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Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine - Abbey Dubbel

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99
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Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Anchorage, Alaska USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3513.99/5.03.97/5.0Winter11.5%100Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Dark and strong as the style implies, La Maitresse du Moine dances across the palate with complexity and mystery--just as the Northern Lights move across the night sky, delighting the senses and enlightening the mind. In the tradition of monks who have devoutly brewed beers of character and strength for centuries, La Maitresse du Moine Dark Strong Ale reflects the passion and dedication required to create a beer this heavenly. This Mistress of the Monk is seductive, pensive and intriguing. We say it in French: La Maitresse du Moine. Seduction is but a sip away.
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 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 27, 2008  
From bottle #10 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours dark brown with chocolate brown head. Mild fruity aroma, a bit strawberry like and roasted caramel malt. Flavour is sweet ad light spiced. Smooth fruity note. Light hoppy towards the finish. Light and smooth sweet and caramelish into the far finish. Light alcohol presence into the far finish.


 Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 27, 2008  
#10 Bottle [Sk8viking great American blind tasting] Average creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Pitch black color. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee. Over the palate came burned malt, hint of metallic notes and bitter chocolate. Medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation and mild alcoholic texture. Moderated bitter flavor and light sweetness. Lingering burned bitter finish. 7 / 3 / 7 / 3 / 15 = 3.5


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/516/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Black with a thick creamy tan head. Aromas are of toast and fruit jelly with a slight spiciness. Taste is sweet and fruity.


 HughConway (364), Alabama, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark with nice aroma. Deep roast and yeast flavors. Nice beer.


 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 22, 2008  
From a 22oz Bottle. Pours a dark brown, cola color, mostly transparent, with a thick froth of fizzy tan head. Intriguing aromas of smoke, chocolate, coffee, and soapy yeast esters. As it warms, the smoke aroma fades substantially. Medium light bodied, heavily carbonated mouthfeel with a soft, slick texture. Flavors of chocolate and woody yeast characters. More smoke starts to come out mid-palate, along with hints of molasses. Brazil nuts, tobacco, and prune. There are a lot of different flavors going on, but they are all quite tasty. Stylistically, it’s not really a dubbel, but don’t let that interfere with your enjoyment; it’s not interrupting mine.


 Bhops (329), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Loved this beer. Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours dark brown/black with thick rocky sustained head. Aroma of sweet malts and sugar, with flavor to match.


 durhambeer (1187), Durham, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Dark, dark pour--almost black--with beautiful light tan head. A lovely looking beer, and nice lacing as it’s consumed. My immediate reaction was that this didn’t strike me as a dubbel (as it’ listed here). Sweet malty nose; smells like the burnt sugar in peanut brittle. First taste had some roasty barley and creamy notes, making me think of a strong porter or stout, but then the Belgian yeast and candied sugar made its presence known, hitting with some notes of malt, cotton-candy, burnt sugar, and stewed fruits. Some bitter chocolate near the end and a surprisingly dry finish. A lot going on here... this is a very good beer.


 beerbill (1919), Laurel, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jul 6, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark brown, not quite black, that allows no light to pass through when held against the sun. Large, fairly dense, tan head that lasted nearly to the end and heavily coated the glass with each sip. Very pleasant aroma of yeast, malt, brown sugar, just a bit of prunes, and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is very simlar with yeast, malt, and brown sugar up front followed by some mild alcohol heat and some equally mild bitterness. Effervescent and medium bodied. Very enjoyable.



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