Maredsous Abbaye Blonde

(written Friday, May 4, 2012)
On this very somber evening (the passing of Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, of the Beastie Boys), I will try the Maredsous Blonde.  It's a big beer, look at this thing:

It has 6% alcohol by volume, generally the Belgium beers are at around 8-9%?  So this is good, if I drink the whole thing then I will be just as drunk as if I were to drink a smaller Belgium that was higher in alcohol content.  One thing to note before I start drinking, I have not eaten.  It's 9:40pm.

I opened the bottle...

Placed the cork in my 'cork bowl'...

And poured a glass

You know, there is a tad bit of bitterness, but not overly so.  It's pretty light and lager-y.  I like Belgium Blondes so this beer seems pretty typical.  Now for my research, since I'm looking at this label and there is a variety of questions.

I just googled Maredsous, found a very legitimate and strong Benedictine Monestery, and Maredsous also produces the number one cheese brand in Belgium.  I like beer..and cheese...

Along with searching for more information on Maredsous, I'm looking up photos of Beasties Boys in Adidas tracksuits.  My sister told me she would be mourning MCA by listening to Paul's Boutique and wearing tracksuits for a week.

(...to be continued..)