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Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

Percentile
99
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3533.98/5.03.96/5.0Winter11.5%100Trappist glass
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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 Ungstrup (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2005  
A hazy brown beer with a small brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of chocolate. The flavor is malty with notes of caramel and chocolate and a dry end.


 Papsoe (14883), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 30, 2008  
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of tertons. Hazy reddish brown with a beige head. Burned malt aroma with both yeast and alcohol - perhaps also a a whiff of wood. Quite full-bodied with sweetish hard roasted malt and vanilla. Subdued bitterness but a very warming alcohol in the finish. 260708


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/512/20
Feb 17, 2005  
Bottled. Mahogany colour. Sweet and lightly almondy with some banana. Richly malty, toffeeish and raisiny, slightly salty finish. Big, flavourful brew, but too sweet.


 yespr (12020), 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.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 20, 2007  
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.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Feb 12, 2008
Name: La Maitresse du Moine
Date: 06/26/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Whole Foods Market, DC

dark with ruby highlights, half a glass of big foamy tan head, rich malt aroma with an wide array of esters, lots of complex malt flavors and esters, hints of sweet and sour, bits of chocolate and banana, alcohol is well hidden, only a touch of bitterness
-------- /> Name: La Maitresse du Moine
Date: 02/07/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: aa

starting to thin and dry out a bit, still rich chocolate and banana,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4


 Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 27, 2005  
Slightly rubyish brown colour. The aroma is chocolatey, richly fruity. The flavour is quite sweet, chocolatey with notes of oranges and sultanas. A little too hot and too spritzy, and these elements make the beer seem uncohesive.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2005  
Dark amber color. Pretty mature malty aroma. Malty, verry nutty, loads of caramel.



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