Malheur 10

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Dark orange color, very cloudy appearance. Round sweet aroma. Flavour of overbaked bread, alcohol and hops, with some rather peculiar sweetness. Moderate bitter finish.

Bottle at the Brickskeller in D.C. Poured in a small tasting glass. Golden color with a nice fluffy head of white cream. The aroma is pretty mild, sweet, creamy, spicy, yeast. Attractive but mild. The flavor is smooth, well-blended, toasty and spicy. Pretty nice, easy drinking ale of Belgian character. Incredibly easy to drink for a 10% Belgian.

UPDATED: MAY 12, 2010 ***re-review May 13, 2010***
This bottle is pretty old - BBD 12.07.08. The aroma has mellow considerably with faint citrus and hollowed out malts and lingering cleaning products - not in an awful way but there is something to this comment. Taste wise this is really good - mild fruits and citrus, very smooth spices. Really easy to drink, still no hint of the 10% anywhere, needed a fork to eat the brick of sediment in my glass. This has improved impressively with a very large amount of cellaring. I’ve got more of the same age! Whooo hooo! Original rating: 5374 12= 3.1

Typical slightly hazy dull yellish amber beer, clean bright white cap with a thin but total coverage for retention and some spotty lacing. There is an insane amount of sediment that came out of this bottle. Smells faintly like lemon scented bathroom cleaner on the initial smell. Some light malt paves that over now that it is warmer. It does smell too sweet though with an airy, strange citrus to it, some yeast. That’s about it. It appears that aroma was left out of the recipie. 10% Where is that 10% alcohol taste? Amazingly there is none. This might be the best job of hiding 10% in the taste that I’ve had. A bit over sweet citrus, ok yeast, solid malts, mild spice, the usual hard bitterness but it’s strength is diminished. Too much citrus. Well balanced. Creamy and very very smooth, foamy in the mouth. Cool, I like. Somewhat of a dry finish with a touch of spice. Man, I drank this waaay to fast - seems to happen with beers that lack interest.

750 ml. bottle. Pours a large tiny bubbled medium lived white head, with attractive lacing, over a slightly hazy yellow gold (SRM 5-6) body....nose is pear, apple, banana, clove....taste is medium sweet to start, then complex flavors of fruit (apple, pear, pineapple) come in finishing with a light hop bitterness, sweetness lingers through.....mouth feel is light, the high carbonation dances on the tongue. This is a nice example of a Golden Belgian Ale. Almost Triple like in its complex aromas and flavors, but dodges it with a lack of heavy phenolic addition. This is a good beer. The empty glass is loaded with honey aromas. BJCP 8/3/13/4/8

Pour was a dingy straw color with huge amount of suspended sediment, a huge head and decent lacing. The aroma was fruity like a trippel with some mild grassiness. The flavor smacked you upside the head with sweet fruit and honey, strong bold alcohol, enormous amounts of yeastiness, lots of peppery spices, some mild grassiness and a good bitter finish. Good level of carbonation. I really enjoyed this beer. Nice!

Bottle. Murky yellow colour with huge creamy white mostly lasting head. Fruity aroma with notes of yeast. Sweet fruity flavor.

Bottle. Cloudy yellowish orange pour, large creamy head. Aroma of yeast, sour fruit (citrus mostly), spices, some malt and floral hops. Sweet flavour of fruit, then bitter, then yeasty, then some more bitterness with some spices. Alcohol is quite well hidden in the mouth, only the stomach reveals the 10%. Very nice.

Pours golden with an off white head. Nose and flavor are sweet and estery with some spice and candied sugars. A bit thin in the body.