Maredsous 8

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

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.

On tap @ Gingerman, Austin. Reddish brown color. I thought I tasted hints of cinnamon. Dry, medium finish. Nice.

Pours a dark red/brown with a rocky whitish head. Nice toffee, and cotton candi tyoe sugary sweet nose. Great creamy spicy mouthfeel with a great toffee sweetness. I like this beer, but not as good as many others.