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North Coast Brother Thelonious

Percentile
93
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
8353.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
With the developing interest in Belgian abbey ales and the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S., we have a Monk of our own. Jazz icon Thelonious Monk is the inspiration for North Coast Brewing’s new Belgian-style abbey ale called, appropriately enough, Brother Thelonious. The beer is being released in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (www.monkinstitute.org), and the brewery will make a contribution to the Institute for every case sold to support jazz education. Like a Belgian “Dark Strong Ale”, the beer is rich and robust with an ABV of 9%. The package is a 750 ml bottle with a traditional cork and wire finish and features a label picturing the jazz master himself.
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 cazort (419), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/54/104/514/20
Oct 25, 2009  
(Bottle) Very sweet. Aroma mostly of bananas and caramel, but remarkably complex. Some unpleasant sourness, in addition to being, in my opinion, too sweet. I have mixed feelings on this one; A+ for the aroma but lacking in the flavor and overall feel of the beer.


 humulushound (135), British Columbia, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Rich hazelnut brown with a thick tan head. Smells of caramel, baked plantains, raisin, earthy undertones. Flavor is dates, light cinnamon, sweet bread, light coco with warming alcohol. Body is medium and smooth. A well-crafted ale.


 Pailhead (2605), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Bottle: The aroma consists of caramel, fruit, raisin, and faint chocolate. It pours a dark hazy (bordering on cloudy) amber with a quarter inch tightly bubbled head that fades to a thin ring around the edges of the glass within thirty seconds or so. The flavor starts with light caramel and a hint of chocolate. The finish becomes very fruity along with some light-moderate notes of raisin. A chocolate fruitiness lingers in the aftertaste. It’s medium bodied with lively and lightly prickly carbonation.


DrSamPHD (61), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Pours a hazy brown, thin off-white head. Aroma consists of citrus with some yeast coming through. Flavor is sweet up front, with some burnt nuts coming through. Hints of fruit and alcohol, pretty complex taste. Too sweet for my taste. Not too bad.


 Jonte (827), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Bottle. Reddish brown colour with an off-white head. Fruity, vinous, a bit phenolic, lightly spicy, sugar, some alcohol.


 pete4999 (155), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/514/20
Oct 8, 2009  
Bottle. Amber dark brown pour, frothy khaki-colored head. Smells like bittersweet dark fruits, some slight spices. Taste is similar, plus some caramel. Plums, dates...other sweet dark fruits, plus maybe even some cinnamon. Pretty good. I’d say it’s slightly better than the Ommegang Abbey Ale (tried to think of a comparable American beer quickly), although I know most will disagree.


 Crash (449), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Aroma was toasty grain. Appearance was dark amber with big off-white head with lacing that stayed even after I was done. Flavor lightly acidic start to finish.



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