Maredsous 8 Brune

Brewed by Duvel Moortgat
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Pure garnet pour with tons of carbonation and a nice tight beige one finger head. Aroma is candi sugar, date, raisin, plum, caramel, apple jam, port wine, and some bready yeast notes. Flavor is not nearly as sweet as the aroma might suggest- though dark fruit is still prevalent, a bitter dry quality sneaks through leaving bread and dough in its wake. Alcohol is quite noticeable and lingers in the finish. Palate is thin for the style, though fully pillowy and effervescent. Decent, though not outstanding.

Bottled: Pours Brown/red, with a huge head. smells citrus with a small taint of wooden fragments.. Tastes: sweet, bitter.

Bottled. Pours brown with à bug brown head. Smells bread malty. Tastes bread malty, abit sweet and bitter with à similar finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Brown with a small head. Taste is malty, caramel, ripe fruits. Not well balanced, too malty even for my taste (I’m a huge malt-lover)

Fijne geur van wat fruit en kruid, doch bescheiden. Smaak is zoetig met wat kaneel, aardige nasmaak van turf, beetje bitter. Aardig wat koolzuur, is wat agressief en onbeholpen in de mond.

Du grand art! D’abord c’est l’effervescence sans retenue, puis les arômes d’alcool, de malts caramels et de houblons subtils qui frappent. Lorsqu’on la boit, c’est le malt caramélisé ou légèrement grillé qui envoûte le palais. L’astringence est toujours là et une bonne amertume prend le dessus sans gêner le goût. Le verre fait ressortir des effluves qui envoûtent le buveur. On ne peut pas faire autrement que de terminer le verre. Des filets de mousses demeurent sur les parois du verre vide! Comme après un bon repas, on s’endort un peu...

Draught @ BAJT on January 14. Pours copper with a small off-white head that sticks to the glass while dissipating. Taste is malty and fruity with banana, dried dark fruits, belgian yeast and spices. Taste is full-bodied, sweet, slightly acidic, very malty and spicy with dried sweet fruits and some alcohol. Finish is sweet and sour.

Aroma ricco e comlesso, prevalentemente fruttato. Corpo buono e schiuma quasi "spugnosa". Sapore gradevole e ricco, si sente la tostatura e un ricco sentore di frutta. Lievemente acida nel finale.

Pours a very dark brown with a very tall frothy light brown head. Aroma is sweet malt, dark fruits and caramel. Taste is also sweet with dark fruits, more caramel a nice alcohol feel with sweetness in the finish. Quite nice.