Bush Prestige (Scaldis Prestige)

Brewed by Dubuisson
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Pipaix, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Huge cognac nose - even vodka. Deep amber color and low foamy head. Bourbon malt body with hints of nuts, raisins, wood and beautiful a spicy end - like a fine cognac. Whiskey-like too. Extreme high alcohol. All blended together for a perfect balance and a glass-like, silky texture. Pretty amazing stuff.

UPDATED: SEP 24, 2012
Bush Prestige
2012-09-15, vintage 2008, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Hazy amber color, medium sized creamy head. Nice aroma of malt and cognac. Good body, sweet malt flavor, with a touch of vanilla, oak, fruits, raisins... Some alcohol warmth in the final.
Very good, after 4 years it seems at a good level of maturity.

Bush Millenium Cuvée 2000
2010-05-06, 11 years old, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Cloudy orange amber color. Aroma of malt, vanilla, a bit fruity. Good body; sweet malt flavor, good mix of vanilla and wood, with light fruit. The alcohol is more evident than it used to be, but it’s still very good. A bit oxidised and corky.

Bush Prestige
2010-02-26, 9-5-8-4-17=43
the older bottles didn’t have the vintage on the label; this bottle is about 5 years old (a good exercise in sight of the upcoming Bush Millennium tasting)
It pours a cloudy amber color; the initial head doesn’t have much persistence. The aroma is incredibly fresh for this age, with vanilla oak in the front, malt and then light fruits. Good mouthfeel, sweet malt flavor, Bourbon vanilla and alcohol; it’s like drinking a mix of malt and rhum. The beer is a bit cornered here, but this brewage is still valuable for the grace in holding up with the years.

Bush Prestige
2004-11-21, 9-5-9-4-17=44
Cloudy copper color. Strong aroma, malty and fruity (ripe apples), then caramel, wood and cognac (clearly the cask!).
Very good taste, malty, avoids with elegance all the possible mistakes: not too sweet, not too oily, not alcoholic, it makes you believe it’s only 7% ABV! Again with evident cognac notes. Maybe, it’s still not mature enough.
I love it, and it’s very original, but must absolutely check how improves with the ageing.
Another point: it’s a pity that the bottle doesn’t have the vintage year.

Bush Millenium Cuvée 2000
2003-07-04, 4 years old=10-5-10-5-20=50
Cloudy orange to amber color. Original aroma, strong, curaçao, bitter oranges, harmonious wood.
Complex, lovely, incredible.
And an excellent body, with similar characteristics, cheating very well with the alcohol content: malt, hops, fruitness, Grand Marnier, alcohol, herbs…
Can this one be the best one I tasted out of 3000?

Beautiful peach color along with a craggy, blooming head. Nose, and taste of peaches, persimmons, pepper, coriander, vanilla, oak, and subtle bourbon. Most of all, the flavor reminds me of Krug Clos du Mesnil 1983, which was one of the finest vintage champagnes ever. This, despite the fact that this beautiful ale was not afforded the Methode Champenoise that Deus, or Malheur Brut underwent.The body is silky, and relatively sprightly for its weight, and the alcohol is elegantly restrained, and serves as a catalyst to heighten the flavor nuances. This is a true masterpiece of the brewer’s art, and is well worth every penny of the $40+ dollars a bottle that it retails for.

The unique aromas and flavors of this beer are so complex that it is overwhelming to attempt a verbal description. This was a very special experience that every beer drinker should be so lucky to have. It if weren’t prohibitively expensive it would probably be the most talked about beer in the world.

This is the first beer I’ve ever had that made me want to write a review. It is, in a word, amazing. There is such a depth of complexity imparted by the oak aging that builds on an already extraordinary beer. Vanilla, spices, rich fruit. Just about every good thing I could think of is going on in this beer. I wish I could find another to spend $50 on all over again.

Absolutely stellar. The other ratings have done this fine beer justice in their descriptions, so a big "ditto" here from me.

caramel, nuts, toast, cereal, floral, spruce, herbs, earthy, basement aromas, leather, banana, alcohol, soy sauce, skunky, woody, licorice, butterscotch, amber, sparkling, cloudy, white foam, frothy, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, heavily sour, umami, salty, full body, creamy, oily feel, flat, fizzy, long finish,

Une pure merveille. De la rondeur et beaucoup de goût. Même le nez est très agréable.

Pours a slightly hazy amber colour, very little foam, deeply complex aroma of wood, cognac, nuts and honey, a touch of alcohol, strong initial sweetness, oily and full-bodied, long bitter aftertaste showing notes of caramel, madeirisation, wood and finishing by a deep warming alcohol touch - this is an amazing beer !
Earlier Rating: 7/7/2003 Total Score: 4.7
aged in oak casks for 3 months / 4 y.o.
cloudy orange colour with a nice head, fantastic aroma: wood and dark fruits, gingerbread and spices, candy sugar, alcohol; full-bodied, nice bitterness, long finish of wood, malt and alcohol - a big thank you to fiulijn for this deeply complex brew !

Monster foamy head coming out of the bottle which i proceeded to pour into a duvel glass. The foam then lasted in the glass for a good 10 minutes before it died enough to let me at the beer without getting foam nose. Anyway, it was worth the wait. Caramel, oak, vanilla nose. Flavor was spectacular. Well balanced sweet sugar and maltiness, with notes of honey, caramel, light raisin, oak and vanilla. Tart and spicy at first with a velvety silkiness at the end. Unbelievably easy to drink. One of my new favorites.