Maredsous 8. In our opinion, not a bad beer, but not a great beer either. In all fairness, Neil and I don't drink too many dubbels, they can be really delicious, but tend to be too sweet and heavy for our taste. However, I read in Tim Webb's book "Good Beer Guide To Belgium" that he suggests cellaring this particular beer for year for a better effect. Now, I don't know about you, but I have trouble cellaring anything. Like any silly American, I just get too thirsty for deferred gratification. However, the planets really aligned in this case. We found Maredsous 8 on sale and bought a few bottles. We didn't really like it much, and so it sat in the cellar, miraculously untouched, for an entire year! In a moment of desperation the other night, probably a Sunday (because of the archaic blue laws in CT you can't buy liquor on Sunday). We popped open a bottle of Maredsous 8. It was distinctly different! Much drier and more well balanced than we had remembered. A truly delightful, easy drinking beer- if you're the patient, hoarding, type.
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