North Coast Brother Thelonious 3.61 831

North Coast Brother Thelonious

	Percentile
	93
	overall

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
831	3.62/5.0	3.61/5.0	Special	9%	81.5	Trappist 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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tarjei (1753), Bryne, Norway

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 1, 2009

355 ml bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Deep reddish brown color, fine beige head. Aroma is strong malty, fruit and a bit «Belgian». Flavor is sweet malt, caramel, spices, a bit fruit and ueast. Belgian, but most of all Anerican beer.

rosenbergh (932), Helsinki, Finland

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 26, 2009

750 ml bottle. 9.4%. From the US (H). Dark brown colour with small off-white head. Nuts, dark fruits, sweet malty aroma. Complex flavour of nuts, chocolate, dark fruits, sweet sugar and spices. Rich.

evergreen0199 (275), London, Greater London, England

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 26, 2009

Draught at Hopleaf, Chicago. Deep red/brown murky pour with small beige head. Boozy aroma. Tastes sweet, dark fruit, caramel, rich tasting Belgian clone. Nice.

Saarlander (1579), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 20, 2009

!2 oz bottle, pours wonderful copper color, abit carbonated, but the head is gone in a few seconds. Abit nutty, fruity, some sweetness, malt, abit alcoholic, good brew, but seems like a cross between a belgian, and a bock. good.

Narnad (709), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 14, 2009

Bruegala 2009 sampling - Poured a clear dark, red-brown color with a sparse head. Aroma had notes of molasses, caramel, chocolate, toffee, light lemon citrus note, average yeasty and an average amount of grape, apple and brown sugar notes. Flavor was very sweet with a plum and brown sugar presence with a light dryness to it. A very full body with a very lively carbonation and a light alcohol note. Overall a really smooth brew with a lot of character and pretty damn good.

Fratto (737), Arlington, Texas, USA

4.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.8	10/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	19/20

Sep 14, 2009 Updated: Sep 17, 2009

One of my favorites. Roasted nuts, caramel, slight citrus and hops. Very nice. Two dollars from each bottle goes to the Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute.

thebusstop (19), New York, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 12, 2009

Amber-brown color, nicely cloudy, -attractive beer. Pours a small light brown head. Strong malt with port aroma as well as hints of burnt toffee. Flavor mirrors aroma, but less sweet. Lightly fizzy which diminishes the palate, but doesn’t overwhelm the flavor. Not really like Belgian Abbey style ales, but well worth drinking.

Hbuck72 (123), Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 9, 2009

pours a dark cloudy brown, with little to no head. Aroma is of dark toasted grains, fermented fruit, and alcohol notes, maybe some tobacco or leather notes. Taste is of rich malted grains, fruit, and tartness. The beer is a little too carbonated, which disrupts the palate, and makes it hard to find the subtle flavors of the beer. Not the best BSA that I have had, reminds me more of a European Bock than a BSA.

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