beer_name: Maudite
text: Served at a restaurant, from a bottle into a Maudite tulip glass- probably about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Pours a dark copper/tawny with a 1 finger creme-colored head. Cloudy, minimal lacing around the edges of the glass. Smell is a deeply layered apples, game, metal (almost a metallic or rust smell), and spices/pepper. Every time I went back to the glass, I got something different. This I found really a testament to its complexity. I eventually just gave up, writing it off largely as it's own beast. Taste is a rich, lushly opulent and chewy maltiness that bends fruit, spice and game together in the best of ways. A malty structure is supported well by an effervescence that I think would be overzesty anywhere else. Here, it's perfect though. Overall, a fantastic rich roundness that is expertly crafted. Serve a little warmer than I got it, (50-55 Fahrenheit) maybe with steak, ribs, game, venison, or raisins. 96.