Bush Prestige (Scaldis Prestige)

Brewed by Dubuisson
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Pipaix, Belgium

Bottle from WBF in Raleigh. Glad this was a few tables away from us, as I got a couple of pours. Golden amber with yeasty chunks and generous white head. Much better this way than paying for it This is a big, over-the-top oaky beer, and quite spicy, too. Got to have lots to cover up that 14%, I guess. Perhaps overcarbonated. A great beer, no doubt, but not really worth the price tag.

Bottle Beer 3 of PP Belgian Fest 08. Thankfully didn’t have to doll out $45 for this glass. Pours orange with an off white ring. Nose of sweet citrus. Taste is sweet and very boozy. Pretty nice.

Thanks to Walt for this beer, which he sent, believe it or not, as a gift. Poured a mostly-clear amber with a fizzy white head. Pleasant aroma of floral hops, fruits including apples and grapes, and a bit of alcohol. Taste is a delicate balance between sweet and dry with notes of spicy cinnamon, apple, pear, white wine, citrusy hops, and alcohol. Finishes fairly dry, though does not betray its strength. Body is fairly full and reasonably carbonated. Could easily replace champagne or serve as a digestif. Nothing original... just skilled craftsmanship. Nice.

(Bottle) Amber colour, hazy, with huge brief foamy beige head. Lively carbonation. Malty, woody nose with notes of ripe apricots and pears, dried fruit (raisins, prunes, apricots), caramel and lots of oak shining through. Malty, powerful, fiery taste with dried fruit, caramel, vanilla, honey, apples and oak wood. Fiery alcohol comes through with a friendly punch in a peppery, slightly acidic finish. Almost full body with prickly carbonation. Alcohol gives it a certain sweetness, but it stays within bounds and never gets cloying. Lovely beer, a combination of power and beauty!

Heavy head with and amber body that absorbs light the way a barley wine should. Heavy on the nose from the botttle. Should be consumed from a tumbler to promote aroma. Strong notes of honey and lemon and a medium body that was almost to faint with an ending that lingered for hours. Fantastic sipping beer and would be easily paired with cheese and crisp fruit.

A very good and smooth sherry or portwine comes to mind when drinking this one. A real celebrater, in this case for a closed mortgage for a nice house in the country, yeehaa!! Nice dryish finish too, although it’s fairly sweet. Good sipper, but where is the cheeseplate....??....

750 ml bottle poured a cloudt orange with fishys and a large lasting light amber head. Aromas of apples, oak, light carmel, light vanilla, spice and a hint of coconut. Palate was medium boidied and smooth. Flavors of oak, vanilla, light carmel, light fruitiness and a hint of spice with a smooth lingering woody finish.
A very tasty brew but not worth $40 a bottle!

Bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours hazy orange with a huge, fizzy, off-white head, lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, straw, cereal), heavy hops (flowers, perfume, herbs), average yeast (dough, earth) with notes of heavy alcohol, apple, pear, and wood. Full bodied, alcoholic texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity, and moderate bitterness. This beer tastes quite fresh so a few years in the cellar should make it even better, mellowing out that raw acidity from the alcohol.