Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Anchorage, Alaska USA

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.

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.

Dark amber with nice sized brown head. Big fruity nose with hints of sweetness and yeast. Flavor was very fruity, dried fruit, caramel and yeast. Just a touch of bitterness, but very well balanced and nice touch of sweetness on the finish.

An old rating i finally got to entering. Aroma of dark fruits and yeast with a lot of maltiness too. Flavor was smooth and not much alcohol. This was a really solid beer.

August 2007 bottling. Brown with a foamy tan head. Aromas of roasted nuts, smoke, mild cocoa with some earthy Dubbel sweetness. Frothy medium body. Nice taste of char and smoke with earthy sweet flavors of cocoa, black licorice and rootbeer. Like this one better than most Belgian brewed Dubbels.

Bottle shared by Crosling, thanks Nick. Pours dark brown with a large, frothy, light brown head, mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, straw), average hops (perfume), heavy yeast (barnyard, earth) with notes of alcohol, banana, raisin, and plum. Full bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a metallic finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness.

Bottle @ ORL throwdown, courtesy of redlight. This pours dark brown with a cream head about a finger tall. Yum, dark fruit wafts above rich caramel malts and yeasty phenols. Sweet to taste, with dark fruits and yeast notes tempered by a mild bitterness. The mouthfeel is amazing, this beer dances on my tongue, very nice carbonation.

Bottle shared by Crosling. Poured a cola-brown color with tan highlights and a thin beige head. Aroma of dark fruit (plum), raisin, light caramel and bubble gum, and a moderate yeastiness. Smooth, lightly funky entry with some light caramel lead into fruity undertones of plum, raisin, and fig. Light yeastiness on the finish. Smooth, moderately slick mouthfeel. Pretty nice.