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Moeder Overste

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Moeder Overste is a golden triple of 8 % and 35 IBU, perfumed with spices, wood and fruit flavours mixed with malt to produce a fine bitterness. It can be served cold at 5 °C or with the chill taken off at 10 °C, depending on taste. Brewed by the Lefebvre family brewery in Quenast.

ABV
8%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter35 IBU
SRM
golden5
PaceSipper
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
fruityspicymalty
fruity
spicy
malty
oak
honey
Aroma
The nose leads with ripe fruit notes—stone fruit and subtle citrus—layered beneath warming spice character and gentle oak undertones.
not found:hoppy,caramel,clean,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Moeder Overste

◎ Appearance

Moeder Overste presents a luminous golden hue with excellent clarity and bright transparency. The head forms densely and clings to the glass with persistent lacing as the beer is consumed. Carbonation is lively and well-integrated, supporting a fine, sustained foam collar.

golden, brightdense lacingfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with ripe fruit notes—stone fruit and subtle citrus—layered beneath warming spice character and gentle oak undertones. Malt sweetness provides a soft, honeyed backbone without dominating. The alcohol presence is warming but not harsh, inviting deeper inhalation.

stone fruit, citrusspice and oakhoneyed sweetness

◐ Taste

The palate entry is smooth and full-bodied, with fruit-forward character balanced by clean, noble bitterness. Mid-palate reveals layers of spice and wood alongside a slightly boozy warmth, while the malt base offers gentle honey notes and enough grip to prevent cloying sweetness. Bitterness resolves cleanly without harshness.

fruity, spicednoble bitternesshoneyed malt

◑ Finish

The finish is moderately long and warming, with lingering spice and oak drying the palate. A subtle honey-malt sweetness persists gently into the aftertaste.

warming finishspice and oak fade
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
83
Appearance
85
Finish
78
Serve at 9–12°C

Serve at 10–13°C in a goblet. The yeast character and carbonation are the stars — cold would suppress both.

Goblet

The wide mouth and heavy base promote head formation and channel rich aromatics toward the nose. Traditional for Belgian strong ales.

Drink within 2 years. Some complexity develops with age but the yeast character is best relatively fresh.

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