Belzebuth

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Small size ivory head that mostly diminished, fine-small sized bubbles, lacing was very sparse, carbonated, hazy, and an orange hue. Nose was malty, caramel and alcohol. Malty, sweet, hints of bananas and spiciness, and vinuous. Burning sensation in the mouthfeel. Medium body. Worthy of a try if you like this beer style.

UPDATED: OCT 16, 2008 This is really weird, but I think I have the only good bottle of this in recent history according to the other recent ratings. Bottle pours a crystal copper with a decent head and some spotty lace. The aroma is of malt, yeast, and alcohol. The flavor is yeasty, malty, quite Belgian tasting, and warming. The palate is actually cleansing (mine is actually carbonated) LOL! Overall, underrated.

Bottled from Peculiar Pub. I was surprised when I first tasted this beer. I was expecting an overmalted gimmick. What I got instead was a tasty beer with strong elements of orange peel and caramel. Pours a strong cloudy orange in color. Not bad at all. I need to find a few of these for home consumption.

(07.13.06) 8 oz brown bottle from Liquorama. 13% ABV. Best before 28.03.07. Fruity nose. Poured clear amber with small white head. No discernable carbonation. Medium bodied ale that starts with moderate malt sweetness and fruity (plum?) and caramel flavors. Finished the same but with light bitterness. Some metallic aftertaste. Definite alcoholic presence. Smooth. A very good high-alcoholic beer.

(Bottle) Golden with some white head. Hoppy and spicy aroma. Full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is spicy, sweet, rich and complex. Overall a very nice, full-on beer.

(FRANCE) This Belgian style brew is courtesy of fellow knight The_Captain, thx. Hazy orange / amber color with a med-white head. The aroma is of fruits and spices with a slight tart / alcohol feel.,But the 13% is well hidden !!! Great label, and the best beer from france for me so far. Will drink again !!

Bottle - 3 pack. Shared this with beergestapo in the Devonshire. Poured a slight hazy amber gold with a white head. Some aroma of white grapes similar to a wine. Pallet was smooth with a bit of sweetness, malts and very much a Belgian in character. Although 13% it was relatively mild and drinkable. Liked this, not just a clever label but a good Strong Ale as well.

April 2009, I wrote this: Been saving this beer for my 666th review on BA (how sad is that?). 25cl brown bottle with the 13% brew inside. Poured into my ’La Chouffe’ stemmed tulip glass. Clear, deep golden colour, like a German Export or Dort. Same white head too. Alcohol esters attack the nose along with a toffee/molasses/treacle semi-sweetness. Hops too, they arrive as the beer warms. Obviously you have to get past the alcohol first, then a richness and tangy sensation puts a tingle to the back of your throat. The semi-sweetness of the aroma comes out in the taste and there is a hidden warmth in the brew which reminded me of coal fires and smoking jackets. This is a bloody good beer, I am finding more and more French brews worth drinking, this being the second from this brewery.

25 cl. bottle @ Kulminator: possibly aged but definitely the 13% version – bottle claims hilariously that this is the strongest beer in the world – A: clear golden with a small white head – sweet with syrup and honey as well as grains, Belgian yeast, fruits (incl. melon), slightly malty & flowers with booze in the aftertaste (rather slightly & not as booze ridden as others have said theirs were)– slightly grainy medium body and carbonation – the reviews on here as well as the score are harsh hut honestly I rather liked this one

Interessant bier, niet te vergelijken met iets dat ik eerder heb geproefd. En je voelt de alcohol, hij slaat gelijk in en dat is lekker. Eén per keer is voldoende en niet te vaak, maar dit bier is een ervaring om te drinken.