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Belzebuth
Brasserie Grain d' Orge (Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc SA)
- From:
- Brasserie Grain d' Orge (Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc SA)
- France
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #188 - ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #26,871 - Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 17.84%
- Reviews:
- 295
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 28, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 17, 2002
- Wants:
- 20
- Gots:
- 39
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Hunter:
Reviewed by Hunter from Arizona
3.95/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A little intimidated by some of the reviews here - I'm expecting bourbon, not beer. My particular bottle stated a 13% ABV.
Poured into a small glass so I prevented much of the oft-reported sludge in the brew. Clear and coppery, with a sudsy white head of foam that dissipates quickly. No traceable carbonation.
Aroma is akin to a roasted tripel: candi sugar, malt, some trace soapiness. Alcohol not really discernable in the nose.
Lord, but the alcohol hits you in the taste! Initial heat on the sip, warming the throat and chest on the swallow. Beneath the alcohol are notes of caramel, smoke, and general tartness. The aftertaste is akin to taking a sip of single malt. Not nearly as bad as I expected.
As others have suggested, take this brew as I think it was meant to be taken: not as a quaffer but an apertif to be sipped over a long period. More like a brandywine than a lager, so drink it as such.
Aug 22, 2005Poured into a small glass so I prevented much of the oft-reported sludge in the brew. Clear and coppery, with a sudsy white head of foam that dissipates quickly. No traceable carbonation.
Aroma is akin to a roasted tripel: candi sugar, malt, some trace soapiness. Alcohol not really discernable in the nose.
Lord, but the alcohol hits you in the taste! Initial heat on the sip, warming the throat and chest on the swallow. Beneath the alcohol are notes of caramel, smoke, and general tartness. The aftertaste is akin to taking a sip of single malt. Not nearly as bad as I expected.
As others have suggested, take this brew as I think it was meant to be taken: not as a quaffer but an apertif to be sipped over a long period. More like a brandywine than a lager, so drink it as such.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
3.34/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Dark hazy, orange color.
Good sized head was very foamy head and lace.
Aroma of grapes and fruit.
Taste starts off sweet & fruity with a quick, well carbonated spice kick.
Was that nutmeg ?
then a mild, but noticeable alcohol burn.
It is really a very good warmer. Balance is good and it seems the company wants to capture attention with the ABV.
( this review was written over a decade ago when it was not as common to see such high gravity beers.)
The beer is good and has a decent feel, though it can be syrupy and when warm the mouth feel is not as good,
In the end, it was just too sweet for me.
Feb 28, 2024Good sized head was very foamy head and lace.
Aroma of grapes and fruit.
Taste starts off sweet & fruity with a quick, well carbonated spice kick.
Was that nutmeg ?
then a mild, but noticeable alcohol burn.
It is really a very good warmer. Balance is good and it seems the company wants to capture attention with the ABV.
( this review was written over a decade ago when it was not as common to see such high gravity beers.)
The beer is good and has a decent feel, though it can be syrupy and when warm the mouth feel is not as good,
In the end, it was just too sweet for me.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.46/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from MrBarleywine, thanks again Mike.
Aged bottle opens without fanfare and pours still with some chunks at the bottom. Hazy tawny brown color. Caramel raisin and faint alcohol. Medium to thin body no carb with a sticky watery mouthfeel. Not sure how old this is but its aged fairly well, some bubbles would have helped though.
Dec 02, 2022Aged bottle opens without fanfare and pours still with some chunks at the bottom. Hazy tawny brown color. Caramel raisin and faint alcohol. Medium to thin body no carb with a sticky watery mouthfeel. Not sure how old this is but its aged fairly well, some bubbles would have helped though.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.8/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
250 ml bottle, named "Belzebuth Pur Malt Extra Forte", ABV was 13%. In Nice, France. Deep golden colour, low head. Malty sweet and alcoholic aroma, notes of molasses. Flavour is sweet and alcoholic, but the beer is not undrinkable.
May 11, 2021Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.39/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
From notes 6/24/12: Pours a clear coppery amber with low carbonation for the style producing only 1.5 fingers of soapy, short-lived, beige (with a grayish hue) head that leaves pasty lacing on the sides of the glass. Aroma is honeyish caramel, heady spoiled white fruit notes in an alcohol background. Taste is a slight improvement being notes of perhaps pale and lightly roasted malts: honey, caramel, dark plum, raisin, apple, maybe grape and cherry with an oily nut flavor not unlike the aftertaste of peanut butter swimming in a cotton candy sweetness and ALCOHOL. The 13% ABV is prominent and aggressive especially in the mouth. Without knowing the ABV I would have guessed it to be significantly higher. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation; a little syrupy with mouth numbing alcohol warmth. Not an easy drinker; not even a pleasant sipper to my palate.
Oct 29, 2019Rated by Issou from California
2.62/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
2.62/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Good choice yo get drunk between RSAiste
Jul 23, 2019Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota
3.51/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a murky ice tea brown color with a small ivory cap that falls away immediately but leaves decent legs when swirled. Aroma is caramel and honey. Flavor is very sweet (think of booze soaked baklava) with the honey being joined by almonds. Feel is medium to thick bodied with low carbonation. Overall a decent boozy brew.
Dec 04, 2018Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania
4.32/5 rDev +26.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +26.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This is one boozy beer! Super sweet and quite viscous, just the way I like my strong Belgians. Hops are very faint and there are a lot of sugary aromas and aftertastes
Dec 03, 2016Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.34/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Alcohol naturally comes through in the taste. Decent flavor hides under the alcohol burn, but the 13% ABV is the most evident thing here. Still drinkable though....
Jan 12, 2016
Belzebuth from Brasserie Grain d' Orge (Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc SA)
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
476 ratings
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