Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

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

Bottled (thanks omhper!). Dark hazy brown colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is plum, some dark fruits and roasted hints. Also weak notes of alcohol. Flavour is alcohol, hay, brutal berries and spices along with some glueishness. Finish is rather hoppy and caramellish. Nice one, though it suffers a bit of the glueish alcohol dilemma.

(Bottle, thanks omhper) Pours hazy redish brown. Aroma of caramel, rum raisins, fruits and dark fruits. Medium sweet and light roasted. Some fudge and milk chocolate. Llght spicy and small notes of raspberries. Light roasted flavour with small notes of raspberries and milk chocolate. Light bitter with some hoppy notes. Medium body and mouthfeel. A nice one.

22 oz bottle, via puzzl, I believe. Pours a dark brown, almost mahogany, under a fluffy foamy light brown head that faded to a thin ring. Some moderate visible carbonation. Aroma is quite fruity. Some nutty malt, nougat, moderate alcohol, cocoa, light roast, yeast, light banana, and a touch of vanilla. Flavor has lots of dark fruits, mostly plum and overripe bananas with some yeast and moderate alcohol. Some spiciness on the finish. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with a slightly sticky texture and alot of fizzy foamy carbonation. This was pretty good, but not really up to my expectations. The alcohol got a bit too apparent as it warmed closer to room temp.

03 Bottle from ClarkVV. Murky, ruddy brown color with tan frothy head. Yeasty, plum, grape,fig aroma. The taste was the same with pleasent dry finish. The flavors blend quite nicely together. Detected some alcohol in the finish. Very good beer.

Now this is an American example of a dubbel ! Dark oak color with a tan head that lasts. Aroma of the dark fruits ( figs, raisins, dates) yeast. Taste of chocolate, yeast, raisins. The roasted malts leave a nice aftertaste. Excellent example.

Bottle of the July 2002 Vintage (sampled in 2004). Extremely dark brown to black color with a light creamy tan head. A cherry, tart, vinous, earthy, dry, and tanic aroma. Warming alcohol. Rating from notes. Thanks to Nuffield.

I think Jerzdevl2000 brought this to my last party- thanks Pat. Pours a dark brown, lively carbonation and a thick head. Sweet fruity esters in the nose along with crystal and deep toasted malts, dried fruit, plums and raisin. Body is a bit light due to the carbonation, but otherswise a nice mouthfeel to allow you to taste all the sugary and fruity sweetness in there- caramel, prunes, brown sugar, sharp dark roasted crystal malts. Abv is apparent esp as it warms, but goes down pretty easy. Nice dubbel.

Lots of dark fruit aromas on this one. Dates, Raisins, Molasses, Prunes. All coming off of a nice dark pour with huge fluffy tan head. Alcohol flavor from beginning to end. More dark fruits and sweetness. Somewhat of a porter type finish and of course, More alcohol. Very warming. Not bad.