Malheur 10

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

(33cl bottle) Hazy, golden coloured and effervescent hue with a big frothy white head. Yeasty, moderately sweet pale malty aroma with grassy and slightly flowery hops, accompanied by traces of alcohol. Sweet and balanced bitter flavour, full bodied with a pleasant carbonation. Malty base with a pleasantly strong hops-character and a shy lemon-fruity note; dry-ish bitter-sweet, still pretty hoppy finish with bearable coriander- and peppery spice. Truly nice. (26.IV.09).

Gusher at The Penguin in freshly acquired £1 La Guillotine tulip. Ridiculous, uncontrollable Himalayan pour towering with froth. Superb enticing fresh hop and yeast aroma, suggesting marmalade, oak, houmous and lemon/lime jelly. Shit. Can you wring this kind of citrus out of Belgian hops?? Spruce, marmalade and pale nutty notes like a GA eisbock; big alcohol, but savoury flavours that make it irresistable. Little bit of warm. Really balanced, well-hopped, unsickly tripel/BSA it’s hard to pick fault with.

bottle. cloudy yellow, giant white thick smooth head. citrus and faint spices in the aroma. Very delicate aroma, strong citrussy. also some yeast and perhaps wheat in the foundation. flavor is honey, faint bitterness, citrus. flavor is much sweeter than aroma, but is well rounded. ends a bit dry?. probably hops.

Bottle. Bit hazy orange body with some floaties and a creamy medium white head. The nose is citrus, oranges, yeast, spices and sweet honey. Flavour is very much the same with some hoppy finish. Sprinkling carbonation. Overall its a great well crafted strong ale.

Pours a yellow-orange with tonnes of sediment and a small white head. Aroma is of citrus fruits (oranges, lemon, tangerine), honey, and yeasty bread notes. Tastes bright and very mead like. Fermented honey prevails on the palate with tangerine and lemon with grassy notes, preserved peaches, bready yeast and a dry finish. Lively carbonation. This beer is good, just not the best Belgian Strong out there.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Norms, September ’08

Overall Impression: Really interesting beer, different then pretty much anything I’ve tried, combination of all kinds of flavors, but none of them over powering: fruity, floral, flavorful beer. Definitely worth drinking, especially if you like beers with a unique taste to them...

Bottle from NYbeer, thanks Steven. Poured a clear golden-yellow color with rising bubbles and a thick, billowing white head that slowly diminished and left some spotty lacing. Aroma of soft citrus fruit (peach, apricot, tangerine), a bit of doughy yeast, and some light floral hops. Moderately sweet, crisp entry with some fruity undertones of citrus (orange, apricot, and lightly tart lemon) leads into a moderate doughy yeastiness paired with some moderately dry, floral hops with a light undertone of orange peel and a soft lingering honey finish. Moderate prickly carbonation that bites the palate. Overall, a solid beer that is pretty tasty, but there is a bit of an alcohol presence/off-flavor on the finish that distracts from the flavor a little.

330ml Bottle: Aroma of alcohol, slight citrus, slight hops, yeast, honey, and slight funk. Poured yellow/orange/gold in color with a small white head that lasted throughout. Very hazy. No lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of yeast, honey, pale malts, slight alcohol, and earthy hops. Medium body. Chalky texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, slight alcohol and honey finish.