 satan165 (620), River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2009
aroma is black cherry, chocolate and a touch of char/smoke. appearance is dead opaque with sizzling active head that reduces quickly. flavor is first of booze; alcoholic sweetness that seizes and numbs the palate. dark stone fruits are then revealed with caramelized, focused raisin essence at the forefront. some grape skin bitterness and general nuttiness are also on deck. strong dubbel character that when combined with such a high ABV pushes it into quad territory both categorically and in terms of flavor.
tpd975 (258), Riverview, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 A: Pours a deep rich brown almost black hue. Nice small tan head no real retention or lace.
S: Rich sweet malty aromas. Darkened brown sugar, raisins, and belgian yeast.
T: Wonderful sweetness. Tons of raisins and figs. Molasses, nutty toffee, and brown sugar as well. Belgian yeast with light chocolate round things out.
M: On the fuller side of medium, smooth, malty goodness.
Jblauvs (644), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Dark dark brown pour with a light tan head. Dark sugar, molasses, port soaked lady fingers, some what bready, boozey. Flavor is robustly bready and some dark molasses sugar. Intense sweetness is ballanced out by nice yeasty spice and and a bit of sensual booze. Incredibley drinkable for 11+ percent. Very enjoyable, complex
oteyj (823), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Finally the Maitresse! The pour is super dark nearly black with a robust tan froth that lingers amazingly. Aroma is smokey chocolate, nut, grapes, caramel, with a beautifully placed ethanol induced nasal warmth. Flavor is sweet, fruity, and yeasty. Fruit component is quite strong and dark- grapes, caramel, molasses, and brown sugar complement the arrangement with a huge balancing dough profile and only a hint of roast. The alcohol is stealthy and dangerous. Palate is velvety, caressing, pillowy, and smackingly sticky with a slight alcohol dryness near the end. A liquid masterpiece.
craftycarl21 (601), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Extremely dark brown pour with a beautiful frothy head. Aroma holds notes of chocolate truffle, almond, port, a touch of smoke, cream, and booze. Surprisingly little Belgian presence on the nose. Just as I say that, upon first sip, the Belgian yeast and spice notes become clearly evident. The chocolate becomes more subtle, and there’s quite a bit of bread, yeast, and vinous notes. 11.5% ABV is barely perceptible; dangerously drinkable on the palate. Damn good dubbel.
lithy (1860), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 DecemBeer. Sample from a bottle shared by grownfool. Dark brown-red, beige foam. Aroma is fruity, raisins, plums. Taste is raisins, spicy esters.
tastybeer (151), Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Pours black with a big dark head and lots of lacing. Flavor is dried fruit, nuts, chocolate. Thick and hearty.
theisti (1700), Leawood, Kansas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle, Washington. This was labeled as Monks Mistress. Notch on the label is between N and D, 4. Pour is mostly clear cola brown with ruby highlights and a one inch light tan head. Aroma of roasty, wet camp fire smokiness and a spiced yeastiness in the back. Interesting nose to be sure, but a bit muddled. Taste is light soured black ckerry skin, followed by a smoky roasty malt, finishing with a spiced, almost banana yeastiness. The yeast has a dubbel character, though the rest of the beer was more like a smoke doppelbock with light sourness. The yeast really comes through strong in the long finish. Interesting combo that mostly worked together. Palate is medium, pretty easy drinking and did not really show much of the 11.5% abv.
nickd717 (1415), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a deep dark reddish-brown color with a large, fluffy tan head. Midnight Sun seems to always nail the appearance, and this is no exception. Aroma is dark fruits, brown sugar, molasses, roast, chocolate, and spiced rum. Flavor is very heavy on the molasses, but still very good. Candied dark fruits abound - raisin, plum, cherries, and figs - along with chocolate and spices. Really tasty. Smooth on the palate with medium body and soft carbonation. Drinkability is not outstanding, but overall this is really a great beer.
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