Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

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

Bottle. Gorgeous, lasting, creamy head atop a deep mahogany body. Aroma of candi sugar, bubblegum, toffee, chocolate, earthy hops, cranberry, papaya, marshmallow, smoke, all so seamless and subtle. Flavor has a mild roasted character with just the right amount of candi sugar to compliment but not overwhelm the pastry and bread malt, a sparkling of those earthy hops, great smoky, semi-sweet chocolate, especially at the finish. The palate was the weakest aspect of the beer as it was just an ever-so-slight touch soda-like, but I only complain because the rest of it was so good so I wanted it to approach perfection. Excellent either way.

Bottle Pours out a brown topped with a small tan head. Aroma of sweetness fruit and brown sugar. Tast was very nice more of the fruit and sweet chocolate even. A nice rich malt. i was not let down by this one at all.

Bottle thanks to JCB (thanks Jason!). Pours a dark brown with a thick light brown head. Very pretty. Aroma of sweet pears and apples and sweet malt. Flavor initially of sweet malt and some slight roasted malt notes in the finish. Very smooth palate but a little wearing from the sweetness. Pretty decent, a little sweet though. 8/4/7/4/15 (3.8/5)

Pours brown with a nice light brown/tan head. Smells of dark fruit, brown sugar, molasses, spicy, earthy, some phenolic hints. Tastes fruity and slightly tarte with some nice caramel, spice and brown sugar on the finish.

In short: A superior Dubbel. Richly malted and nutty but with too much carbonation
How: Bottle 660ml. Sent to me by JCB, thanks a lot Jason.
The look: Dark burgundy topped by a medium beige head
In long: A strong malty nose with roasted wood, roasted almonds and coal. I like my dubbles very nutty and this one delivers on the nutty side. Chestnuts mainly but also peanuts, almonds, and more… All those nutty flavours wrapped in a rich dark caramel, some molasses and notes of brown sugar. Fruity notes of dark fruits concentrate remain subtle in the back. Hops that taste like peppery tobacco leaves. Round and full body with an extra-lively carbonation. Maybe it’s the exaggeratedly lively carbonation that was too much but I found the whole to be less than the sum of its parts. reading myself it’s like I’m describing the perfect Dubble when in reality it was “just” a very good beer. I really like the Monk’s Mistress , and he doesn’t care, these guys prefer little boys.

Thanks AgentSteve. Poured dark brown, dark fruit, caramel, little chocolate, little coffee, slight spice, nice carbonation, dry finish.

Pours deep brown with seemingly a garnet highlight and a two finger thick tan head that subsides to a lasting ring around the glass. Wonderful complex nose with influences of dried fruit, chocolate, coffee and toffee. The flavor is just as the nose, with raisins and chocolate leading the way, and a subtle coffee flavor that develops in the mid palate and lasts through the finish. Very nice mouthfeel that is creamy and at the same time lively on the palate. Excellent beer.

Bottle: Dark brown with light tints and a ring head.. Mild fruit aroma with fruity flavors followed by a papery finish. Quite tasty. I am not a fan of Belgians but would drink this again.