This French beer claims to be a Golden Ale, but it has Barley-wine strength.  Beelzebuth, which means "Lord of the Flies," a reference to Satan, comes in at a whopping 13% ABV.  I remember first trying this beer about 6 years ago, and it really started to open my beer world, so I revisit this beer once in a while.  This time we happen to have a website. The Pour:  Beelzebuth had a very clean, golden body, which bubbled lazily to the to top of the glass.  There wasn't a ton of head retention, but what was there stuck around. The Nose:  I personally think that Beelzebuth shares a lot of qualities that Reislings and Astis have--the apple-like qualities, cider-type touches, and fresh feeling on the nose.  With beers that aren't dark yet are this high in alcohol, one can often detect some very vinous (wine-like) aromas.  This is no exception. The Taste:  Beelzebuth drank much lighter than one might expect.  It didn't seem heavy in body or in alcohol.  The Reisling/Asti apple flavors came through in a big way.  The beer also shared the sweetness of an Asti.  Of course, it departed from these flavors when some very nice grain smokiness came ...

This brewer hails from France and uses three different strains of yeast to develop the aromas in the beer.  Here is a link to the website (translated from French).  Their most popular product might be Trois Monts (which I think means 3 hills).  Anyway, this is their Christmas Ale, which runs at 8.5% alcohol.  When I poured this beer, it had a small but stable head, along with a lovely maple color. The aromas of the beer were reminiscent of a Belgian sour Ale, although there were slight aromas of grains and nuttiness.  On top of that, I caught wine and a woodiness that left an impression.  When I sipped the beer, the grainy woods came through on the palate.  Nuts and what I can only describe as a dry powdery quality came through in the taste.  There were a decent amount of the fruit qualities that came through as well.  Overall, I thought that the beer was pretty un-eventful.  Since it was somewhat prosaic and static for the style type.  Better than a normal (by "normal," I mean American macro-brew) beer but nothing special. I'm interested to try some of their other products to see if they stand up to the emphasis the French have on gastronomy.  Don't ...