Malheur 12

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

Hazy, dark amber, sweet, brown sugar, caramel, malty, dark fruits, little dark chocolate, little yeast, little nutty.

Bottle shared by Fidel, pours a beautiful burnt caramel color with a tan head that diminishes to a layer of coating that lingers. This one seems much more like a quad to me, with brown sugar, caramel, dried fruit and a touch of chocolate. Excellent! The flavor is much the same, with a very subtle dry finish. Really no hint of alcohol.

Pours with a light brown, largish, creamy head, covering a dark brown body with reddish highlights. Good retention from the head. Weakish aroma with dark fruits, cranberries, and yeast. Taste is understated aswell, with yeast, fruits and light alcohol. Mouthfeel is fizzy, but some how works well with the taste despite the high abv.

Slightly cloudy brown color, thin even khaki head. Sweet candi sugar aroma, slightly grainy with yeasty background. Typical sweet Belgian strong with an almost nutty sour twang coming through on the finish. Decent, but not outstanding.

33cl bottle from Oldsmar Tap House (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown to black with clearly visible particulates and thick, creamy, foamy tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, candy sugar, aged wood, hint dark chocolate, ripe fruit. Flavor is roasted malt, dark ripe fruit, candy sugar, phenol, oak, vanilla. Medium to full body with a lingering sweet malty finish. Excellent ale. Reminds me of a blend of St. Bernardus Abt 12 and Rochefort 10.

Pours a murky ruby red with a thick frothy tan head. The nose was very warm, rummy/raisiny, dark fruits, alcohol, light Belgian must. The flavor was crisp and warm, raisiny, sharp esters, fruity, some sherry. Crisp lively carbonation with a hot alcoholic mouthfeel.

Bottle from Whole Foods. Deep dark brown. Mostly opaque. Rich dark fruit aroma wit a little bit of sweet. A little tobacco as well. Sweet spiced flavors. Interesting boozy flavors. Like a Jamaican rum & root beer. Well hidden alcohol.

The color was hazy, amber/brown. The head was thin, fizzy, and light tan. The aroma was sweet, raisin, rum, and spice. The flavor was very thickly sweet, raisin, alcohol, and spice. The palate was thick-bodied. The finish was warm and sweet.