Belzebuth - Brasserie Grain d' Orge (Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc SA)

BrauKilR

Michigan

4.08/5  rDev +19.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This is a bottle serving rescued from the top shelf of a specialty store.
A: Clear, tan leather in color, white head that dwindles slowly to a persistent film. Good lacing. Legs.
A: Tart smell of a Granny Smith apple which I put my finger through when I go to eat it and find it rotting. Goethe wrote with a rotting apple in his desk drawer, so I do not consider it at all bad. In fact, I'm being inspired now to write with a Belzebuth sitting beside me. Sweetness. Malt forward in aroma. No hops. No melanoidins as in many big beers. Alcohol/port wine
F: Apples, alcohol, no undesireable or off flavors. The alcohol is thinly masked but not obtrusive. No harshness or fusels. Cleanly, meticulously fermented. High gravity finish without much bitternedd to dry or balance the finish, which is long.
M: Mod carbonation zest, full bodied, sweet finish. Alcohol evident. Warming. Sherry-like or sack mead finish
Overall: A beer worth knowing. Strong ale which follows through with expectations from initial nose to finish. No staleness or oxidation which implies good care on the retailer's end. Ale's what cures ya, and don't the belgians know it!

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2010 03:58:10 | More by BrauKilR

jkball01

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

05-13-2013 16:04:56 | More by jkball01

Mendicant

Australia

4/5  rDev +17%

05-11-2013 11:25:22 | More by Mendicant

Kilhd

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

05-08-2013 20:47:17 | More by Kilhd

Braz

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +24.3%

05-07-2013 07:14:16 | More by Braz

midnitesun11

Illinois

3/5  rDev -12.3%

04-28-2013 21:02:38 | More by midnitesun11

dertyd

California

2.75/5  rDev -19.6%

04-13-2013 07:22:19 | More by dertyd

Davepoolesque

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -5%

04-11-2013 19:31:55 | More by Davepoolesque

beernads

Florida

1.75/5  rDev -48.8%

04-11-2013 06:21:48 | More by beernads

BGsWo22

New York

2/5  rDev -41.5%

03-21-2013 00:24:18 | More by BGsWo22

wendymerissa

Florida

5/5  rDev +46.2%

03-18-2013 04:26:17 | More by wendymerissa

ThatguyJoefromBoston

Massachusetts

1/5  rDev -70.8%

03-14-2013 23:50:34 | More by ThatguyJoefromBoston

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

03-11-2013 05:18:20 | More by spycow

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

02-18-2013 19:52:29 | More by dmorgan310

Beerswag

California

3.25/5  rDev -5%

02-06-2013 20:59:54 | More by Beerswag

DmanGTR

New York

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

02-04-2013 13:31:48 | More by DmanGTR

bismarksays

Iowa

3/5  rDev -12.3%

01-18-2013 05:57:49 | More by bismarksays

vonnegut21

New York

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

01-15-2013 00:12:36 | More by vonnegut21

Fuzzycuffs

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

01-07-2013 02:22:43 | More by Fuzzycuffs

samEBC

Belgium

3.05/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

25 cl bottle poured into a Duvel snifter

A: Quite clear, orange coloured with a big, foamy, white head. Leaves a nice lacing in my glass.

S: Obvivious boozy smell combined with caramel. Vague fruity notes, pear and white grapes.

T: Follows the smell. Sweet caramel and some toffee with a lasting alcoholic heat. Some fruitiness comes through, reminiscent of white wine. almost no bitterness

M: Medium-bodied with low carbonation and a pronounced alcohol heat.

O: Not well balanced beer. The alcohol component is just too overpowering for me, which makes for an uninteresting beer. I don't think i'll buy this one again in the near future.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 22:11:24 | More by samEBC

jheezee

Texas

3/5  rDev -12.3%

12-31-2012 00:54:01 | More by jheezee

Scott_at_Beer_Frog

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

12-29-2012 14:49:26 | More by Scott_at_Beer_Frog

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

12-17-2012 15:35:58 | More by stereosforgeeks

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

12-10-2012 04:40:09 | More by cliff1066

swungomonkey

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

12-09-2012 07:12:34 | More by swungomonkey