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Nimbus Old Monkeyshine 3.33 152

Nimbus Old Monkeyshine

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1523.36/5.03.33/5.0Winter8%76English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Our Old Monkeyshine Ale is an exceptional example of a true, traditional-style English Pub beer. Nimbus Old Monkeyshine Ale is medium bodied and possesses a distinct, dark roasted flavor. Its sweet malty taste is derived from liberal use of seven varieties of specialty malts and a touch of brown sugar. Our Old Monkeyshine Ale is dark in color, beginning with a slight caramel malt overtone and rounded with a relatively dry finish from its English Kent Goldings hops. The hops aroma is mildly subdued and the bitterness is just enough to balance the profile of this beer. Nimbus Old Monkeyshine Ale is a true premium ale and is priced accordingly. We're so proud of this beer for its body, taste, alcohol content and drinking enjoyment, it may just become our signature beer. Be warned: its wonderful malty sweetness camouflages the 8.0% alcohol by volume content. It's a winner!
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 drewbeerme (2298), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 13, 2008  
12oz bottle. pours murky reddish brown with biege head. aroma notes of dough, toasted biscuit, yeast, some raisins, and mild chocolate. flavor is very yeasty and doughy with some dark fruits. a dry and yeasty finish. watery body. defines mediocrity.


 marcus (1885), Sacramento, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 27, 2008  
This cloudy brown ale poured with a thin tan head that quickly disappeared. There is an acidic aroma. The flavor is of smoky malt, caramel and candy sugar with a chalky slightly bitter finish. It’s fairly well-balanced, but a bit thin.


 Snojerk321 (2003), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 26, 2008  
12oz bottle from Bev Mo Carmel Mountain. My favorite beer from Nimbus. Pours a deep, slightly hazed amber with a small beige head.......some lacing. Nose had hints of caramel, nutmeg, citrus fruits, and a light hop presence. Finish was smooth and very inviting, made me want another.


 Naven (876), Poway, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/514/20
Jan 20, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Nice looking dark amber color. No real aroma. Flavor is very much malt-forward, with no real hop presence. Strong, flavorless beer. Where’s the hops?


 BelgianBeerGal (1303), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Jan 16, 2008  
Bottled. Opaque dark brown and orange colour with a tan film on top. Aroma was citrus, nuts and milk chocolate as it warmed. Slight chocolate and hops in the flavour. Maybe a little simple but easy to drink and enjoyable.


 RCL (1480), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/104/512/20
Jan 10, 2008  
I would have liked a bit more hops in this one, but perhaps I’m just too used to barleywines. Beautiful dark amber color.


 golubj (1290), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/512/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Bottle. Opaque light-brown pour with a thin white film on top. Aroma of caramel malt, a little roasted malt, alcohol, and the dry english hops. The beer sort of tastes like all the flavors cancelled each other out. The roasted malt and hops cancel the sweet malt, and what’s left is a little bland. Some nuttiness and dry hops in the finish.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 19, 2007  
12 oz bottle. I was expecting an ESB when I opened this. I was glad it wasn’t. Brownish reddish pour with decent head. Malty sweet aromas. Roasted coffee, nutty too. Flavors were similar with some vanilla and earth in to make it interesting. I liked it more than I thought I would.



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