Deus Brut des Flandres

Brewed by Brouwerij Bosteels
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Buggenhout, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Well I figured if I waited long enough, someone would open one of these and I wouldn’t have to pay for it. So thanks to Chris at Redbones for poppin this one on 8/13/06. Unsure the vintage.
Large, very bubbly, champagne-like head is just off-white, receding slowly to cover, with heavy, banded lacing as it recedes. Liquid has a high clarity, and a soft peach-rose color, with some copper-gold highlights. Bubbles rise vigorously in the glass.The first glass was served too warm, so Chris said, so I will judge it more off of the second glass, which was much colder.
Heavy anise is what I’m first greeted with, followed by white pepper, vanilla creme and heavy yeast autolysis (plasticy, dull, rubberish sort of note, also nutty). I had no idea what to expect, but it certainly wasnt fruity/estery like your usual Belgian ale. Great strength to the aroma, with plenty more sweetness than a champagne conveys.
Highly sugary malts are held back by the coldness, but as it warms, inevitably, a light breadiness and definite cookie dough-like flavor surges forth, passing the anise/black licorice. Though on the end, it gets very nutty, with more old yeast. Amaretto, anise liqueur, creme de menthe, biscotti and cookie dough are some of the most obvious notes to me, and in that sense this is quite complex. But the balance seems short-lived, only persisting while the liquid is highly chilled; warming to become much too sweet and filled with the astrigent anise-rubber yeast flavor on the end. But when highly chilled, it’s magnificent stuff, like a fluffy pastry, dabbed with vanilla custard and infused with light anise. In any event, it seems more novel, than truly practical, to me. But I certainly respect the craft. Alcohol is well-concealed while chilled, yeast is heavy, with low to moderate acidity, but cut by the blossoming malt sweetness. Intense, rather aerated and heavy carbonation, which dies quickly, much like a Champagne.

Final beer for the Bottleworks Cellar Tasting. 2001 Vintage. Pours orange with a finger of white head. Smell is light crisp and vinous, pear. Taste is honey, Belgium yeast, gum. Fantastic.

750 bottle (2011). Pours a medium gold, with a white head. Big aroma, yeast, malt, nuts, marzipan, earth, grape, citrus, bread. Semi-sweet, full bodied, medium bitterness, creamy CO2. Fruity taste, yeast, grapefruit, apricot, bread, quite wine-like, faintly funky, very complex. (2012-04-10)

UPDATED: MAY 14, 2012 Contents under pressure ! Great pop and pours a pale blonde straw like hue with tons of tiny bottom rising bubbles and a big four finger gaseous head. Aromas are peach,spice, yeast, slightly tangy with hints of ginger. On the palate there is alot going on here.... Starts out crisp and bright with a yeasty, floral citrus thing going on but that is quickly covered up by a creamy full bodied sweet honey, caramelized apple on the midpalate and then falls away to open the door back up for those floral champagne notes to linger. Im quite surprised this rolls in at 11.5%abv... A good beer but not a great beer and at this price I expected more... Id like to see a saison go through a similar cellaring process with champagne yeast instead.

Bottle. Hazy golden orange pour with a lasting fluffy white head. Aroma is fruity, spicy and a little musty with a faint floral undertone. Flavour sticks pretty close to the aroma with a hint of saltiness and notes of banana, orange, caramel, mineral, and funky Belgian yeast. Mouthfeel is very light and dry with lively, smooth carbonation, well hidden alcohol and a lingering spicy sweet finish. This is a very nice brew and obviously a lot of care goes into its production but for all that it doesn’t really stand out that much from all the other similar strong Belgian ales. Very good nonetheless.

1/V/2012 - 75cl bottle @ my parents’ place - 2010 vintage (2012-452)

Clear golden beer, big aery white head, pretty adhesive. Aroma: bit sweet, sugary, floral, yeast, bit of citrus, ripe fruits. MF: good carbon, medium to full body. Taste: little sweet, very floral, ripe fruits. MF: good lively carbon, medium to full body. Taste: little sweet, very floral, ripe fruits, citrus fruit, lemony, yeast signature but not disturbing, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: a little sweet, very floral, herbal and spicy with a gentle bitterness and nice dry ending with some warming alcohol.

Jan 2010: This beer was opened and reviewed along side the Malheur Bière Brut and came second in every aspect. Very pale, almost watery and clear, there was a slight yellow hue and plenty of froth, a thin white head sat on top. I got a mixed bag from the aromas, pears, apples, cinnamon and nutmeg. The taste was more like a Spanish Cava than a beer. Very fizzy, almost ginger beer feel to it, aggressive in the mouth with added parsnips. Glad I had the other champagne beer at the same time, puts this one very firmly into second place.

Golden with a white head - aroma has a lot of belgian spicy/fruity yeast notes - same belgian yeast taste - this was interesting and good beer

A 7yr old bottle shared and courtesy vertical bacon strips LOL pours a hazy deep yellow with suspended sediment. Aroma of barnyard, spices, bright citrus malt and tartness. Taste is alcohol and spices. Mixed with bright fruit. Not bad for such an old bottle.

Light golden colour. Champane-like carbonation. Spicy saison like flavour, but delicate.

Bottle. Wedding present from my beautiful wife. Drunk to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversay. Pours a light golden straw. Strong bead. Dense white head falls away very quickly. No lacing. Spicy fruity aroma shows ginger, green grapes, honey and some alcohol. Flavours are dominated by belgium yeast and alcohol. Very champagne like to me. Interesting beer.