Maredsous 8

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

Tap: Clear amber with red tints. Sweet cola flavors with not much of an aroma. Nice finish.

The look is brown colored, dark, with a tan head. Smells of fruits, sweetness, and alcohol. Taste is fruity, malty, and a little yeast. Some alcohol warmth.

Blind at Dugges 080329. Clear red colour, thick tan head. Sweet and fruity aroma, berries. Sweet taste, fruits and some alcohol. Thick mouthfeel.

Aroma is a sweet fruity scent. Color is a deep dark mahogany with very good carbonation and a thick tight light tan head. Taste is like liquid candy. Starting with a full body it goes down a little crisp with a foamy feel. Finish comes in with a rich sweet malt flavor and dried fruit tones then a mild Belgian yeast shows. After taste lets the fruit flavor stand out before warming you as the alcohol shows its self. This is a very good Dubbel, only down fall would be that the alcohol is a little strong on the end.

750ml bottle. Pours a thick, reddish brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is citrusy and indicative of a good amount of hops. The flavor agrees, and also included caramel notes, along with a musty character. It was mostly dry, but there was some sweetness to it up front. There is a little alcohol bite in the finish. Left a nice lacing on the glass.

bottle. Hazy dark brwon colour, creamy beige head. Full-bodied, spicy and malty, slightly hoppy. Hints of caramel, chocolate and toffee. Pleasant mf, medium carbonation.

One of the hoppier strong brunes widely available in Belgium. Tough to beat with roasted poultry. Pours dark, reddish-brown with chestnut highlights, big fluffy beige head recedes to persistent layer. Nose of raisins, prunes, port, with fainter hop notes. Light fruity sweetness rolls into mild hoppy bitterness, faint roasty notes. Relatively high carbonation does block some of the early flavor, but adds something to refreshment value. Easy-drinking for 8%. This is another one that can save you in Belgium when a pub’s selection is otherwise dire.

Poured from a corked 750-ml bottle a dep brown color with a tint of red. Huge fluffy white head that went down slowly. A malty smell of caramel and dark fruits. The taste was complex with a lot going on. Herbal spice was noted along with a fruity taste (especially banana). Also seemed to note some caramel and toffee.