Founders Blushing Monk

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Name: Blushing Monk Belgian Razz
Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: foggy purple, whispy pink head,
Aroma: sweet raspberry aroma,
Flavor: sweet flavor with a tart kick,
Overall: no hint of the 10.3% alcohol, all raspberry and very drinkable
-------- /> Name: Blushing Monk Belgian Razz
Date: 10/11/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

Aroma: same rich raspberry aroma, mostly sweet with a nice raspberry aroma,
Flavor: lots of the raspberry flavor, sweetness is well balanced by the tartness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 10/10
Score: **4

Pours deep ruby red with thin purpleish head. Aroma of raspberries and funk. Nice sweet raspberries up front then turns tart.

On tap @ Founders. Poured a dark red with a big fluffy pink head. Big time raspberry aroma from this. The flavor was also very much raspberry with some good sweet and tart to match. I like this one, but they have it way overpriced at the brewpub.

Pours dark red with little head. Huge raspberry aroma, a little belgian funk in there as well. Some sweet, quite tart and sour. Good stuff, but not worth the price.

Thanks to OChaos for this midwest brew. Pours a deep red with a slightly red head. Nice looking brew. Smells a little winie to me, but not over the top. AS it warms the alcohol comes out in it. Taste very fruity, not a whole lot of brew in there IMO. Still, one of the better fruit/vrg brews I have had. The ABV never really come out in this, which is nice if I can get my wife to drink it. :excited:

On tap at Capone’s. Dark blood red with very fine suspended sediment and a puffy pink head. Swirls of lace. Nose is raspberry preserves and that’s about it. Raspberries and tart pits with slight yeasty drying. Menthol mouth-numbing but no discernable alcohol. Mild carb, medium light but full of flavor.

Draft: Poured at the brewery shortly after its release; burgundy, bordering on a black raspberry color and no head to speak of. HUUUUGGGEE raspberry yeast aroma but not to the point of overkill. Very silky/creamy mouth feel. Flavor is a conglomeration of tart mixed berries and some lightly roasted malt. Great stuff and the alcohol was masked nicely.

Thanks to brewblackhole. Redish/purple color. Smell of malt, raspberries, vanilla, oak/wood, caramel and minor red wine. Taste of the same. Alcohol well hidden. Could hardly taste it. Wonder fruit beer.