Malheur Bière Brut (Reserve)

Cloudy yellow with a big white head. Grainy malt aroma with some candy notes and a touch of sulphur. Dry and malty with some grassy hop flavour.

Green bottle, 750 ml, best before 01/01/2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on January 10 2009; eye: golden, hazy, good effervescence, champagne-style white head that remains, lots of lacing; nose: yeast, fruity, light spices, light floral hops; mouth: yeast, fruity, orange, light pepper, pear, light spices, light floral hops, finale in lightly caramelized malt with a hint of orange, rather carbonated, medium body, lightly bitter, medium body, slick, slight astringency; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 750 ml, meilleure avant 01/01/2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 10 janvier 2009; œil : dorée, voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche style champagne qui demeure, beaucoup de dentelle; nez levure, fruitée, léger épices, léger houblon floral; bouche : levure, fruitée, orange, léger poivre, poire, léger épices, léger houblon floral, finale en malt légèrement caramélisé avec une p’tite pointe d’orange, plutôt carbonatée, corps moyen, légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture coulante, très légère astringence; en résumé : très bonne

75cl bottle from VinensVerden, Odense. Pours cloudy orange with a large white fluffy head. Nose is yeast and fruits. Strong notes of yeast, liquorice and alcohol. Lively carbonation. Lots of yeast. Fresh! Great.

Flaske: Fantastisk skummende øl, ser ud som champagne. Let og fluffy. Tydelig belgisk i sit udtryk, men dog en anelse alkohol der skinner igennem, hvilket trækker lidt ned.

Pours a nice murky lemon yellow with a fizzy (surprise) off-white head. Big aromas of citrus, jasmine, and a wheat-like sourness. Vanilla and cardamom with a bit of honey-sweetness up front with alcohol and a bit of floral hops in the middle. Medium body, nice drying finish. A really great beer that isn’t relying on the Methode as a gimmick.

Pale cloudy yellow with a fizzy full white head. Has a citrusy and sour aroma. Odd complex flavor, too. There’s citrus, mostly lemon, and sweet pale malt. i’m sure the oddness is due to the wild yeasts favored for Belgian ales. The high ABV comes through, but not assertively considering the 11%.

Pours an extremely effervescent, cloudy pale gold, with a huge, frothy, well-sustained head - light yeast and mustiness in the aroma, with moderate pils malt character, spicy hops, white grapes, even a slight earthy funkiness to it - nice and tingly in the mouth - a little bit of honey sweetness at first, but this is mostly dry, and quite peppery/spicy, with a rather strong hop profile - pear, apple and melon rind through the middle - gets quite earthy/rustic near the end, with a very mild funkiness which I normally associate with higher quality euro-made saisons - in fact, aside from the strength, this is much like a saison - the pear character gets a lot stronger as it warms - the alcohol is present and warming, but never overpowering - this is an outstanding beer.

750 ml bottle. A younger brother to Deus, this one was more like beer than champagne. Dry and hoppy, malts throughout. Might get more complex with a few years in storage.