Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

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

Cloudy brown color, short brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, bit fruity. Fruity taste, chocolat malty. Some licorice and alcohol in the palate.

Aroma of chocolat, blackberry and peack. Hazy, ruby color, light brown head, good lace. Sweet, fruity, hint of licorice, malty, medium body.

Head is initially large, frothy, light brown, mostly lasting. Body is dark brown. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, cookie, chocolate, toasted nuts, roasted grain), lightly to moderately hoppy (flowers, apricot), lightly to moderately yeasty (cobwebs, barnyard), with notes of banana, plum, raisin, oregano, anise. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Full body, syrupy texture, lively/soft carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Very syrupy sweet, almost too much for comfort, but a wonderful aroma...lots to entice. Just a little more tartness and/or bitterness (or less overall sweetness) is needed.

Aromas of dark malt, stone fruit, raisins/plums. Dark ruby edged color with a substantial tan head. Medium body with creamy carbonation. Spicey, plummy flavors with dark roasted malt. Finish is lightly sweet balanced with spices. Cherry comes out with time. A very pleasant and tasty ale.

Warm brown color, well-carbonated, and topped with a brown head that evanescences before the first sip. Rich aroma of dark fruit, deep malt ball, and chocolate plum pudding on the tail end. Wonderful malt ball and chocolate marsala flavors with a wooded sherry finish. Reminds me of a less roasty, complex baltic porter with its wondrous panoply of flavors. This one is a keeper.

Bottle. Dark mahogony beer with a nice tan head. Light roasty, yeasty, dark fruit aroma. Caramel and yeast flavor with dark fruit. Medium-plus bodied. Light earthiness, yeast, and malt lingers with dark fruit.

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.

Poured a dark brown. Aroma of dark fruits and raisins. Flavor continues with the dark fruits and light spice and pepper on the tail end. Finishes semi-dry. Light to medium bodied with a fizzy carbonation in the mouth.