Maredsous 8 Brune

Brewed by Duvel Moortgat
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Dark amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of sweet malt, yeast, dark fruit, some caramel, & spice; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, dark fruit, caramel, raisons, and spice; Finish is slightly bitter; Nicely balanced; Overall, solid brew.

Like so many other beers I’ve tasted tonight, its got a very champagne like finish in both flavor and texture. Thus, its not my favorite.

Bottle. Brown color with a strong red hue, pretty. slightly tanned head, quite big and long lasting. Nice lacing as well. Aroma is malty (roasted) with hints of caramel. Okay I guess, but nothing special, except for some rustiness. Taste is similar, but nicely balanced. Starts of a tad sweet of malts, and then some hoppy bitterness. Unfortunately, halfway between these tastes I find it a bit watery somehow. Nevertheless, it has quite some body and I like the hint of alcohol in the taste. Finish is medium long and a bit dry. Not bad, but no favorite either.

UPDATED: FEB 7, 2011 Brown with nice red glow, medium tanned head. Aroma is roasted malt and caramel with a touch of spices. Flavour is medium sweet of and lightly bitter of roasty malt and caramel. Not bad, just a bit onesided.

Bottle, 33 cl. Brown beer with medium creamy white head that lasts. Aroma of roasted malts, dark fruits and chocolate. Taste of roasted malts also, light sweet, dark fruits, light caramel. Overall taste keeps hanging in the mouth as aftertaste.

Pours a clear dark amber color with a creamy, lasting, tan head that leaves quite some lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, fresh bread and yeast. Very nice well balanced flavor that has some mildly sweet beginning and a decent delicate bitter ending and finish. A tiny bit of a warming alcohol presence as well. Great complexity with lovely roastedness, some yeast and a very creamy texture and lively carbonation. Great, typically Belgian, dark ale.

The aroma is dark fruits/dates. Grainy malts and a slightly sour funk. Touch of cherry. A little cloying but solid. Whiff of powdery chocolate. The cloudy rose-purple, like a blush wine. Decent head, very murky. Good swath of lace. The flavor grainy initial blast, with mocha and cocoa powder; very chocolatey. A nutty finish, dusty. Not as cloying because of the more earthy finish. Some potting soil. More earthy and chocolatey as it warms up. The palate is gritty and rough, an ashy finish. Smooth on the exterior; oily, buttery, fizzy too. It’s a good, nicely balanced dubbel. Very European, with healthy spices, earthy nutty malts and a twinge of sour sweetness. Dusty and dry.

berries, malty, yeast. Nice red appearance, Tones of red fruit and coffee quite a long aftertaste, not too bitter like a good dubble should be. Nice alcohol warmth.