Maredsous 8

Pours a dark but somewhat clear amber with a thick layer of cream-colored head that quickly dissipates to a bit of lacing. Aroma is caramel sugar and undertones of bourbon. Flavor is caramel, banana, and hints of bourbon. Very little carbonation.

Amber colored pour with large head. Fruity, malty aroma with a sweet malty finish.

Brown with medium beige head. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavor is sweet with roasted malt, ripe fruits and chocolate.

12oz Bottle. Grainy earth and honey aroma. Light sweetness and yeast profile. Bits of caramelized sugars. Beer runs a wooden brown, with a tall lacy soap in khaki. Flavor is rather predictable, with rich bready malts and surprisingly warm alcohols. Hop resins glow through the backend. Really, a touch too warm to make this consistently palatable. Malt flavor edges lightly thin and shallow. Not the best.

12 oz funky shaped bottle. Pours a clear, caramel colored brown with a small off white head. Nose was of sweet candys and spices. Mouthfeel was medium with a moderate amount of carbonation. Flavors were of yeast, dark fruits, spices and as an extra treat, some caramel. A Belgian with a dark side. It went down a little to easy with no sign of the 8% alcohol.

On tap @ Volcano, Houston. Dark mahogany with minimal head. Could not detect much aroma. Sweet tropical and dark fruit with warm alcohol. Very Nice.

Foamy head on top of a brown pour. Very sweet aroma of malts. Taste is a little too sweet for my liking. Alcohol comes through.

Pours a hazy red-brown color with a white and foamy head. Aroma is of fruit, yeast and alcohol and the flavor isn’t much different. The flavor is also a little sweet... of caramel. On tap, Flying Saucer, Ft. Worth.