Malheur Bière Brut (Brut Reserve)
Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV

Malheur Bière Brut (Brut Reserve)Malheur Bière Brut (Brut Reserve)
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From:
Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV
 
Belgium
Style:
Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut
ABV:
12%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 10.78%
Reviews:
102
Ratings:
170
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 20, 2022
Added:
Sep 02, 2002
Wants:
  69
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by bonbini26:
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Rated by bonbini26 from New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2%

Jan 12, 2012
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle into a flute. Date on label says best before F02/11. I take that to mean before November 2022, so i have complied. Then again, I could be completely wrong.

Looks splendid in the appropriate glass. Hazy orange amber body with swarms of carbonation. The head is initially massive, and retains in very good form throughout with gobs of lacing.

Aroma is muted, but there are elements of stone fruit.

On tasting, well, it's simply delicious. Somewhat sweet. Tons of non citrus fruit. A slight spice note. Dryish, but this doesn't last. Strong tasting, but the abv is not apparent in the taste, only in the serious buzz I'm feeling.

Mouth full, finish warm, fruity, and strong.

Overall, had Deu5 recently, and was delighted with that. This is even better. Love the style, and certainly understand why they are 30-40 bucks a bottle. Lovely drink.
Feb 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Boone757 from Virginia

May 15, 2021
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain

5/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Bottle from belgium in a box, served at home in a Malheur glass.
Golden colour, big head that lasts forever. Strong lacing.
Aroma of orange, apples, pears, spices, champagne, a bit of bretts (barnyard), white chocolate, liquor, dried fruits, honey... add whatever you want.
Medium to full body, dense texture, active carbonation. Sweet and dry finish.
Taste follows the aroma.
A beast. Better not talk about that stupid thing they called brut IPA.
Aug 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by steverx8 from England

Apr 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by igl from Russian Federation

Feb 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jan 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.89 by Trueprinceofgotham from California

Nov 29, 2019
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

3.89/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Golden color with apparent carbonation and a thick somewhat fluffy big head with eternal retention.
Aroma with notes of orange peel, pear, spices and champagne yeast.
Flavor with notes of pilsner malt sweetness, champagne yeast, apricot, lemon, spices, mild earth, floral and herbal hops, white grapes, roses and very discreet funky twist. Dry aftertaste with a robust bitterness.
Medium body with effervescent carbonation. Alcohol of 11% is better well disguised that true champagne.
Very complex Bière Brut that brings a marriage of champagne and traditional beer notes. Hops are sure a key ingredient here, it is not a champagne disguised of a beer.
Oct 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by TeeCee from Texas

Sep 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.53 by Jerk_Store from Canada (QC)

Dec 08, 2017
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Reviewed by TheDoctor from Canada (QC)

4.56/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Serving: Bottle
Bottled: Jun-1-2014

Pours an almost clear, lightly amber, gold color with a finger of airy head that drops to nothing. The aroma is kind of like a triple, some hay, floral, light malt charcter and a little spice. Well-hidden booze and not tons else going on aroma-wise. The flavor was nothing like what I was expecting, though (same goes for everyone that has it with me). Waves upon waves of caramel, toffee, watered down mocha, crusty white bread, white chocolate and tobacco. There is a fluffy and creamy feel to pair with all the sweetness relatively dry with no detectable alcohol. It has a smooth finish and was an absolute delight it drink. Just an amazing beer! It made quite an impact and I'm glad that I sought it out. Not just a curiosity and a fascinating type of fermentation that I now think should be explored more. I would pick this one up in a second in the future if I saw it. I'd be especially curious to what it's like fresh. This one seemed like it gracefully mellowed since 2014 but for all I know it was a rancid husk of its past self. I'll keep an eye out and look forwards to being able to dedicate more time to a review of it.
Dec 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by TinFang from California

May 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by cryptichead from Illinois

Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Dec 19, 2016
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Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium

3.83/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Light yellow color, with orange reflections, slightly cloudy. Foam white, huge, tall and very durable. It is made up of small and a few larger bubbles.
Fruity aroma, orange, sweet peaches, light floral notes.
Taste like the flavor is pronounced fruity character, where lemon, orange, peach are the backbone. Seasoned is a delicate herbs.
Gentian acute, peppermint, short, but very clear. High saturation, appropriate. Despite the 11% that has the Malheur, alcohol is not noticeable.
Jun 29, 2016
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Reviewed by neurobot01 from California

4.23/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml c&c bottle dated best by 03/01/16 (so, almost 4 months ago) into an oversized Burgundy glass at fridge temp.

Look: pours a very pale yellow with a slightly ridiculous foamy white head and lots of carbonation. Very pleasant to look at.

Smell: wheat, citrus, white grape, hay, wet stones, fig, peach, confectioners sugar, pear, barnyard. A lot going on, but appealing.

Taste: holy sweet jeebus. Picture the sweetest piece of pecan pie you've ever had; this is 10% sweeter than that. Lots of wonderful fruit flavors—pear, honeydew, date, grape, coconut—along with herbal notes, biscuit, vanilla, tobacco... but you have to wade through a cumulonimbus of cotton-candy sweetness to find those other flavors.

Feel: very light and fluffy, and fairly dry. Cotton candy comes to mind again.

Overall: this is a really interesting and enjoyable beer, but you have to come prepared for just gobs of sweetness. I wouldn't call it cloying, because there are enough other flavors going on that it's never really a chore to drink, but I feel like it'd be easily a 4.5 with about 50% as much sweetness.
Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by dbauer from California

Jun 20, 2016
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Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois

4.05/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed in "Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium", this awaits my review with another tasting.
Also reviewed in the "1001."
Apr 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by Beer-Ed from Netherlands

Apr 04, 2016
Malheur Bière Brut (Brut Reserve) from Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 170 ratings