Maredsous 6 Blond

Brewed by Brouwerij Moortgat
Style: Belgian Ale
Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium

330 ml bottle. Deep golden colour. Clear. Medium-sized white fine-laced head. Spicy apricoty aroma. A hint of banana and citrus. Characterful yeast. Citrusy flavours. Very high carbonation level. Light-bodied. Weak peppery flavours. Pilsener malt. Very drinkable, except perhaps for the carbonation level.

(Bottle, 0.75 l, on 2009-02-13) Golden and clear. Medium sized fizzy white head. Honey and caramell in aroma. Medium bodied, sugary and bit dry palate with quite high carbonation. Honey, sweetness, bitterness, bit of sourness in taste. Sweet aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours honey colored, large off white head with big bubbles, spotty lacing. Nose is sweet malt with a little bready/biscuitty smell. Hits mellow, some light hop notes in the middle, some bready taste with a sour finish. The finish is a bit offputting for the style, otherwise great.

33 cl bottle in gift pack from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. JA01/09.

App.: Deep golden, hazy, fair white meringue. Aroma: Light citrus, coriander, some light malt, toast, biscuit, light caramel. Palate: Medium body, moderate effervescence, slightly astringent. Flav.: A fair bit of coriander and light citrus, a bit of green hops, a little honey; off-dry with a little bitterness and a bit of light earthy citrus and a little mineral on the finish.

Fair for the style, glad it wasn’t too sweet.

Dark blond with thin lacy head. Average tasting blond beer with a bit of spiciness on the tongue. Nothing special.

330mL bottle from Willis Metro New World. Pours deep slight cloudy golden, with rocky off white head. Sweet caramel malt aroma, with strong coriander notes and citrus undertones. Flavour is initially sweet, possibly a bit too sweet. Caramel like malt, allows some herbs and slight spice in. Hops are there but not enough to offset the sweetness. Finish is weak, slightly dry. This one tasted better from the tap at D4, this bottle was just a bit sweet.

Lightly hazed dark golden to amber color. Tall light beige head. Some pale malts, floral hops light fruit and a touch of spice. Nothing overly exciting, just enjoyable. Light and quite well carbonated. Light pale malt start that leads to some lightly toasted to Special B malts. Perhaps a bit of candi as well. Seems to thin out in flavor in the finish and linger. Any richness is gone. I’m left with a floral bitterness and nothing else to cling to.

Bottle. Pours a clear red amber, nice head. Nose is slight sweet- not too distinct. Flavor is very nice- slightly sweet but more hoppy, well carbonated and a bit dry. My favorite Maredsous? Medium mouthfeel