Malheur 10° - Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Nice fruity orangey colour and significant head. Significant though not distracting carbonation. Yeasty aroma. Pleasant drinking. 2000 release. Well hidden alcohol by Citrus, pear and berry and bananna smooth. Finishes sweetish with sugar and honey. Medium mouthfeel. Nice.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2007 19:26:48 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

4.3/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

"Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen."

--James Russell Lowell

Polished (later foggy) 24-karat gold with soft lemony edges and a light shower of yeast. As with all well-brewed Belgian ale, the crown is magnificent. It's alabaster in color, is whipped marshmallow sticky, and is beginning to decorate the glass in gorgeous fashion.

There's still a fair amount of foam present, but the nose seems underpowered. What is appreciated is typical for the style: golden orchard fruit, lemon zest and an herbal-spicy yeastiness. Note: improvement was but a few degrees away.

Malheur 10 isn't the best BSPA that I've ever consumed, but it's still damn good beer. It only lacks a little complexity (that may appear as the beer continues to warm up). Even though the styles are similar, I might have said Belgian tripel if blinded. The 10.0% ABV adds a boldness and a power that some versions lack... and that some craft beer lovers might not care for. This is definitely a warmer-upper.

It tastes like nothing darker than pale malt is present. The sugary sweetness is countered by a floral, grassy hoppiness that is probably due to Saaz. Pears in sugar syrup, candied lemon zest, ground clove and white pepper put the finishing touches on a flavor profile that is just starting to flourish now that mid-bottle has been reached. Both aroma and taste deserve higher scores. Consider it done.

The mouthfeel falls just short of excellence. It's medium for the style and has a fluffy sort of creaminess. As time passes, the malt and candi sugars result in a lip sticky finish that is all kinds of enjoyable if you're into big beer. Since I am... 4.5

Malheur means 'Misfortune'. I appreciate the Belgian penchant for sly humor in the naming of beer, but I feel extremely *fortunate* in having found this 750 ml bottle of Malheur 10. Oh I get it, it's irony. This offering is almost as good as Brouwerij De Landtsheer's biere de champagne, Biere Brut (Brut Reserve). Bottom line: this is an easy recommendation for all those who love big, bold BSPAs and tripels.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2009 14:42:54 | More by BuckeyeNation

womencantsail

California

3.8/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Pizza Port Ocean Beach

A: The beer pours a clear golden-straw color with a fluffy white head.

S: Smells of spices, particularly coriander and clove, with a big bready malt aroma. There are some light fruits such as pears and apples, and a sweet candi sugar character. Perhaps some mild floral hops and lemon zest.

T: The flavor has a lot of similarities to a witbier. Seems to have a similar orange peel and coriander flavor, but certainly sweeter. Pale candi sugar along with some banana, alcohol, and bread.

M: The body is medium with a moderate to high level of carbonation.

D: As it warms, the booze starts to come out a bit more, but this is still a fine enough beer.

Serving type: on-tap

02-09-2011 19:20:42 | More by womencantsail

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.93/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a hazy blonde body with a huge, long-lasting white head.

Smell: The bright aroma is flowery and certianly lemony, but there's also a pleasant yeastiness to it.

Taste: Initially, a sweet pilsner malt taste with a light, honeylike sweetness and notes of zesty lemon and apricots. Only very minor hints of banana and apple. A nice hit of spicy, peppery hops along with a hint of ginger in the finish. Lemony, hoppy aftertaste. Oh, and with each sip, the beer grows evermore spicy and warming.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Moderate carbonation. Nicely warming.

Drinkability: For a 10% abv brew, this beer goes down exceptionally easy. Especially in the middle of August.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2007 21:27:53 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

4.13/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Appearance: One of those spectacular Belgian pours, with a huge, pillowy head that sits atop the cloudy honey/straw colored liquid; shards of lace are left behind as the liquid is consumed

Smell: Bready, with a peppery and lemony aspect

Taste: Opens with an immediate presentation of the spicy yeast character, followed by stone fruit, candi sugar, honey and lemon elements that combine, by mid-palate; the alcohol arrives after the swallow, to add a bit of warmth to the melange; the finish has hints of herbacious funk

Mouthfeel: Light and bouyant, with tingly carbonation

Overall: A very impressive example of the style, though just a bit sweet for my palate

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 00:28:49 | More by brentk56

UCLABrewN84

California

3.63/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at The Lab Brewing Company in Agoura Hills, CA.

Pours a murky light orange with an off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain, grape-like fruits, and grape juice aromas. Taste is of grain, grape juice, and spices with an alcohol kick with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the alcohol is pretty in your face with each sip.

Serving type: on-tap

03-25-2012 02:24:26 | More by UCLABrewN84

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

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.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2004 19:45:33 | More by Phyl21ca

oberon

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Its been awhile since I have had a Belgian strong pale so I decided to go with this one for a fix,poured into a large tulip glass a medium to deep golden with a large blooming head that left alot of Brussels-style lace behind like in sheets.Somewhat mild in the nose not overly phenolic which in my mind is good,some light citrus fruit and honey notes mainly.Milder but quite flavorful the phenols are again in check pretty well with just a light clove note some refreshing tangerine and ripe orange flavors with a "green" herbal finish.This was a nice beer somewhat refreshing and light for such a big beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2007 00:41:57 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle cellared for 2 1/2 years (technically past the expiration date by 3 months). The initial glass is fairly clear, but it becomes quite hazy with subsequent pours as the rising carbonation stirs up the yeast sediment. A tall head of bright-white foam rises up over the golden-orange body as if it wants to escape from the glass. The retention is excellent, and it maintains a short, creamy cap and leaves some fairly solid sheets of lace throughout the entire glass. The nose is sweet with a light note of vanilla, a low-key fruitness, some peppery spiciness (alcohol?), and a surprisingly bright hoppiness! It's initially gently zesty on the tongue due to the combination of it's exceptionally fine and natural carbonation and light/medium body; but it becomes more cottony and lightly creamy as it warms across the palate. The flavor delivers everything that the aroma promises with some lightly fruity and sweetish malt up-front; a softer maltiness and floral hop flavor across the middle; solid, rising bitterness towards the swallow; and a distinctly dry and bitter finish that's heightened by a wash of peppery, drying alcohol. It lingers in the mouth with hot and peppery alcohol amidst the occasional reminder of sweet, honeyish malt or floral hops. It's quite charming, and leans towards a dangerous level of drinkability although the alcohol is noticeable enough to let you know what you're getting yourself into! Most likely worth trying!

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2003 02:06:17 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Malheur 10 Ale. Brouwerij de Lantsheer.

Clouded golden coloration, vast head of snowy-white foam, drifts down slowly, leaving lace.

Sweet and spicy aromatics, met with the trademark Belgian funk. Citrus zest aplenty.

Taste: Creamy, yeasty mouthfeel. Lots of fruit and spice at play on the palate. Swims happily in the mouth, then leaves easy as a breeze. Slightest bitterness at work, matches the touch of honey in the taste. Alcohol rises at the end. In other words, " a warm finish."

Nice mix of fruit, spice, and booze. Mmm, hmmm.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2011 06:53:28 | More by feloniousmonk

metter98

New York

3.93/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is cloudy golden yellow in color and poured into a snifter glass with a two finger high head that has very good retention properties. A moderate amount of carbonation is visible.
S: There are moderate to strong aromas of spices in the nose along with some notes of alcohol.
T: Like the smell, the overall taste is quite spicy and has a moderate amount of bitterness. There are some notes of alcohol, fruits and yeast in the flavors.
M: It feels light- to medium bodied and very dry on the palate with a moderate to high amount of carbonation.
D: This beer is definitely one that needs to be sipped given its dryness and high alcohol content.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2011 03:12:40 | More by metter98

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.28/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from a 750ml bottle into a snifter glass.

A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a very thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of Belgian yeast, spices, light malts, some citrus and a touch of hops.

T: The taste starts with sweetness from flavors of citrus, caramel and a hearty malt character. There's a strong alcohol burn that comes in quickly and then the breadiness of Belgian yeast, but the alcohol sting is so intense that it throws everything off. The hops presence is decent for the style and brings some balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.

D: A little tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, strong kick, decent representation of style, this is definitely not one of the better Belgian-style beers that I've had. There are several others in the style that I would select first.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2009 02:00:42 | More by TheManiacalOne

jwc215

New Jersey

4.38/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours gold with a thick head. Plenty of lacing sticks.

The smell is floral, peachy and perfumy. Grassy backing.

The taste is floral, peachy, perfumy, grassy. Spiced bread in the back. Honey sweetness is balanced by perfumy spice and grass (Saaz?)

Sweetness turns to dryness in the long finish.

This is a nice sipping brew! Another treasure from Belgium!

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2007 22:15:20 | More by jwc215

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This beer pours a pale golden orange colour, with a fair bit of black sediment eddying around the glass, looking a lot like black pepper. It gives up two fingers of soapy white head, which leaves a minimum of sparse, random lace around the glass as it drops away. The aroma is of dark, sugary, boozy malt, and floral, earthy hops. The taste is sweet caramel malt, brown sugar, alcohol, and a bit of yeast. The carbonation is on the low side, the body medium weight, smooth, and somewhat creamy, and it has a sweet, boozy malt finish.

Pretty warm, even for a Belgian Strong, but nice enough for a nightcap.

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2010 22:21:42 | More by biboergosum

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The good and bad here is that while this beer really hides it's strength well, the flavor doesn't come alive like similarly big Belgian. There's a mellow pale grain flavor to start that blends into a sharp Belgian spice and and noble hops. The hops are a nice touch, but the bitterness isn't lasting ans the flavors fade. I might be overly critical of what's actually a pretty nice beer, but I feel like the standards for a strong Belgian are just incredibly high.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2007 01:27:59 | More by tempest

Wasatch

Utah

4.35/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml Bottle
Caged/Corked
Best By: B88 B89

Had a little trouble with the cork on this one.

Poured into a chalice a very nice hazy golden orange/yellow color, very nice carbonation, very nice one-finger foamy white head, with some nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with a good dose of yeast, green apples, pears, some spice. The taste is slightly sweet, malty, yeasty, very nice touch of pepper, coriander, some green apples, pears. Medium body, crisp. Very Drinkable, this one is a winner, very tasty. My last brew from Liquid Solutions, RIP.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2010 18:41:27 | More by Wasatch

Billolick

New York

4.35/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Large bottle, caged and corked, best before dating on the label (010209), pours cloudy, medium golden, with plenty of yeasty floaters present. Initially it lifts a huge white head, slowly receding to a thick film and leaving gobs of thick sheeting and intricate lace. Complex nose with hints of honey, pepper, and flowers. Tasty Belgian creation, plenty of pepper, floral, notes, yeasty nuttiness, some warming alcohol late. Love the style, this is a worthy example. Complex, easy drinking, bring on the summer salads, crusty breads and peppery cheeses.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2007 01:51:40 | More by Billolick

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap @ Armsby Abbey.

A: Big fluffy Belgian head that I like to see. It leaves some lacing on the glass when it finally fades like an hour later. Semi clear golden yellow color.

N: Hmm, different. Slight spicy and floral hop aromas, low alpha hops but a decent amount. Some light malts with that, almost a pilsner-esque aroma for the malts at least. A slight citrus and lemon aroma too.

T: Starts slightly sweet with a malty taste. Very light Belgian malts but with a heavy thickness as you would need to get to 10% abv. Some grassy mild floral and citrus hops with a touch of spice, a decent amount of low alpha hops again I believe, but at least has a decent bitterness. There's a touch of fruit too with a little banana and lemon zest. A slight mustiness and touch of warming booze round off the taste.

M: Slightly thick to medium body with good carbonation.

F: A little more bitterness and a touch of dryness, but a lingering bittersweet taste way on the back of the tongue. More lemon peel and lingering bitter hops with some citrus, lemongrass, and floral tastes. I also get a touch of honey which seems to come out a bit on the finish and could account for some of that dryness. For 10% abv it is very drinkable too.

Serving type: on-tap

04-29-2010 17:04:23 | More by jlindros

Zorro

California

4.1/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

EXPLOSIVE level of carbonation, be careful where it is pointing when you twist the cork.

Clouded peach colored beer with an enormous puffy white head, pour carefully.

Smell is sweet and fruity mostly of apples and flowers with a hint of spiciness. After the head diminishes a bit caramel dipped apple and honey candy aromas appear. Spicy but ethanol and black pepper are all I can Identify.

Taste starts out sweet and spicy with a nice apple flavor. Apple and caramel combo shows up in the flavor the same as the smell. Little bit of wood and spice after a while.

Mouthfeel is good.

Extremely easy to drink. Nice and mellow and more flavorful than Duvel, but not as complex. Quite drinkable but BEWARE THAT CORK!

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2008 01:08:41 | More by Zorro

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.03/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep golden appearance with a shimmer of orange on the edges. Bigass rocky white head that goes nowhere. Ever. The hop dominated nose is herbal and earthy. The sweet aromas are more candy sweet than malty sweet...like cotton candy or bubblegum esters. Interesting belgian concoction here. There's the sweet, subdued "candied" flavors that I've encountered before. But there's also a dry, grassy, herbal hop accent that fits quite nicely. Some definite belgian yeast properties coming through....bready tones. And a slight lingering bitterness as well. Alcohol is nowhere to be found in this 10% a/v beer. Good drinking.

Thanks for the Belgian "hop bomb" LongBeachBum.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2003 03:24:05 | More by Bighuge

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4.35/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Max's today.

The beer pours a somewhat light, bright gold color with nice lacing and attractive, creamy looking, long lasting head. Don't get a lot on the nose; mostly just a lot of honey, but with some underlying cherry, green apple and light spice. What there is on the nose is attractive. On the palate, this beer is flat out delicious. The beer is on the sweet side, but I'm loving the light bitterness, coupled with the cherry, honey and spice. Mouthfeel is fairly full, and the beer finishes well with a clean, moderately long finish. Alcohol is well disguised in this excellent beer, making this stuff dangerously drinkable.

This is very easy to take. Excellent.

Serving type: on-tap

02-26-2010 20:41:03 | More by johnmichaelsen

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

3.08/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Cork and caged 75cl bottle, best before 10th Jan 2010, drank 29th Oct 2009.

I have been keeping this for over a year and wasn't expecting it to gush out as soon as I opened the bottle, luckily I had two glasses ready ( Judas and Hoegaarden Grand Cru tulips).

Out it came, no stopping it, bringing with it all the sediment, it looked like one of those snow shaking bubble things you used to see at the seaside. Bits floating everywhere within a dirty orange fluid. A clean white head sat on top of the whirling snow storm.

I waited for the sediment to settle, it took a long time, because of its high carbonisation the suspended yeast particles refused to sink with any haste.

Plenty of time to sniff in the aroma then! Yeast, hops and a floral smell, sweet citrus fruits (oranges mostly?).

When I did get my lips to it the alcohol was the first thing that I tasted, it is right too the fore and 'in your face' as some would say. Sweet and sour flavours arrived later.

Too strong for me and I had a terrible headache the following morning, this wasn't the only beer that night, but I am sure it did the damage.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2009 16:16:39 | More by BlackHaddock

glid02

Georgia

4.13/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at the Brick Store.

Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a one-finger egg-white colored head. The head recedes into a thin layer on top leaving thick lacing.

Smells of bright and sweet pale malts with good amounts of light fruits - pears with hints of orange peel - and lighter amounts of spicy hops.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Sweet light malt flavors kick things off and are joined quickly by syrupy pear flavors. Midway through the sip leafy and slightly spicy hops cut the sweetness a bit, carrying through to a crisp ending.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with active carbonation.

Drinkability is very good. I finished my glass quickly and could easily have a few more.

Overall this is a big beer that drinks a lot smaller than it is. Very easy-drinking and well worth a shot.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2010 23:26:05 | More by glid02

lacqueredmouse

Australia

4.08/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a very light but extremely hazed yellow white, with a huge and voluminous head of pure white. Lacing is clumpy and truly Belgian in style. Eventually it settles, but still stays pretty consistent. Looks very pleasant indeed.

Nose is spicy and phenolic, with a big crispness and a slight tartness. Quite fresh overall, but with the boozy and sharp end of the Belgian yeast spectrum. Pretty decent.

Taste is spicy and phenolic again, with an unapologetic booze note throughout. This smoothes out on the back though, quite pleasantly, leaving a dollop of round, meaty Belgian yeast flatness to soothe the palate. Some spicy fruit characters dot the central palate: melon and mango, all compacted to a strong astringent point, giving a nice lift. Indeed, this is smoother, but just as complex and spicy as some of the better known examples like Duvel.

Feel is incredibly smooth, and although there's a noticeable heat of alcohol, it doesn't prickle the palate as I thought it might.

Lovely beer, a really smooth and mellow, but spicy and complex Belgian strong pale. Such beers are rare indeed, and more often than not, you have to take the intense heat and spice as part of the package. I'm glad this one mellows it so much.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2011 07:40:13 | More by lacqueredmouse

Gusler

Arizona

4.18/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Cloudy lemon yellow color on the pour, the head creamy in texture and immoderate in size, the residual lace a fine satin sheet to seal off the glass. Crisp and fresh citrus like tones begin the nose, orange peel, and malt, lightly sweet and quite pleasant to sniff. Big sweet malt start, with a tartness that hits you at the top which is skinny in feel, finish "Vinous", slightly sour, quite dry, biting acidity, a fine beer in its own right, drinkable and worthy of a try at least.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2003 13:23:45 | More by Gusler