Maredsous 8

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

Very good, strong, dark beer, one of the best I ever had. Nice dark color and a good taste.

On tap into Shaker glass, Beer Sellar, Nashville TN. Clear ruby orange in the glass with a creamy yellow tan head, uneven racing, ok lacing. Malty like a mofo. Chewy, nutty, banana and sourdough bread flavor; bread, yeast and macadamia nut smell and flavor. It’s got some golden raisin going on too, with some grape underneath. Medium to full bodied. Rich and complex. Dope.

Lightly sedimented dark reddish brown. The aroma is full of fruit, rasberry, passionfruit, and banana. Smoke, Caramel, and earthy yeast was also detected. Flavour in the mouth was great, although quite light bodied, Rich fruit, including cherry and strawberry, A great grainy, toastiness, alcohol warmth and spice with a little woodyness. a long, lingering cherry finish, wonderfully complex beer.

Bottle. Very pretty pour with a foamy beige head. The nose is very strong of plum and bread dough. The taste up front is very sharp with CO2. Notes of rum, raisin, bread, clove, and brown sugar come through. The finish is noce and clean. Overall this is quite good, but just a little thin. If they made this just a little stronger, this would be a homerun!

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

On tap @ Falling Rock poured a clear dark copper with a lasting off white head. Aromas of spices, toffee and dates. Palate was medium bodied smooth and clean. Flavors of spices and a light fruitiness with a dry, sweet finish.

Bottled. Hazy dark amber colour, huge beige fluffy head Aroma of toffee, caramel and weak alcohol. Flavour is malty, yeasty som hops and sour fruits. Finish and aftertaste become very caramellish. Some alcohol and spices also all along. Lovely balanced beer.

Rerate: I was very impressed with this brew the second time I had it. Very nice mix of chocolate, caramel, and nutty flavor. All present, but none overpowering. Hid the alcohol nicely. Excellent.