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Maredsous 8

Maredsous 8 - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
90
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9443.55/5.03.54/5.08%75.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Creamy foaming dark-coloured beer with a well-balance flavour of malt and hops.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
gtwd12 (1), USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jan 7, 2008  
World’s Top Beers 3) Duvel 2) Maredsous 8 1) Olde English 800 This beer is so underrated!!! Tried some more "highly rated" on this site, comments below Exhibit A: Rochefort - coca cola syrup, way too sweet and rich. Soft mouthfeel?? One for the ladies. Exhibit B: Westmalle - nothing special, still too sweet Exhibit C: Orval - horse ass, but kinda refreshing after senses have dulled Exhibit D: Chimay - Dr. Pepper Exhibit E: Imperial stouts - more expensive than Starbucks


 eManu (170), Brussels, Belgium
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/520/20
Jan 31, 2009    Updated: Sep 16, 2009
Had it many time by the bottle. Had it by draft in the Sylvia Chantilly. Dark red brown with light tan lasting foam. For me this beer has everything I like, a powerful taste, some fruits and caramel feel, and a good ballance of sweet and bitter and sour, but not too much. this is one of my favorite beer. I love it. I had it many time again and everytime its just wonderfull. I love this beer.


 dolemike1 (1116), Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Sep 9, 2001  
Wow. Excellent color and head, great fruity and slightly toasted aroma. Caramel, bread, and fruits is what this tasted of. I’m craving another one.


 DerBiermeister (503), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
May 30, 2008  
Kind of smells like molasses and...possibly cinnamon?...no...probably not - probably figs...pours with a beautiful, large, oozing of quality head (Schaum). Smacks of quality and complexity.


 jstu9 (402), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 1, 2001  
4/3/01 - A memorable beer. [I had this again. I loved it the first couple times I had it back in March/April or so. I had it last night and its not as memorable as I recall. Kinda just a good decent beer. It wasn’t as good as I remembered it. Maybe I’d give it a 3.5 or so. I’ll try it again before I re-rate it though.]


Ibeeria (2), USA
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4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/516/20
Aug 1, 2006  
Deep brown, with a ruby tint. Poured a nice head with quite impressive lacing all over. Smell is of ripe fruits/malts/and yeast. Taste upfront has fruity tones. Ripe cherries, plums, and green grapes. Infused with deep rich malts. A very complex Dubbel. Finishes crisp and dry, and semi creamy. Alcohol warming is also present. An incredible Dubbel and one that you should definitely try.


 cathcacr (586), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 8, 2007  
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.



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