Maredsous 8 - Brune - Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV

Voonder

Alberta (Canada)

4.08/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to bobsy for this bottle!
Pours brown in color, clear with some copper notes. Very big light tan head. Great retention. Smell - nutty, caramely, malty, alcohol slightly showing. Taste - bready, nutty. Some fruitiness is there as well. Alcohol is coming through but in the nice way. Great balance, very smooth brew, very drinkable. Great beer all around.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2009 04:55:48 | More by Voonder

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-18-2013 20:22:21 | More by schopenhauerale

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-18-2013 01:51:26 | More by hotsudge

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-15-2013 10:29:48 | More by GinsuDave

joaopmgoncalves

Portugal

4.14/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Glass: snifter

Appearance: Dark red, ruby coloured with a tiny beige head.
Smell: Red fruits mixed with its strong maltiness.
Taste: Strong hops, finished with a caramel flavour, dry. It has a nice solid complexity.
Mouthfeel: Malty feel and highly carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 22:38:05 | More by joaopmgoncalves

Vinicius

Brazil

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-09-2013 22:18:23 | More by Vinicius

Stugotzo

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-07-2013 21:31:25 | More by Stugotzo

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

04-30-2013 18:48:40 | More by eduardolinhalis

Kuhneng

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

04-27-2013 23:40:24 | More by Kuhneng

jrfehon33

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-27-2013 01:16:20 | More by jrfehon33

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-26-2013 23:36:16 | More by randylangford

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-26-2013 15:28:28 | More by Jason1337

BuddyE

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

04-22-2013 23:15:34 | More by BuddyE

J_Dub

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +18.5%

04-22-2013 22:12:26 | More by J_Dub

PieOhMy

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

On tap. Poured into tulip.

A Hazy ruby. Thin tan head. Lacing follows down.

S Thick malts, this hits hard. Sugar. Chocolate. Carmel.

T Very malty. Initial sweetness gives way to a spicy flavor. Red pepper. Cloves. Slight boozy aftertaste.

M Thick and chewy.

O Good beer. Defiantly European. By which I mean they are not trying to knock your head off with a bitter kick. That being said, still too sweet for my taste.

Serving type: on-tap

04-22-2013 03:08:01 | More by PieOhMy

Cramshawbar

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

04-21-2013 03:34:23 | More by Cramshawbar

buckyp

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-20-2013 00:32:34 | More by buckyp

Wamba

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-03-2013 01:11:11 | More by Wamba

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.96/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

33 mL bottle, bottle conditioned. Freshness date good through 2015. Poured a large crowning 2-3 fingers of creamy off-white head showed really strong retention and lacing. Colour is a dark ruby brown, some light getting through.

S- red fruits, cherry, a whiff of tobacco, sweet caramel, quite a bit of maltiness coming through. Warming with some pepper and hearty yeast coming through. Some tropical fruit thrown in there as well. Nice to see it open up with some lighter fruity spice notes. Could lose yourself in here.

T- spicy-sweet off the start, dry raisin fruitiness, dry rum alc-spice toward end. Woody pepper spice, slight lemon. Some cherry and cranberry fruitiness, dry oakiness. Slight spiciness and tart lemons and cloves, and some shallow roasty notes. Finish is sticky caramel malt, dry. Warms really nicely and shows quite a solid complexity.

M- really fully malty feel, highly carbonated, a bit high imo, and I couldn't shake a feeling of a slightly watery feel on the back, with a roasty malt feel upfront. It gave a bit of a refreshing prickle and then a warming and slightly cloying end.

This beer looks good, smells pretty good, the mouthfeel let me down a bit. To be sure, it is a really good beer, but I maybe expected touch more complexity coming through and a more satisfying mouthfeel. It has a lot of flavour, but I would not characterize it as 'rich' per say. A good double, and refreshing but there are better examples.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 20:59:48 | More by mick303

cosmonick

Indiana

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-29-2013 03:24:36 | More by cosmonick

Lambocalrisien

New York

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

03-27-2013 00:55:20 | More by Lambocalrisien

Poupae

Thailand

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-24-2013 14:42:36 | More by Poupae

NandoPereira

Brazil

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-24-2013 03:53:20 | More by NandoPereira

Sparky44

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-24-2013 02:36:24 | More by Sparky44

LeeryLeprechaun

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Red brown in color with a strong off brown and foamy head.

The aroma is mostly of brown malts, some phenols, fairly clean in the aroma, some nice notes of pepper, spice, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Strong biscuit like malt flavors, very malty, toffee, a little bit of ripe fruit, spicy and clove like phenols.

Medium/full body, high in carbonation.

A great example of what brown malts can do in a beer without needing to be roasted or dark. I like the brown malts paired with the phenols.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 22:32:53 | More by LeeryLeprechaun