Unibroue Maudite

Big white tan billowy head on top of a brown dark color. Aroma of yeast and some dried fruit. Nice and smooth on the palte. Flavors of fig and plum with a fair length. Not extremely complex or intriguing. Not a bad Belgian ale but won’t crave it.

Reddish color - malty but it works! Very deep and rich textures of spices like nutmeg and coriander. Sweet, but not too much so.

Bottle bought in Brouage, France. Dark amber with a decent off-white head. Carbonation was moderate. Aromas of spice, yeast and a touch of sweet malt. The flavour was a bit too sweet for me. Good.

I am not sure why it has taken so long for me to get around to sampling Maudite, but finally I picked up a four pack of this ubiquitous beer and poured the first serving into a goblet. The body was initially very clear until I got around to the clouded yeasty pour. It looked reddish amber in color, and amply carbonated, forming a three finger head readily before the glass was fully filled. Aromatically, this was a mild beer, as the light spicing, nutty malt, and musky yeast smells were all quite subtle and well blended. The taste was quite dry and and rather spicy with a lot of clove and and saffron flavors. A touch of sourness and warm alcohol showed up in the finish. Very light and lively on the palette as a result of the carbonation. A little different take on the Belgian Strong Ale category, as this came somewhere between the sneaky beers like Duvel, and the very overt beers like most Quads.

Bottle. Peach, yeast and malt aroma. Dark amber color with small head. Sweet peach malt flavor with moderate hops and alcohol in the finish. A great, easy drinking beer.

Pours a dark and cloudy ruby brown with a light tan head that doesn’t stick around too long. Nose is very strong with yeast. Flavor is a little lighter than I would have expected. Flavor is touched with mature fruit with a heavy sweet tone and a lot of influence by yeast. Feel is decent. High level of carbonation, but not overdone I think. Definitely drinkable. It’s Unibroue...what do you expect?

Ruby-amber color with a medium off-whte head. Aroma has a nice yeasty-grape aroma with some spices detectable. Flavor is a nice malty-dark fruit mix with lots of yeast that seems to fall apart just a bit at the end. Pleasant, but a tad on the thin side. Overall, pretty good.

Bottle. Aroma is of brandy, sweet malt, dried fruits, and earthy yeast. Dark amber body with a huge off-white head that left good lace. Flavor is med/heavy and sweet, earthy, clove. Full bodied and sticky flat. Not my favorite style but not a bad brew at all.