Maredsous 8

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.]

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.

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.