Maredsous 8

Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

Bottle. A - Hazy deep brown tawny color. A large creamy and frothy head with a ivory color. Good amount of lacing remains. S - Dark fruit (plum, raisin, date, fig, cherry, amongst others) along with some molasses and dark sugar. Also fair amount of spice, predominantly clove. T - Good amount of malt along with the dark fruit and sugar. Also some spice (mostly clove) along with some medicinal. Also a hint of alcohol taste. All these mix really well and create a complex tasting beer. M - Medium to full body with a good amount of carbonation. Really smooth as well. D - Good flavors that mix well, each time I take a sip, I get a new mix of flavors. Goes down smooth and easy to drink. May be a little much on the palate to drink a few though. Notes: The flavors mix really well and although is is more sweet than anything else, no specific flavor really outweighs another. Really good tasting beer.

Brown in the glass with a big bubbly head. Yeasty perfumed smell with red fruit, white chocolate - very appetising and strong. More chocolate and bready malt in the taste. Prickly carbonation and fruit esters, a touch of herby hoppy bitterness. Very nice

(bottle) pours a murky ruby-brown colour with a rocky beige head. aroma of toasted malts, blackcurrant and yeast. flavour is quite earthy, with some light notes of chocolate and fruit and a caramel finish. medium alcoholic body with average carbonation.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with big tan head. Aroma of raisin and brown sugar. Flavor of licorice and dried fruits. Heavy on the tongue with a bit of a bitter finish. Interesting beer.

Bottled. Very beautiful deep mahogany brown pour with a persistent rocky beige head. Aroma is dark brown sugar, raisin, fig, a hint of spice. It has a sweet brown sugar flavor to it with lots of dark fruits: raisin, fig, dates. Some vanilla, nuts, a little leather, and Belgian yeast spice round it out. Finishes kind of boozy.

rich brown, colour, soft creamy head; aroma of plums, coffee. taste at first is sweet turning to licorice with a slightly tart aftertaste. well balanced alcohol and nice carbonation. Tasty and interesting abbey beer.

A more subdued dubbel. Still get a little fruity sour kick as it warms, but mostly a smooth caramel and malt with white raisins. Small head, medium carbonation. Looks awesome.

There is a sour malty aroma in this belgian ale. The rich brown color is complemented with a creamy cappucinno head. There are flavors of a spicy brown ale with resiny malt flavors and sweetness.