Malheur 12

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Amber brown color with a average frothy fair lacing beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty and yeasty, sweet, licorice, sugar, fruit, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter (hoppy sweet) with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily to syrupy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate.

Bottled. Very dark brown with a thick but collapsing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of yeast, chocolate, and spices. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of chocolate, alcohol, malt, spices, and yeast, the spices include cinnamon and coriander. The alcohol tickles the tongue, the tickling lasts for a long time after swallowing.

UPDATED: JUN 10, 2005 (Bottle 25 cl) Dark brown, dirty looking beer with large amounts of sediment. Limited, light brown head. An extremely heavy beer, in the same style as the best (and strongest) trappist beers from Rochefort and Westfleteren. Resembles portwine with hints of chocolate, dates -basically anything dark, powerful and sweet. The alcohol warms me up. To be enjoyed in small quantities. 210204

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2008 25 cL bottle. Pours deep brown/black with light brown head. Aroma is fruity (plum and raisins), hops, coffee and malt. Taste has the same in a wineous blend - and what a perfect blend! Fruit, coffee and wineous are the keynotes that I would put to this beer. I have a new favourite!

Bottled. Dark brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma of yeast, sour fruits and orange marmelade. Marmelade, yeast and sweet malts in flavour. Positively sweet, but still very wellbalanced, and best of all, it hides the 12% ABV very well. Complex, and I bet this would age very well.

Bottled. Dark ruby. Concentrated aroma of sweet malt and cherries. Thick and syrupy, very sweet and very malty. Very dense and flavourful. Grassy finish with some bitterness.

Bottled. Dark brown coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of dried fruits and spices with notes of alcohol. Sweet flavour with lots of dried fruits, spices and caramel.

Bottle. Pleasant malty aroma. Dark brown colour, red hue. Malty, spicy, very peppery flavour with a little bonbon to it. Warming alcohol aftertaste. Mouthfeel is a little thick, reminding me that this is strong stuff.

UPDATED: JUN 7, 2008 2008-05-13, bottle at Ris Ras, Århus, 7-4-8-3-16=38
Dark brown color; thin opersistent head. Nice caramel aroma and flavor, round body, sweet, full mouthfeel, a footprint of belgian yeast at the end, maybe not too bitter. Very good.

2004-07-03, bottled 2000; 4 years old, 8-4-9-5-17=43
Dark amber color; poor head. Strong malty aroma, a bit fruity. Very good mouthfeel, full malty, sweet, very well balanced by the hopping; caramel, fruitness, nuts, spices (cinnamon, ginger, aniseed). Ends with a good hopping, some liquorice and spices…
Excellent!

UPDATED: JUL 31, 2010
Date: January 13, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: dark brown, wispy tan head
Aroma: sweet dark fruit aroma with a touch of caramel and chocolate
Flavor: lots of sweet fruity flavor, nice chocolate adds depth, touch of alcohol

Date: June 17, 2010
Mode: draft
Source: bsp
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, dense creamy beige head, solid lace
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma, lots of estery dark fruits
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich fruity flavor, sweet caramel and fruity esters, light balancing bitterness
Overall: as Dan would say - lovely

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+ /4