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Brewed by Brasserie Grain d’Orge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ronchin, France

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RATINGS: 601   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.9   EST. CALORIES: 390   ABV: 13%
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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.


3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
italianjohn (1739) - Penndel, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 27, 2011
Clear amber pour thin white head .... no aroma taste is of sweet malts, lots of sugar, wheat and rice ... only good thing is the abv is hidden well ... i’ll say it once and i’ll say it again the french should just stick to wine

2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Koelschtrinker (7038) - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY - JUN 21, 2011
Fruchtiger bananiger Geruch. Bei beeindruckenden 13% hab ich etwas anders erwartet. Süß, besonders im Nachgeschmack, fuselig, trocken, nichtssagend. "Pur Malt" - dafr ist es meiner Meinung nach recht wenig malzig. Dieses Bier hats irgendwie nicht drauf. Test vom 8.2.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,5,7,4,12,5 - 6,20

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Rasmus40 (4099) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - JUN 12, 2011
Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet. Dry finish with warming alcohol. A bit sticky. 120611

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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Quack-Duck (5921) - Down South, GERMANY - JUN 6, 2011
bottle from Auchan Ilkirch-Graffenstaden. Golden colour, large white head. Full-bodied, intensivly malty with some old/rotten fruit and ethanol. Shy hoppy touch. Not really my cup of tea, but quite nice for the strenth.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Kristall-König (1629) - Oldenburg, GERMANY - MAY 26, 2011
Am Hals der Flasche prangt ein Etikett mit dem Aufdruck 13% Vol. alc. . Etwas suspekt, wenn ein Bier mit seinem Alkoholgehalt beworben wird. Aber, nun ja. Malzig-honigartige Geruchsaromen. Am Gaumen malzig und süß. Deutliches Feigen-Rosinenaroma, was bei derart hochprozentigen Bieren öfters vorkommt. Der Alkohol wurde gut versteckt - das Bier brennt wenig in Mund und Rachen. Überraschend gut süffig. Belzebuth aus Frankreich bildet den vorläufigen Abschluß der Teufel-Tests und setzt einen gelungenen Schlußpunkt.Test vom 22.4.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche

1.9
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
TBone (9413) - Pori, FINLAND - MAY 14, 2011
Bottled 25cl (ABV 13%, BZ, BB 11/2011)
Deep golden color, small white head, some lace. Aroma is mainly glueish (Eri Keeper) and alcoholic, maybe slightly grainy. Full-bodied but quite watery palate compared to ABV. Flavor is sugary sweet with apple fruityness and cheapish alcohol. Lingering sweetness in the aftertaste. Oversweet and unbalanced.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Chipalsa (703) - Florida, USA - MAY 8, 2011
Here was a bottle pour into a tulip glass. This beer appeared dark golden, almost amber, with a thick white foamy head. The lacing was nice, as it left trails in the glass like sea foam. Upon the first sniff, bananas and cinnamon come to mind - and it is very pleasing. You can smell the yeast, it is rather sweet with vanilla undertones. The flavor was also sweet, yeasty and malty. Flavors of honey oat bread and a spicy cinnamon twang was rather filling, and make this beer great just by itself. For a 13% abv, the warmth of alcohol was present, but not really in the taste... so be careful with this one. I wouldn’t pair this with anything but rich, doughy sweet desserts - like pound cake!!!

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
marcus (4050) - Sacramento, California, USA - MAY 4, 2011
Bottle from Arden BevMo. Pours clear golden with a decent off-white head and a fruity aroma. There is a sticky sweet malt flavor with a severe alcohol finish. Too much sugar in this one.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
manuchampions (1163) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - APR 30, 2011
250ml bottle. Pours a medium gold with thin off white head. Aroma is cereal malt and booze with a cloying sweetness. Taste is slightly harsh at first, very boozy and hot but then the very pronounced sweetness kicks in carrying with it the hops and a malt liquor like burn. This beer is raw and unrefined.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
jrallen34 (3445) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 19, 2011
ugly dark honey honey gold body, a bright white head, with about a finger of head... the nose is really bad, wet sweet grain very generic, alcohol, honey, not a fan... the taste is watery sweet honey with generic alcohol... pass


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