beer_name: Maudite
text: Well this is my second go around with Maudite. My first attempt was bottled during the time the brewery was having bottling issues and the beer poured flat and of poor flavor. I chose not to review it. This sample is from a 4-pack of 12 oz. bottles labeled "best before 3-17-08." Aroma is a mx of light fruit, heavier malt with a very light cooked (not quite roast), sweet, yeasty, spicy and a slight alcohol. Dark amber, basically clear until bottom of bottle is poured. Very big head that's off-white that settles to a creamy steady presence. Some lacing. Flavor has a nice spice, yeasty, fruity blending with a gradually building malt character (with that cooked quality). Mild alcohol. Feel is full of fizziness from carbonation that's relatively soft (without bite). Thinner feel, but not too much. Overall my trials of this beer have lacked a fullness of flavor that has any endurance. Maybe it's a product of this style, but the flavors don't build over time, I find they become less present as the bottom of the glass approaches. I love the intial tastes and smells of this beer (style?) but the intensity doesn't last.