Malheur Dark Brut / Noir
Called "Black Chocolate" in the U.S.
3.9
554 reviews
Buggenhout, Belgium
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Toranomon summer tasting, thank you Dede for this. Champagne looking bottle, super carbonated and the yeast is super excited to get out of the bottle. Pours very foamy but it does come down relatively quickly. Very Belgian nose, sweetish toffee, light caramel and candy. Taste has lots of Belgian yeast, sweetish and spicy, belgian candy sugar. Medium body with medium bitterness. Alcohol actually well hidden, maybe carbonation does that. Good herbal bitter kick in the finish, dry and lingering. Pretty good one.
Not as rounded as hoped but good. Lots of dark fruit huge yeasty character. Needs time.
Cette Dark Brut est un mariage réussi entre une Malheur 12, une bière brute et une maturation en barrique de chêne. On y retrouve cette complexité de la Malheur 12 enrichie du passage en fût et cette finesse de la bière brute qui l'apparente au champagne. Et on reconnaît bien les 3 à la dégustation avec par moment une bière qui se rapproche des arômes de la Bush de Nuit En verre, très belle prestation avec une bière brune surmontée d'une mousse beige et crémeuse de 2 cm. Le nez est très vineux, sur la barrique avec une présence acétique et une touche de chocolat. La complexité s'exprime davantage à la dégustation. A l'attaque, les arômes du champagne sont au-devant de notes fruitées et vineuses. La malheur 12 s'exprime davantage sur la seconde bouche sur le fruit, quelque peu accompagné de café et chocolat et où la barrique est également plus présente. L'arrière, relativement linéaire et d'une ampleur moyenne, est par contre d'une bonne complexité. Le final, long, est sec, mais bien élancé sur l'amertume, les fruits confits et en rétro, le café. L'alcool à 12 % est à la fois bien intégré et structure bien l'ensemble. Une excellente bière pour fêter une seconde étoile.
Appearance: Pours clear dark brown with a huge frothy off-white head that quickly dissipates, no lacing.
外观：深棕色，清澈，大量多孔且迅速消失的浅黄色泡沫，无挂杯。
4/5
Aroma: Rich aroma of chocolate, nuts and wood, vinous, with spices, herbs, dark fruits, malts and caramel notes, and a slight touch of grassy hops. Woody aroma achieved a dominant position after oxidation.
气味：浓郁的巧克力、坚果和木桶香气，还有香料、草药、深色水果、麦芽和焦糖的气味，以及一丁点青草香。醒酒后木桶香气大增，占据了主导地位。
10/10
Taste: Woody vanilla, chocolate, liquorice, herbs, candy sugar, roasted malts, cherries, berries, dark fruits, dried fruits and nuts. Subtle mixing of malty sweetness, hoppy bitterness and fruity sourness, quiet complexd and well balanced. Bitter salty spicy chocolately boozy warming finish.
味道：木桶带来的香草味、巧克力、甘草、草药、比利时糖、烘烤麦芽、樱桃、浆果、深色水果、果脯和坚果味。巧妙的融合了麦芽的甜味、酒花的苦味和水果的酸味，相当复杂而又非常平衡。尾韵苦咸而温暖，呈现香料和巧克力味道以及酒精气息。
9/10
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, somewhat hot and prickling without oxidation, mouthcoating, highly carbonated.
口感：酒体饱满，不醒就直接喝的话会有点热辣和针刺感，有覆膜感，杀口感强。
4/5
Overall: A woody chocolately enhanced Malheur 12, get much more complexd while maintain balanced. Need oxidation to make it rounded.
木桶味和巧克力味加强版的马赫12号，复杂度大大提高的同时保持了味道的平衡。需要醒酒来让它变得圆润。
16/20
Bottle served in a glass,
this ale was a very dark brown / red in the glass, there was a light tan cover, it left some spots and small fingers of lacing on the glass that rolled off quickly,
it had dark malt aromas, dark bread, dark fruit – sweet & tart cherry, some prune and raisin,
a little leather with wood and cork (the bottle was corked & caged),
it had a chocolate note when first opened but was not noticed afterwards,
it also had an old beer note that grew as I drank, this bottle had a Best By 2011 date on the label, this beer was way past it prime,
the flavors were dark malt – dark brad, bread crust, cherry, dried fruit - raisin and prune with a hint of dry, dark cocoa,
it tasted like an old beer,
it was drying on the tongue at the finish,
the mouth feel was more than medium, it had just a little creaminess, I was expecting more and I think it should have had more,
I think the carbonation was a bit under done, but this may be because the beer was sold past its best by date,
I could tell this beer was old, if you find a bottle of this with the same date you could try it to find out what an old beer smells and tastes like
or had this beer with this date, you know what an old beer smells and tastes like, I do not recommend.
Аромат немного пряный с оттенком кофе и пряников а также темных фруктов. Цвет темно коричневый, с крупно пузырчатой пеной. Вкус классического бельгийского шоколада. Также ощущается некие цветные нотки, очень много ванили и оттенки сухофруктов. При глотке хорошая и продолжительная кофейная кислинка. Послевкусие длительное и сбалансированное, ощущается много ванили и шоколада с некими оттенками пряностей и карамели. Пиво очень хорошо согревает горло. В целом я понял почему это пиво одно из любимых великого Майкла Джексона.
750 mL bottle shared by ebone1988. Best before end FO4/11. The pour is a darker brown/black with a thick off white/light tan head and a relative lack of lace as it falls to a collar and thin film. The aroma is interesting. There is a bit of chocolate and tart cherry up front with a very dry vinousness and a huge oak addition. There is quite a bit of alcohol on the end as well. The flavor is sharper on the alcohol. The vinousness takes over for sure. Very dry and oaky backs that up. The chocolate fades and the tart cherry is a little out of place. It’s not terrible. The mouth feel is a little heavier medium bodied with a brother carbonation and a lingeringly rough aftertaste. This is something else. Very boozy and almost rubber bandy on the finish. Not my thing. 7 4 6 3 13
Bottle from Holiday Market. Bottle shared with koleminer20, for the book. 2011 Vintage. Aroma is woody, red wine tannins, some deep cherry, some nuttiness, yeast, pretty complex. Appearance is reddish dark brown, light brown head, unfiltered. Taste is very dry, sweet cherries, woody as hell, red wine tannins, yeast, boozy, bitter roast, interesting. Mouthfeel is medium to heavy body, light carbonation, tannin heavy woody booze aftertaste. Overall, hard to pin this one down. It's good and not good.
(rubis, nez yeast-sucré, > cassis-mélasse, h2o, amère sublime, racine fine, sour-framboise, se complexifie, prune-terre)
Brown with tons of cakey tan head. Like the original 12 its got raisin and sweet malt, but with this the sweet almond champagne and different hop aromas clearly introduce new complexity compared to the 12. Banana, sweet malt, spices and strong champagne yeast throughout, lots of bubbles. Dry finish with tingling hops and that string of sweet malts bye and bye. Really cool beer, we had the 12 before and its really great, this one builds on that and its exciting and differemt. The hops are much more apparent and the mouthfeel is obviously more carbonated, which manages to harmonize with all of the flavors. Great beer.
750ml bottle at Alex's. BB 2008-01-15. Pours a clear copper with a weak tan head. Aroma is a bit corky with raisin notes. Similar taste, very sweet with lots of caramel and dark fruits. Candy notes in the end. Interesting.
0.75l bottle thanks to Cristobal37. Hazy orangish brown body with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, cocoa, orange zest, salt, dark sugar and rose water. Taste of cocoa, chocolate, hint of booze, salt, caramel and orange zest. Dry and highly carbonated. Super complex and smooth. Awesome.
Bottle at a tasting @ Koelschtrinker's place. Smooth malty beginning. Caramel, dark chocolate, grain, roasted sweetish caramelly malts. Sticky rich, round and deep, caramel, moderate bitterness, very interesting but a bit dusty.
Bottle shared at Koelschtrinker's place. A dark brown beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of sweet chocolate, riped fruits, honey. Taste of caramelish malt, nuts, riped red fruits, toffee, vanilla, nice.
Sampled from 0.75 l bottle from 'Bierzwerg', cellared for three years. Clear, dark brown to black with a large, frothy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty and a little yeasty-spicy aroma of caramel, milk chocolate, licorice and some nuts. Moderately sweet, malty, slightly roasty, a bit yeasty-spicy taste of caramel, milk chocolate, coffee and nuts, followed by a medium long, moderately bitter, quite dry, roasty and a little yeasty-spicy finish. Medium body, quite effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Very nice, but not overly complex.
Dunkler, malzig herber Antrunk. Starke Karbonisierung, süffig, moderat alkoholisch, langer Nachhall. Gut. 10/8/9/8//7
Bottle:
Dark brown with a short tan head.
Chocolate, caramel, dark fruit/berry scent.
Sweet, lightly tangy chocolate malt, yeast flavour.
Alcohol is noticeable, but comes on smoothly and warmly.
Very nice.
Bottle@tuulensuu. Hazy brown color with off-white head. Aroma has caramel, dark fruits, toffee, fudge. Taste is sweet with long quite sweet aftertaste. Flavors of dark fruits, caramel, malt, toffee and spices.
Pours dark brown with spicy aroma . Complex full body warming taste . Very nice in Xmas day
Bottle. Yeast, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Dark brown with small tan head. Moderately sweet chocolate fudge malt, yeast, and moderately bitter herbal hay flavor. Nice body.
750ml bottle pours out dark brown top with a fluffy tan head. Nose is berries roast malts pit fruit caramel yeast spice. Taste is more of the fruit spice a little bit of wine grain. Very enjoyable
750 ml bottle shared by Corey. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a medium plus sized beige head. The aroma and flavor have ample dark fruits, raisins, chocolate, yeast, a doughy character, and a hint of spices, good.
Bie en bouteille de 75cl. Couleur ambré foncé / brun. Mousse beige. Nez grillé, chocolat noir, malt. Palais malté, touche de grillé discrète, pointe de chocolat amer. Ensemble corpulent, bien épais, belle effervescence. Good.
Aus der Flasche (Version 2014) 2016-12 getrunken.Dieses dunkles belgisches Schwergewicht einen überraschend filigranen Körper mit einer feinen Malznote.
Aus der Flasche (Version 2013) 2014-01 getrunken. Neben der leichten Malznoten auch ein Hauch von Süße, so wird dieses Bier (wenn man das überhaupt noch so nennen darf) von Fruchtnoten wie von Cantaloupe-Melonen begleitet. LECKER!
Bottle from Systembolaget. Fairly light smell considering the ABV. I got some wood, cellar notes, chocolate and dark malts on the nose. Similar taste, felt both sweet and dry. Malty and fruity with dried fruit. Boozy but not nearly as expected from this strong abeer.
Doft: syrlig, torkad frukt, choklad, rostade nötter.
Smak: Torkad frukt, choklad, torr, söt, spritsig.
Flaska från Beernavigator drucken med ölföreningen. Tack Daniel! Stor och söt fruktig doft. Som det ljusa varianterna stor och elegant men här märkbark sötare och rundare med kryddig och fruktig smakbild med gula russin, anis, torkad frukt, kryddigt vin, mandel. Champagnemetoden ger inte utdelning på samma sätt i den här maltigare och sötare versionen utan det blir lite spretigt. Hade väntat mig mer chokladsmak. Gott.
From Belgium in a box; pours dark brown to black with a red shine and a giant off-white head; aroma is dried fruit, a hint of spice, some wine like notes, some alcohol; taste is intense fruity, great sweetness without being cloying at all, raisins, prune, grains, a hint of spice, something which reminds me of white wine, some tartness,has a warming gentle alcoholic finish; light texture with high carbonation
Bottle, 75cL. @Naintre, shared with my dad. A very dark brown beer, nearly black with a big beige foamy head ; good retention. Beautiful label and bottle. Red berries, roast, prune note, biscuit, light caramel. Medium round sweet, warming atmosphere, light dry bitter. Full body, light silky, average carbonation, fruity warming sweet finish. Overall, delicious beer ! Gourmet beer.