Malheur 10

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle: Poured a golden colored beer with a nice thick head. Aroma is quite hoppy and floral. Taste is also hoppy and floral with a hint of citrus (lemon, orange) with a bitter finish. Alcohol is well hidden which I’m starting to believe is a Belgian miracle. Good carbonation with standard body. Makes me want to investigate more beers from this brewery.

Pours a lightly hazy golden-orange color with a small, foamy, off-white head. Thick, sticky flares and spots of lacing mark the glass well. The aroma shows ultra-sweet fruity notes of stewed golden raisons and green apples, with sweet pale malts and hints of vanilla. Perfumy, floral hops and slightly funky Belgian yeast complete the nose. Flavors are again too sweet, with sugary pale malts and golden raison-apple showing almost dessert-like. A lightly floral hoppiness lends a hint of bitterness, while dry, funky, peppery yeast emerges on the finish. Sweet and sticky up front, the palate transitions quickly to dry and fizzy. Overall, this is a decent brew, but majorly sweet Belgian tripels/golden strongs just aren’t my style.

330ml bottle from Bottleworks; Nose is yeasty, citrus, and allspice with a tiny tart note; hazy gold with a huge pale golden head: Flavor is light spiciness, a funky note, and lightly sweet caramel; interesting brew.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2007 bottle, pours clear and straw color with white head. nose is very crisp, lemon, peppery. flavor is very crisp and refreshing, lemon, pepper, and alcohol is well hidden. tasty.

Bottle at the Lake Saucer poured into a Malheur stem glass. Dull murky gold pour with loads of sediment remaining in the pour. Tall foamy head appears and remains for quite awhile. Very earthy scent with a spicy claylike aroma. Quite dry and musty, like the backstage of a old theater. Taste is grainy tart with a fair amount of alcohol shining through. Earthy elements remain through the sip. Somewhat of a dry finish but not too dry. Interesting that the Belgian fruitiness doesn’t show up until the aftertaste. Rather nice.

Bottle @ T’Brugs Beertje in Bruggs. Liked this one a lot. poured into a Malheur long stem glass, Hoppy nose, big fluffy head, yeasty, cloudy. 10% well hidden. Nice dry finish. well done

Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Pours a hazy medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty. Flavor is moderately sweet, highly alcoholic, citrus.

Golden hay color with a rich, white head. Yeasty, banana aroma. A great looking beer for sure. Just an amazing beer. Sweet and sticky bananas lightly spiced with pepper.