always something new

I have not been keeping up with my beer store obligations!  There are two that I never saw before, one of which already closed.  But, the other is a Belgian specialty store, La Maison Belge, filled with beers of the low countries, several shelves of wine, and a table of chocolate.  It's a little too hot for me to risk the chocolate, even Belgian chocolate (drool), since I had other errands to run.  But, the helpful shopkeeps found me a stout to take.  It's actually a Dutch beer, Maximus Stout 8, but close enough to Belgium I guess.  They must have the Dutch beers for the people who aren't quite sure about the typical Belgian sour.

Something wicked?

First impressions: stouty smell, sweetish but earthy, fine and resistant head, dark brown rather than black color.  Going well so far.  The taste is bitter at first, but with a hint of sweetness, shifting quickly to a dark chocolatey flavor.  In spite of the obvious stoutiness, it's a rather light beer, with the taste clean and unlingering, and delicate to begin with.  The head holds up, reducing but not disappearing, and the taste stays pretty much constant.  It does lose a little bit of sweetness and start tending to sour towards the end, but still a fine summer stout overall.

Supplier: La Maison Belge
Price: ~€3.40 (someday asking for receipts will be a habit)