Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine

Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Bottle thanks to JCB (thanks Jason!). Pours a dark brown with a thick light brown head. Very pretty. Aroma of sweet pears and apples and sweet malt. Flavor initially of sweet malt and some slight roasted malt notes in the finish. Very smooth palate but a little wearing from the sweetness. Pretty decent, a little sweet though. 8/4/7/4/15 (3.8/5)

Pours brown with a nice light brown/tan head. Smells of dark fruit, brown sugar, molasses, spicy, earthy, some phenolic hints. Tastes fruity and slightly tarte with some nice caramel, spice and brown sugar on the finish.

In short: A superior Dubbel. Richly malted and nutty but with too much carbonation
How: Bottle 660ml. Sent to me by JCB, thanks a lot Jason.
The look: Dark burgundy topped by a medium beige head
In long: A strong malty nose with roasted wood, roasted almonds and coal. I like my dubbles very nutty and this one delivers on the nutty side. Chestnuts mainly but also peanuts, almonds, and more… All those nutty flavours wrapped in a rich dark caramel, some molasses and notes of brown sugar. Fruity notes of dark fruits concentrate remain subtle in the back. Hops that taste like peppery tobacco leaves. Round and full body with an extra-lively carbonation. Maybe it’s the exaggeratedly lively carbonation that was too much but I found the whole to be less than the sum of its parts. reading myself it’s like I’m describing the perfect Dubble when in reality it was “just” a very good beer. I really like the Monk’s Mistress , and he doesn’t care, these guys prefer little boys.

Thanks AgentSteve. Poured dark brown, dark fruit, caramel, little chocolate, little coffee, slight spice, nice carbonation, dry finish.

Pours deep brown with seemingly a garnet highlight and a two finger thick tan head that subsides to a lasting ring around the glass. Wonderful complex nose with influences of dried fruit, chocolate, coffee and toffee. The flavor is just as the nose, with raisins and chocolate leading the way, and a subtle coffee flavor that develops in the mid palate and lasts through the finish. Very nice mouthfeel that is creamy and at the same time lively on the palate. Excellent beer.

Bottle: Dark brown with light tints and a ring head.. Mild fruit aroma with fruity flavors followed by a papery finish. Quite tasty. I am not a fan of Belgians but would drink this again.

Bottle. Pours a dark ruby brown color with a small off-white head. Has a malty slighlty roasted spicy aroma with some yeasty hints. Sweetish roasted malty spicy yeasty flavor with some bitter hints. Has a warming malty spicy bitter finish.

Bottle. Poured a completely hazy dark drown with a good sized beige head. Tons of dried apricots and other fruits on the nose as well as yeast, clove spice, and a touch of booze. Brew was medium/full in body and finished with a slight alcohol warmth and sun dried tree fruits.