Malheur 10

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

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...

This is really good beer. It has nice thick head and sort of a subtle hoppiness to it.

Bottled(330ml). -Murky orange/golden coloured, medium sized white head, spicy light alcoholic nose. Malty, pleasant nutty and spicy taste with notes of coriander and yeast. Alcohol is well hidden. Some sediment at the bottom. Very good beer.

Cloudy orange with a bubbly white head. Aromas are fruity and yeasty with bubblegum and spices. Flavours are citrus fruit, especially orange with with bitter hops. Warming alcohol on the palate this is like a more grown up, thicker on the palate, Duvel.

Golden hazed ale with an extra thick white head. Again, the classic coriander and catnip in aroma, with notes of thyme. In mouth, a light and spicey malt, crisp with a tingly mouthfeel, oily character, coriander, orange peels. Rich and smooth. Mondial 2006.

Cloudy gold with a huge, fluffy white head. Spicy, citrusy aroma. Flavor is spicy with hints of coriander and orange zest. Very sweet and tangy. Nice creamy mouthfeel. Excellent.

25 cl bottle, bbe 12th Oct 06. Light amber, moderately hazy (with the sediment poured in), somewhat sparkling, a small and not quite stable head. Sharp hoppy/herbal aroma with some metal and hints of yeast and perfume. Flavour of overbaked bread, alcohol and hops, with some rather peculiar sweetness. Wonderfully develops as it flows over the tongue, hitting its every part, yet in a gentle manner.

In short: A very hoppy and crisp Belgian blonde ale.
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed when almost 1 year of age.
The look: Cloudy blonde body topped by a large persistent white head
In long: A pleasant noble hops nose with lots of dry grass. The body is crisp and a bit too slim. Crisp pale malts with a slightly honeyed crackers sensation. Strong dry grassy hops presence. Meringue, a little lemony. Alcohol is a little apparent from start to finish and that’s too bad. That’s a very clean brew. Gets better in the last third of the bottle when the fluffy yeast provides more body to cover up the alcohol. This is the only brew from the Malheur lineup that shares many characteristics with my personal favourite Malheur Brute but it lacks the depth and finesse of the Brute. I suspect that this is pretty much the same beer as the Malheur Brute except for the champagne yeast/process used for the Malheur Brute. This really is a classic Belgian strong blonde ale, Malheur is not an odd brewery, with their Malheur 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 they are clearly an even brewery.