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Belzebuth

Belzebuth - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
38
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Grain d’Orge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Ronchin, France

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5032.92/5.02.92/5.013%6.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Bottle (13% abv) and can (11.8%): Filtered.
Ingredients: Water, Barley Malt, Wheat, Rice, Sugar, Hops.
Alcohol content lowered in 2002 from 15% to 13% when brewery changed name from Jeanne d’Arc to Grain d’Orge.
"The dark amber coloured Belzebub offers an intense alcohol flavour with a strong supporting maltiness."
The 11.8% version is canned in Holland.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 DaSilky1 (1926), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 7, 2004  
Ive had this at 55 degrees for over 2 years...dont know how old it was when i got it...it pours a clear orangish amber color with a thin head that quickly dissappears completely.. and has a quite nice woody malt aroma with some nicely defined bourbon, caramel, vanilla, and candied fruil notes ..very impressive aroma indeed!
Prickly carbination greets the tongue, followed by slightly torched caramel flavors...turning slightly to show alcoholic shadows..solid sweetness...oxidized sugarcane...Definite caramelly malt flavors..Alcohol dominated palate, right above the slightly astringent feeling....but, better than i expeceted, not as good as i had hoped..obviously.


 kujo9 (1077), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/511/20
Aug 4, 2004  
No head on a medium amber hazy body. Poured very thick & lightly syrupy w/ thick alcohol legs on the glass. Soventy hairspray alcohol aroma @ first whiff, followed by a corn sugary sweet aroma. Vanilla as it warms, then some winey and woody notes; hints of scotch whiskey; very oaky woody when it warms. Well balanced w/ a hop bitterness in the finish into the aftertaste which is highly bitter. Alcohol, whiskey, woody flavors, very little fruitiness, dry finish but malt flavored mid palate. Not much depth overall. Very full bodied & smooth with some alcohol burn in the mouth as it leaves. I’m not sure exactly what to think of this beer! I’m not 100% sure I like it a whole lot. It’s complexities are low for a bigger beer and seems more like watered down whiskey to me.


 RedEft (131), Wichita, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/516/20
Aug 3, 2004  
Wow, 9 bucks for 3 bottles...and what ridiculously small bottles they are. Ah well, the aroma is intense...alcohol and sweet creamed corn. Very sweet and brandyesque. Incredibly smooth considering the ridiculous alcohol content (which asserts itself early). I feel tempted to give this a very high rating but wait a couple hours to try it again. The rating lowers. You could hurt yourself with this. A puzzling brew, I like it. Too damn expensive though.


 lachesis (759), St Idesbald, Belgium
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/56/20
Jul 13, 2004  
Beer?? with a light-amber color and no head.Alcohol dominated aroma with small touch of malt and some sweetness.Taste from sweet alcohol With some spices and light bitterness in the end.Alcohol O.K.but where is the balance?


 willblake (2160), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/511/20
Jun 21, 2004  
Brewtopia’04. Clouded brown color with no head. Dirty socks are the first thought I have with the aroma. Big, fortified, boozy presence like GrandMarnier. Huge and cloying beer. Very malty and sugary, then woody and burning. Fun to try.


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Jun 20, 2004  
Pours a cloudy amber with a weak beige head. Aroma was of sherry, malt, hops. Not very inviting. Medium body. Flavor was potent. Strong alcohol. Like drinking whiskey.


 thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jun 17, 2004  
Thick brown pour. Little or no head. Aroma is a nice mix of malts and alcohol. Flavor is the same as aroma a nice mix of malts and alcohol but with a fruity,winey aftertaste. Not bad just having one. Have more than that and give me the keys.


beerbastard (94), Mesa, Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/510/20
Jun 14, 2004  
Thick look to the pour. Lot of alcohol in the nose, and oh yes I noticed some fruityness somewhere in there, too. Sweet and full alcohol in the taste. A thick beer, not hopped enough for me.



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