Belgoo Maxus

Brewed by Brasserie La Binchoise
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Binche, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and fruit as well as light notes of yeast. The flavor is fruity combined with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry and bitter finish.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a hazy golden with ugly impurities and an off-white head - a slow gusher. Unclean fruity aroma. Solid body, very fruity with some spices. Yeasty and phenollic. Tart finish. 230909

33 cL bottle, courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours cloudy orange with yeast sediments and almost no head. Aroma is dry yeasty fruity and light mouldy. Sweet malty, distinct crisp fruity and lingering sweet fruity flavoured into the finish. Sticky lasting impression.

Bottled@One Pint, Helsinki. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is yeast, fruits, some caramel malts and cookies. Flavour is fruity, yeasty, caramelly and a bit rubbery.

Bottled (One Pint Pub, BB 09/2009). Slightly hazy yellow color, small white head. Citrus and green apple in the nose. Sweet, fruity flavor, some mango/apricot, crisp carbonation. Oily finish. Low bitterness. Harmless.

Slight gushing to huge, dense & fine-bubbled head; hazy golden beer with an amber shine. Good lace. Spicy nose, white candi sugar, and I seem to get faint coriander; citrus. Lots of yeasty esters. Bitterish-spicy taste, again white candi sugar (...), liquorice in the finish. Less citrussy than the nose, and less dry than expected. Bit sticky MF, rather well-bodied. Overall well-conceived, even if more hop-presence as better attenuation, would have served it well. Thanks to Ignace for the bottle-watch!

330ml bottle (One Pint, Helsinki, Belgian Weeks 2009)
Very fruity aroma - apples and even peach in places. Lively carbonation. Fruity taste too, accompanies a gentle but tasty grainy body with a pleasant acidity. Finish is gently but tasty buddy green hops. a touch grassy, but very nice. Covers thte alcohol very well. Very simple, but very good for that simpleness. After trying the magus I wasn’t expecting much from the maxus, but was pleasantly surprised.

(Bottled) Hazy yellow-golden with a small head. Aroma of simple, pale maltiness and vegetably hints. Flavor of pale malt, slight cardboard, toffee notes. Light to medium body, soft carbonation. Not much you can say about this one.