Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

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

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle. Pours very close to black with a light brandy shading around the edge. Chocolate covered bananas, mint and clove on the nose; very pungent, and surprisingly funky in its spicy presentation. Smooth sweetness in burnt caramel and vanilla provide a syrupy backdrop. Initial flavor of ashen coffee grounds and cola bitterness; very dark with powerful black licorice and caramelized onion sweetness, which provides an awesome, unique temperament to complement the more normal tones of banana esters, peppermint, and pear. Dry, woodsy bitterness frames a kind of elusive maple and nutty sweetness; hazelnut, bark, hints of raspberry and even strawberry. Full, generous, and smooth mouthfeel; finishes with drying earthy sweetness and a remnant of berry syrup. Roasty, bold, lovely. Thanks for sharing, Ken!

22oz bottle. Pours a very dark, clear cola color; significant, dark khaki-colored head with excellent retention and medium-bubbled lacing; a very attractive pour. Chewy brown sugar and cola in the aroma; a bit one-dimensional in the dry brown-sugariness. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: plenty of dry brown sugar and cola upfront, with a chewy dried fruit presence and some spiciness; a very dense, generous dubbel that (I’ve heard) will benefit with some time. Lengthy, brown sugar and cola in the finish; a tasty yeast presence throughout.

Rating #750 Rated blind from "Better Know a Style: Abbey Dubbel" tasting. Thanks to andrew for bringing this one. Pours a dark brown with a tan smooth head. Layered aromas of chocolate, fruit, toffee, and plum. Rich flavors of chocolate, toffee, fruity, roasted, alcohol, licorice are all balanced and blend really well. This is definitely one of the two best of the night.

Rated blind from "Better Know a Style: Abbey Dubbel" tasting. Dark brown with tan head. Aroma of alc, plum, brown sugar. Plum, dough flavor with dark fruit, very alcy, strong chocolate-roasty notes. Thin, some burn. Pretty nice all around and very attractive.

This is a double? No freakin’ way. Shared by Sliffy at C-bus 9. Aroma of dark fruits, brown sugar, some soy sauce and bananas. Brown body with a medium head. The palate is nice and full and creamy--really superb. Taste is mostly strong malts, belgian spices and yeast, raisins, and brown sugar. Really wonderful mix of flavors. Great beer.

Shared by Sliffy...Thanks Dan! Easily the best dubbel I have ever had. Poured a dark brown with a off white head. Lots of sugars, fruits, and breadiness or yeast in the aroma. Lots of the same in the flavors but some caramel and molasses syrups start to show up in the taste as well. There is also a nice contribution in the flavors by the abundance of belgian yeast and breadiness/nutiness. Really top notch dubbel, and a style I am not very fond of...but if I can find more of this same caliber I think I will really start to enjoy this style much more.

Bottle shared at Cbus tasting number nine by Sliffy. Pured a very dark brown/amber color. Smelled like figs and molasses. Taste was sweet molases, figs, raisins, and a nice thick bread taste. This was delightful and one of my favorites of the evening.

C-Bus 9 thanks to ClarkVV: Bottle: Pours a deep mahogany, with a tan head. Aroma, dark fruits, molasses, caramel. Flavor, fruity, brown sugar, caramel, molasses, and some belgain yeasty flavors. Very nice.