Maredsous 8

Bottle, 75cl. Brown colour with a medium tan head. Fruity aroma, mostly green apples and slightly vinous. Fruity flavour with a light sourness.

750ml bottle. Drank in a trappist glass. Dark amber poor with a nice thin frothy beige head. Aromas of molasses, yeast, caramel, roasted malts and a hint of vanilla and bananas. Definite alcohol presence in mouth, nice long lasting bitterness. Very hoppy beer. Nice dry, thick full bodied and lightly sweetened mouthfeel.

Prune juice pour with a cloudy haze. Head of maltball innards, well laced and tightly packed. Nose hinted around a almost "mint-like" chocolate with mild hops and a malty overlay. Taste followed, but impacted with some dope dark fruits here. This thing needs to be pumped up a bit more and would be exception. Ah shimmy, the 8% Alc is kicking in and the valium seems to be warming up. booya. On to das tripple ja? Igen? Nem? koszonom kerek:) raw almonds accompany this well. viszlat

Poured a Reddish brown hue a bone color head which seem to have good retention. A fruity aroma mixed with notes of sugar and almost a leather hint to it. Flavor was smooth with caramel notes and subtle dried fruits. Finished with a decent amount of carbonation.

Draught at Duvel Cafe. Darka mber with a small of-white head. Fine sourish amltiness with caramelle and chocolate. Warm alco-feel. Sweet from dark sugar.

Memphis - 750 Bottle. Tan head with tight bubbles with a brown sugar aroma. Full mouthfeel with a molasses finish that may put you in sugar shock.

tap at falling rock. brown/black with thin frothy head. nice lacing throughout.great dark fruits and spicy aroma. full body. slight bitterness that is consistent throughout. roasted nuts. dark fruits.. very enjoyable.

Considering that this Abbey’s "10" Tripel wasn’t much, my expectations weren’t high on this. What a pleasant surprise! What’s the deal with the 3.5 score? This is one that needs putting in a double-blind test with the other ultra-snob high-score beers and then we’ll see, then we’ll see. Best appearance/head ever, all time, bar none, done deal. Fruity figgy front covering for back-malt zizz. Gives a very round, bulbous flavor/mouth profile. Mellowing, warming. So drinkable it was down in about 10 minutes. Much less time than for that last beer rated before this (Sprecher’s 20-th Anniversary raspberry-flavored "Generation" Porter). The ultimate test: passed, with flying colors.

Playing: Wilco, A ghost is born. Wish it could live up to this beer.