beers I have ever seen. Big foamy head. Yeasty, fruity (apricot) aroma. Malty, medium-bodied, a bit sweet, fruity, slightly metallic in the finish. Long bitter and alcoholic aftertaste, warming. Excellent beer and nice suprise.

Another dried blood ruddy look that does not appeal to the senses. More alcohol warmth with some cardboard oxidation notes. Decent if not great head retention with average release of gases. Bread y and mildly spicy with hidden fruit notes. Thin and acidic moutfeel. Oxidized finish.
Earlier Rating: 11/16/2005 Total Score: 2.2
Somewhat rust red brown color with a slightly salty and oxidized nose. Quick fast and dissipating release of gases. Slightly grassy and some alcohol warmth, thin body with little character. Boring beer with nothing to enjoy.

33 cl bottle, festival at Jeugdhuis Basement, Zaventem, Belgium. Light amber, slight haze, good sparkle, rich but unstable head. Sweetish, caramelised aroma containing hops. Sweet taste with obvious alcohol, a fruity tartiness floats atop of it. Aftertaste with hops and burning alcohol feeling, also on the palate (otherwise, strong body); too much alcohol.

A little hazy, yellow/orange coloured. Aroma is a little sour, but most fruit, dominated by pineapple. Taste a bit malty/grainy. A good beer.

Cloudy golden colour with a big white head. Yeasty and fruity aroma with a light pepper touch. Sweet spicy flavor with a fruity note and hints of alcohol in the finish.

Bottled. Sampled at Delirium Café, Göteborg. Very clear pale golden. Malty vanilla nose. This seems to be a very nice triple-like Belgo Ale. Ok, body felt a bit thin, given its high abv, and is not as malty accentuated as one would expect from a beer with this standard. But, almond paste is there in flavour, and vanilla notes. Short in flavour. There is an overall wheat feel to it a well, so maybe wheat was involved And isn’t there a citrusy/curacao touch too?

Bottle, 9.4% abv. Hazy/cloudy golden colour with slim white head. Spicey and fruity aroma, with apples and barnyard. Caramel, spices, yeast, sugar, fruit and late alcohol in the taste. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Well put together; very good.

this had to be the most interesting beer i have ever seen..there was so much particulate floating around and it never settled out, giving the beer a jelly like appearance, with a hazy tan color and a thick white head. aroma was very much like a sweet apple cider, which was mirrored in the flavor, and was joined there by some yeast, caramel, and brown sugar. flavors were very smooth and well blended, but the body was a little thin. in the end, if you dont ever look at it, it was pretty good, a little far into the sweet side, but still good.