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Maredsous Blond
Maredsous / Duvel Moortgat
Abbey blond with honey notes, herbal hops and gentle sweetness.
Taste profile
- Temperature
- 6–8 °C
- Glass
- Maredsous chalice
Legend has it
Maredsous is a Benedictine abbey, and the Benedictines have a legend about a cup. According to Pope Gregory the Great, the monks of Vicovaro begged the young Benedict to be their abbot. His rule proved too strict for them, so they poisoned his drink. When Benedict made the sign of the cross over the cup, it shattered as if he had thrown a stone at it. He told the monks to find an abbot more their kind and went back to his cave.
Beer stories travel from brewery to bar to guest, and rarely shrink on the way.
Interesting facts
- Brewed by
- Duvel Moortgat, under licence from the abbey since 1963. The beer is no longer brewed within the abbey walls.
- The abbey
- The Benedictine abbey of Maredsous at Denée, Namur, was founded on 15 November 1872 by monks from Beuron at the instigation of Hildebrand de Hemptinne, funded by the Desclée family.
- The number 6
- Maredsous is sold as 6, 8 and 10, and the number is the alcohol content. The blond is 6%, the brown 8% and the tripel 10%.
- Abbey beer, not Trappist
- Maredsous carries the Certified Belgian Abbey Beer mark. That requires the abbey to have a say in the commercial operation and a share of the profits to go to the abbey or its charities. The Trappist mark is a different thing: it requires brewing inside the walls.
- Maturing
- All three Maredsous beers are matured for at least three months before delivery.
Especially good with
Croque Madame, goat cheese salad.