Malheur 10

Brewed by De Landtsheer
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Buggenhout, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Bit hazy orange body with some floaties and a creamy medium white head. The nose is citrus, oranges, yeast, spices and sweet honey. Flavour is very much the same with some hoppy finish. Sprinkling carbonation. Overall its a great well crafted strong ale.

bottle, thick golden orange color with fine frothy head, aromas of alcohol and belgian fruit, flavors of pineapple, pear, lemon, some chewiness on the finish

Bottle. Golden amber beer with a nice off-white head. Rustic, dusty, yeasty/hay aroma. Malty flavor with yeast, lemon/slight orange, and a bit of spice. Medium-plus body with a bit of creaminess. Slight alcohol presence. Lingering orange, yeast, dust. Decent complexity.

In short: A very hoppy and crisp Belgian blonde ale.
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed when almost 1 year of age.
The look: Cloudy blonde body topped by a large persistent white head
In long: A pleasant noble hops nose with lots of dry grass. The body is crisp and a bit too slim. Crisp pale malts with a slightly honeyed crackers sensation. Strong dry grassy hops presence. Meringue, a little lemony. Alcohol is a little apparent from start to finish and that’s too bad. That’s a very clean brew. Gets better in the last third of the bottle when the fluffy yeast provides more body to cover up the alcohol. This is the only brew from the Malheur lineup that shares many characteristics with my personal favourite Malheur Brute but it lacks the depth and finesse of the Brute. I suspect that this is pretty much the same beer as the Malheur Brute except for the champagne yeast/process used for the Malheur Brute. This really is a classic Belgian strong blonde ale, Malheur is not an odd brewery, with their Malheur 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 they are clearly an even brewery.

Poured a hazy gold color with a huge white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of lemon cream, vanilla, yeast, spices, and grassy hops. Taste of lemongrass, citrus, yeast, honey, pepper, and light alcohol.

330ml Bottle: Aroma of alcohol, slight citrus, slight hops, yeast, honey, and slight funk. Poured yellow/orange/gold in color with a small white head that lasted throughout. Very hazy. No lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of yeast, honey, pale malts, slight alcohol, and earthy hops. Medium body. Chalky texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, slight alcohol and honey finish.

Hazy straw colored, white head. Aroma of alcohol and honey. Malty taste with some bitterness. Sneaks up on you.

UPDATED: JAN 21, 2007 (Bottled) Very hazy, light orange color with a medium, white, tight and pillowy, lasting and lacy head. Lemony-fruity, crisply-hopped aroma with vanilla hints. Not too sweet, but very malty, slightly acidic, crisply-hoppy flavor with some peppery witbier spiciness, and an extremely fruity, aromatic-hoppy finish. Very smoothly, slightly foamy-carbonated, full-bodied and warming palate with only a hint of alcohol. A highly enjoyable, very full-bodied, very pleasantly hopped, crisp and refreshing brew that hides the ABV excellently. Great fun! [0.75l, "Millennium 2000", bottled 2004, sampled at BBE (01/2007): Same great taste with added moldy-cellary aroma - maybe not quite as fresh, but still very nice. The cork was pretty dried up (broke in two while opening). (Original rating, 7-3-7-4-14=3.5) Lager color, hay golden after the yeast had been poured in. Medium, smooth, small-bubbled head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Fruity, dry and bitter (hoppy) flavor. Quite carbonated, but balanced and soft. Hardly any alcohol taste. Easily drinkable multi-purpose beer with dangerous ABV. Very nice!