Maredsous 8

Bottle from Regional. Pours a deep brown/red, with a tan head. A well spiced aroma, with caramel infused with vanilla and fruit backing up. Flavour starts with some fruit, almost like cherry. Roast malty bitter chocolate flavours sneak in behind the fruit, and dance on the tongue for a while and then linger after. Ends bitter and dry making one beg for another sip. The best Bruin I’ve had to date, incredibly complex with all flavours balanced. The 8% alcohol doesn’t even dip its toe in the flavour, making it highly palatable. Simply amazing.

Deep chestnut/amber pour with a 3/4’’ tan head and layered lacing, a wonderful appearance to be modest. Fruity plums and sugary raisins countered by an aroma of flowers and fresh, earthy yeast. Medium bodied and smooth. Calmly balanced with an enjoyable aftertaste. Flavors of heavily fermented dark fruits and sweet caramel. Light coffee taste with some vanilla hints. Nice treat.

Bottle 33cl. Pours a murky brown colour with some carbonation and a good size, lasting head. Smell is very fruity and pleasant. Can detect pears and oranges and also a hint of banana. Taste is a bit smokey with nice fruity taste mixed into it. Also nice warmth going down.

tasting at GDBTF on 10/18/08. amber in color with a bit of tan head. sour on the nose with some dark fruits. this carries through the mouth and has an average spice quality. a sub par Belgian IMO.

33cl bottle, dark amber colour, medium beige head, dark malt, yeast and dark fruits aroma with alcohol, green apple and roasted notes, balanced flavor, full body, good finish with some hops

Old review from notes... Served at room temperature in Duvel glass. Nice and big rich malt aroma; chocolate, dark cherries, coffee, milk, possibly some smokiness in there too. Dark chocolate body with a big fluffy off-white head and a few yeasty chunks for good measure. Slightly creamy palate, alcohol just noticable. Has an almost vineous note about. Rich dark chocolate flavours dominate. Has this creamy/milkiness about it too. Very tasty and drinkable.

Bottle KSBF 08- Poured a light brown with small head. Slight sweet with some butter scotch roast. Good malt middle with the ABV kind of mixing it up a little.

Tap from WBF in Durham. Deep copper pour, slightly hazy with minimal head. Yeasty nose and malt. Slight wood taste and definite malt. Odd fruits... crabapple? Spice. Flavor comes through nicely in the long aftertaste.