4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Maudite is a sparkling peach-apple colored ale... I suppose you’d say it’s brown. It’s dim and cloudy and topped with a gorgeous, creamy beige head that lasts forever. The lacing is incredible. The aroma is spicy and fruity. There is a sweet and sour note from the malt. The hops are fruity and there are notes of cinnamon, paprika and peppercorns. It’s slightly bready and carries a dank air. The chewy medium-full body is velvety soft. It coats like medicine. The finish is possibly slightly silty, but overall, it’s smoother than water. The sweetness never breaks through, which is nice. There’s a huge prune flavor with figs, cassis, black cherry and licorice. It comes off as somewhat medicinal. It’s an elixir. The bitterness reinforces the Rx later in the taste. The alcohol is warming. Magnifique!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Mammoth off-white pillowey head that rivals Duval in intensity and staying power. Lacing is not as good as I was expecting. Dark honey-amber color similar to maple syrup.
Distinctive Belgian yeast aroma. Some coriander, clove, allspice, but not overpowering. Sweet malts.
Delicious flavor. Similar to aroma, some hints of bubblegum, some alcoholic bitterness, fruity, sweet malt, very well balanced.
Smooth, not overly thick mouthfeel, especially given the high ABV. LIghtly carbonated. Warming on the way down.
Excellent brew from Unibroue. Very drinkable, and especially good with my dinner tonight, which is a spinach salad with grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, bleu cheese and Makoto Ginger dressing. Highly recommended.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy tan amber color with a small off white head that diminishes quickly to a paperthin head. The aroma was a very sweet malt with hints of spice. The taste is what really got me; very fruity with a smooth aftertaste. This is one of my favorites from Unibroue. Anyone that like belgian strong ales has to try this.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
350ml draught
8.0% ABV
I tried this beer on August 30, 2007 at the ’Beer Bistro’ in Toronto. The beer was dark brown with a smallish white head. The aroma was a combination of malt and spice, possibly cloves. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with some mild carbonation. The flavour was smooth and spicy with some malty hints.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Simply amazing! Poured an amber color with a slightly orange hue. Lots of tiny bubbles exploding from the clear body. Head is made up of millions of bubbles, but has a smooth, creamy texture. Aroma is packed! Extremely well-balanced between sweet malts, caramel, citrus, and alcohol. Taste is very similar. This beer is very similar to a Belgian tripel, but balanced equally with a nice malty richness. Palate is lively and smooth, but has a bit of a short finish. Overall, a tremendous beer! To date, a top 5 in my opinion!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: DEC 18, 2011 One of my favourites from Unibroue. Such a unique and flavourful brew. Bready yeast and ripe fruit aromas. Love the balance of hop spice and malt depth. One of the first beers that made me truly start to appreciate the uniqueness of Belgian style brews.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JAN 10, 2012 C’est un peu spécial de décrire la bière qui a changé ma vision de ce que devrait être une bière...et à cette époque, de comment se torcher la face sans boire un 40’. Maintenant que je la redécouvre, ce qui me saute aux yeux c’est à quel point c’est un chef d’oeuvre. Magnifique, fruité, ronde, légèrement épicé et chocolaté, robuste mais délicate. délicieux!.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle shared with northropfrye. Toasted cloudy caramel colour. It wakes up my tastebuds with floral citrus.
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