Maredsous 8

This beer wasn’t half bad aroma is spicy with some sweetness mixed with the twinge of alcohol. The pour is brown with a tan head. Taste is interesting with many flavors of caramel a bit of fruit some yeasty flavor and the alcohol at the end. Good brew but not sure if I would buy it again.

Dark brown colored, slight red hints. Medium sized beige head. Aroma is good with caramel, spices, chocolate and licorice, mild alcohol with sweetness there also. Even some smoky tones come up. Medium bodied. Flavor is almost as good as aroma: sweet caramel with spices, licorice and yeast, alcohol comes up maybe too much.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, 8 %, expiry date 06 2006; eye: dirty brown with caramel reflections, nice beige head made up of small bubbles, nice effervescence, opaque, lacing; nose: caramelized malt, wood, alcohol, earth; mouth: surprisingly smooth, caramelezed malt, tingly hops, candied fruits, alcohol, finale in hops supported by the caramel with a hint of pepper, medium body, average carbonatation, mildly sweet and bitter; overall: slight disappointment FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, date de péremption : 06 2006; oeil : brune sale avec des reflets caramels, belle mousse beige formée de petites bulles, belle effervescence, opaque, dentelle; nez : malt caramélisé, bois, alcool, terre; bouche : surprenamment douce, malt caramélisé, houblon piquant, fruits confits, alcool, finale en houblon soutenu par le caramel avec une pointe de poivre, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée et amère; en résumé : petite déception

Bottel. Had it with NY style pizza. A bit light on the body. Pours with a golden to copper color and a huge head. Aromas are of a usual Belgian with dough and yeast and hints of spices. Flavors more of the same with a pronounced alcoholic finish.

Crystal clear ruby red color with large light tan head. Aroma is malty, notes of roasted caramel, cherry, touch of vanilla and oak. Flavor has slightly chewy malts, bit of cherry and caramel, with a dry, slightly thin finish.

From bottle. Pours a deep ruby brown with a big tan head. Nose is sweet caramel and sugared malt. Flavor follows, lightly bitter with an acrid aftertaste.

33CL stubby bottle. Clear mahogany with a huge, rocky, tan head. Nose is earthy, yeasty, some toasty malt. Flavor is roasty caramel, a touch of peppery hop. Dry peppery finish. Nice.

On tap at the Fox and Hound in Baton Rouge. A dark brown pour with a hint of gold when held up to the light. A slight but lasting off white head. An aroma of toasted malt and alcohol. A flavor of caramelly maltiness and a strong alcohol. A smooth even bodied palate that has very good carbonation. A pretty hot. The palate becomes a little watery as it warms. A tad of bitter as it warms as well (good).