Malheur 12

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

Bottle (with a really great label), from Noel Cuveliers, Abele. Pours rich brown with a fine dark tan head. Very bright aroma, a fresh cola quality, caramel, violets, mint. Soft minty chocolate flavor, spicy-sweet alcohol warmth, transitions to menthol cooling finish. Very different, even among the eccentric world of Belgian Strong Ales. Initially I was totally on board with this. But half way through my little 25 cl bottle, it starts to get a little much. Too much sticky-sweet, too much mint. Too much like old-man port. It did start off really well though...

Bottle, Beers of Europe. Pours a hazy dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of molasses and brandy. Flavour is spicy and sweetish ,and has hints of raisin, prune and caramel. Bit syrupy; alcohol masked very well. Doesn’t this mean ’bad hour’ ?!

Pours a very dense opaque. Carbonation suitable for the style. The aroma is somewhat subdued but carries a mild fruity aroma from the malts & true to the commercial description retains some of the floral notes as well. Not yeast fruity. Drinks very digestible and dry. Not cloyingly sweet as some U.S. version finish. However, I would have like to have the flavor last a little longer on my palate. Not that a clean finish is inappropriate, but I was left wanting. Overall this is a beer I will drink more of and enjoy during the colder days of any season. An excellent beer to have in the cellar.

a bit thin for the style....for me not alot of complexity...but hey.....most everyone else loved this beer.....so what do I know red stone fruits in the nose and taste.....good but...I much would rather have a rochford or st bernardus

The beer pours a dark brown. The head is a slightly creamy that is brown white in color. The nose is light but has a hint of roasted malt. At first taste I get a front of metallic cooper followed by a hint of plum with an almost wet wood or paper flavor. As the beer warms it loses the copper taste The mouth feel is slightly oily

[Vintage 2005, sampled 2008]. Dark brown with a low head. Sweet and spicy aroma followed by complex flavours that goes into spices, yeast, chocolate, berries, dates and raisin. It has aged very well!

Deep dark brown.Aromas of dried fruit and fig. Pretty smooth palate wise. Good mix of flavors and yeast. A solid belgian ale.

Bottle. Dark drown with fizzy tan head. Sweet malty dark fruit aroma with some alcohol. The flavor is the same with notes of brown sugar and light caramel. This stuff is pretty good, I wonder how much a case costs....