 ljay6880 (156), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 28, 2009
12 oz bottle served in a tumbler. Pour was a deep mahogany with 3 or 4 inches of thick off-white foam. It was quite remarkable looking actually. It humped over the top of the glass (1/4 inch) in a solid form that looked like a thick root beer float; the lasing is also as good as I’ve ever enjoyed. Nose is sour cherries and harvested barley. Taste is sour cherries, barely, and light malt. Very bubbly, I’d swear I was drinking an odd champagne or a version of hard cider. This is a very tasty brew, but because of the carbonation, I could only drink one or two at a time.
DrHomolka (731), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 11.2oz. Pours a deep red color, clear with an off white small head. Aroma is malt vinegar. Not unpleasant, but really, just malt vinegar for me. Nothing else to speak of really. Perhaps a slight fruitiness if we’re reaching. Some caramel popcorn too. Flavor is more malty and sweet with little tartness. I would prefer a lot more sourness and complexity. Kind of a letdown.
walrussell (121), , Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 tasty, but a little bit too sweet - the sweet / tart flavor’s nice at first, but I could totally see it getting old. Very fizzy, looks kinda like cola. tastes like apples ( a little banana with some cheesy funk. Smells like must. Pretty complex, actually. Could have more bitter at end.
zdk (249), New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale from Bowery-Whole Foods. Pours dark red with large, rolling head. Smells like sour cherries. Some cheese and other fruity notes. Not as sour as the smell would indicate, but this is blended so I guess that makes sense. I haven’t had many sour beers (gueze, but that’s it) but if this beer is representative, I definitely like the style.
phaleslu (557), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale bottle from Dilly Deli in Mariemont. Pours a dark ruby brown with a bubbly off-white head. Odd, unique aroma of sour grapes and cherries, vinegar, cola, butter, and brown sugar. I liked the flavor better- sour grapes, tart cherries, wood, toffee, brown sugar, and wine. Light-medium bodied, syrupy, sour, and tart. Cola mouthfeel. This is a really unusual beer, even though it was admittedly my first sour ale and the first of this kind for the group I drank it with. There was something I really liked but also couldn’t figure out about this, which made for an interesting entry in our session. One guy said there was something in it, especially the nose, that reminded him of buffalo sauce. An intriguing gateway to the style for me, and I recommend seeking this out to try something so different and so inexpensive.
mistersinalin (378), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 Nice sour ale, but it was served a little too cold. You couldn’t feel the tartness so much until it warmed. It was a nice reminder of Brugge.
dagimp (134), Philly, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 On tap at Local 44 in Phila, PA. Pours a medium brown with an inch or so of white head that dissipates in a minute or two. Mild to no lacing. Aroma is of tart grapes and other fruit. Taste is of grapes, tart cherries, raspberries and other mild fruit. Don’t let the name fool you, this isn’t too sour a beer. It’s a great mix of sweet and tart and it’s not sugary sweet or citrusy sour. Mouthfeel is very mild and smooth. An excellent beer that I’d happily drink again.
goldfish19 (49), Long Island, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Updated: Dec 3, 2009~ Purchased this bottle at Big Z Beverage in Huntington, NY. The appearance is reddish brown with a thick off-white head that lingers around for awhile. Unique sweet and sour aromas graze the nose quite well. Taste is sour but on the mild side. I keep picking out sour cherries from this beer more than anything else. Monk’s Café does not overpower in anyway. It’s clean, light, and very refreshing. ~
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