Maredsous 8

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

On tap at the Malt House: Pours a hazey brown colour with a shitload of sediment floating around. Small off white head suprisingly. Taste is nutty and sweet and firm on the maltiness- but after having a hop bomb like the Thrust, I was a little taken back. IT took me a little bit to soak in the entire experience of this beer. Super tastey however, and i can’t wait to have this again!

Malty and smoky taste. Strong, rich, and malty. Could have used with some aging, as it seemed the flavors hadn’t fully matured as of yet.

Very good. Head was nice and long lasting. Caramel colored. A very nice beer. Rerate Sep 2006: on tap at the Marriott Grand Place hotel bar. Poured deep brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma and taste of plums, raisins, figs. Moderate alcohol finish. Caramel. Light carbonation. Still good after all these years.

Tap. Clear brass with a frothy cocoa colored head, dashed with cinnamon and cocoa powder, creamy and thick. Aroma brings us down a couple notches, accentuated by driving through the grain belt, honeyed straw and apple crisp. Warming, boozy feel upon entry. Uninterrupted, watery brandy paired with some applewood. Liquid whole wheat bread diluted with coriander. Add some cinnamon and cardamom for spice and an overall oily texture, and voila: Maredsous.

A dark brown apperance with a rather large frothy head. Aroma is chocolate and raisins. The flavor is chocolately and sweet with a hint of plums and toffee. The palate is a bit light. Overall its a nice simple Belgian although many better certainly exist.

Copper red/brown clear under a huge, lasting, tan head with nice scalloped ring lace. Mild caramel malt, faint fruity nectar and very light yeast aroma, some alcohol evident as it warms up. Medium-thin, delicate body. Light balanced bitter sweet start, Caramel sweet and some bitter middle and similar but softer aftertaste.

bottle. pours brownish red with a thick head that disapates slowly, the alcohol comes through also.i expected this to be bitter, but has a very slight sweet taste. taste has slight raisin, and banana taste. a decent beer

On tap at Toronado. This dark brown ale poured with a nice tan head, eliciting a malty aroma. The flavor, too, was sweet and malty with a chalky finish.