Name: Maredsous 8
Brewer: Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV (Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium)
Classification: Dubbel
Alcohol: 8%
Thoughts: Duvel is one of the most legendary name in Beer, period. They rank among the great breweries like Heineken, Hofbrau, and Stella Artois. This are beers you find world-wide and are high quality. Duvel is similar except they make beers of the highest quality. This Maredsous 8 is from one of their less known collections. I have never seen it in the US, and I jumped at the opportunity to try it. This Dubbel poured a deep burgundy with reddish tints. It looks exactly like Coca-Cola. The aroma is teeming with dried plums, cherries and a whiff of vinegar. The taste involves more dark fruits like grapes in conjunction with the plums and cherries I mentioned in the smell. Their is a flourish a bitterness on the back end but the feel of the finish is clean. This beer really reminds me of the Petrus Oud Bruin I had a month ago or so. However, this was smoother, the taste was more balanced, and more relentless. The complexity of this beer is to be enjoyed through sips as you gallivant through layer upon layer of savory flavor.
Rating: 87/100
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