Maredsous 8

bottle. Pours velvet-brown with a large cream-colored head and heavy lacing. Aroma of dried fruit, yeast, and some creamy chocolate. Flavor is smooth, toasted chocolate with soft raisin, plum and yeast. Nice smooth and dry chocolate - candy finish. Never gets overly sweet, which I appreciated. Could have used more complexity, though. update 6/24/09: on tap, Wurstkuche. Brown with a medium-sized creamy head. Aroma has wood, malt and spices to it. Primary flavors are of nutty, malty sweetness. A hint of dried fruit in there as well, possibly figs. The mid-palate to finish of this beer shows more alcohol than I would like, contributing a perception of thinness and lack of finesse. Overall, still a decent Belgian, but it doesn’t stand up to other more venerable Dubbels I’ve tried (Chimay, Westmalle, even Ommegang come to mind 3.4.

750 ml bottle. Ruby-brown colour, huge off-white head. Dark fruits and spices in the aroma. Roasted, rather dry aroma of coffee, nuts, dark fruits and yeast. Warm and slightly sour finish. Full-bodied and richly but smoothly carbonated. Very enjoyable.

33cl bottle. Aromas of chocolate, roasted coffee beans, roasted malt and dark fruits. A beautiful cloudy dark brown with a big, off-white fluffy head. Rich flavours of roasted coffee, chocolate, plums, raisins, black cherries and malt balanced with mild hoppiness and alcohol. A soft and creamy mouthfeel with an amazing chocolate finish. Very nice beer.

Dark brown color with a huge carbonated off-white head. Aroma of malr, fruit, and some hops. Malts, dark fruit dominate the flavor. Well-balance mouth feel. Enjoyable.

Bottle. Rich fruity powerful aroma. Ruby mahogany body, large creamy light tan head. Flavor is chock full of ripe fruit and malts, with a lingering mild fruit finish. Excellent.

Aroma of plum and allspice. Huge frothy off white head with good lacing. Mostly lasting longevity on the head. Hazy body with a dark amber/brown hue. Lightly sweet on initial flavor with a little sour milk kicker on the end. Lighter body than I expected, even a little watery. Soft carbonation. Lightly astringent finish with moderate alcohol burn.

Straight up Dubbel. Brown. Lots of malt. Some fruit. From what I remember...ever rate a beer that you have had but now are wondering what you experienced exactly? At what point do our ratings merge? Blur? Become the same? Right here.

Poured a Dark Amber color with a light brown head that fully diminised. Aroma of dark fruits and spice. Tastes similar to the aroma. Salty sour milk finish with some moderate alcohol present. Light bodied and just a tad watery. Overall a pretty decent beer.