Beer Review: Belzebuth by Brasserie Grain d’ Orge
Apr0
Watch out for this monkey! - Photo by Jana
On my last trip to the beer store I saw this weird ass bottle that had a funky monkey on the main part of the label and around the neck a smaller label stating the beer was 13% ABV. Before I knew it my hand was around that bottle and it was on its way into the basket. That was two weeks ago and I have finally cracked open this monkey to see how funky it truly is. The pertinent stats for the ADD among us:
Amount of brew in bottle: 250ml
ABV: 13%
Type of brew: belgian
Price: ~$4
As with the majority of belgian style beers this beer was lightly colored and had more carbonation than other styles of beer. Probably one of the most interesting things about this beer is that even though it had a fairly high level of alcohol it didn’t have the usual taste, in fact it was hardly noticeable that this beer was anything over 7%. Which is great and horrible all at the same time, this beer could really make you feel like you have a monkey on your back (har har).
Besides the high ABV this beer was pretty much unremarkable compared to other belgians. It had very little after taste and it was overall very mellow. It had an almost wine like feel to it, this might have been from the higher alcohol but it could also have been just how they brewed the beast. This is also the first french beer I have ever had. France is not exactly a place I associate with beer but that doesn’t mean they don’t brew any worthwhile beers; apparently they do. So, next time you are in a store and you see a little bottle with a weird ass monkey on the label I would recommend you pick it up. Just make sure you don’t have to drive anywhere after you drink it!
The good: doesn’t taste like a high ABV beer, easy to drink
The bad: the taste is fairly bland
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