Malheur 10

Brewed by De Landtsheer
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Buggenhout, Belgium

Hazy amber with a very nice head. The aroma is sweetish with notes of fruit. This goes for the flavour too, and here I find even more notes of fruit, citrus mostly. It has a nice hoppy bitterness to balance the sweetness. The alcohol is IMO a bit too dominant, especially in the last part of the flavour.

33 cl bottle. Appearance: Light golden and hazy, very sizzling white head. Aroma: Very flowery and fruity overwhelming hops, hints of citrus. Flavor and Palate: Fruity, sweet and fizzy. Has a dry finish and at the end of the glas it was slightly bitter. Overall ’a wolf in sheep’s clothing’. You would not expect such a nice and light beer when knowing about the 10 %.

Bottle at RBNAG 07. Golden/ orange/ yellow colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, citrus. Flavour is fruit, yeast, citrus, hop, sugar.Nice beer.

750ml bottle @ RBNAG’07. Almost clear golden body with a foamy white head. Aroma is malty with a typical Belgium sweetness. Flavor is harmonic sweet malty, sugar, herbal fruitiness and yeast with a well balanced warming alcohol. A certain amount of bitter/acid in the finish save the overall impression for becoming too sweet.

0.33 l bottle. Golden color, foams over vigorously. Vanilla, clove, cardamon, cinnamon, pepper, raisins, solvent and tequila in the aroma. Sweet, malty and berryish flavor with sharp alcohols, pepper, raspberry and some sour fruitiness. The alcohol note is too sharp and overpowering.

Body is a light golden color. Head is explosive with retention. It reminds me of shave cream. Aroma is floral, fruity, and sweet. Flavor is citrus, bready, and acidid. It is sometimes sweet citrus and other times the citrus is tart. It is a bold flavor but a smooth and sweet one. Alcohol is clearly present and provides warming. A very nice beer on a Winter evening.

Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy yellow strong ale from this great brewery. sweet and spicy taste and fine bitter finish.

BB 02-09. Pours a murky, honey color with plenty of sediment and a white, moderately full, rocky head; when it settles a mostly lasting, average, frothy head remains leaving nice, minimal lace. Nose is citrusy right out of the bottle; peaches fill the nose followed by lots of floral notes. Other notes include doughy yeast, clove, light pie crust, faint esters, and whisps of spicy alcohol; delicate but simple. Flavor is nice with excellent balance; citrus notes notes remain peachy but also become more like bitter orange zest notes, floral notes are still prominant with an almost herbal thyme note, yeast is still doughy, spice notes of clove and light pepper, and bitterness is noted but still moderately light. Palate is good with a medium to full body, soft to lively, and a rich creamy, almost oily, texture. Finishes long with a mild bitterness of bitter orange zest and light thyme notes and the creamy, yeasty notes remaining with some pie crust and warmth lingering. The more of this one I drank, the more I liked it. Excellent balance between hop notes and the yeasty, malty notes. One of the more simple golden BSA’s put very well put together and drinkable for the 10 ABV.