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North Coast Brother Thelonious

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8303.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.5Trappist 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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 Pailhead (2594), 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.

 gorditoabd (174), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 2, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a dark amber-brown with a smattering of fast-fading foam and high carbonation evident. Dark sour fruits, malt, and citrus are evident in the nose. Flavor is initially a hint of sour, followed by a solid bready body in the mid-palate, with a hard to pin down finish. Cherries, and an earthy quality emerge on a second sip, and I’m very impressed with how the ABV is disguised here. A really nice offering. Wish it was a 750!


saravn (8), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/59/20
Dec 1, 2009  
A very tasty beer. A bit sour but mostly sweet. Overall extremely smooth.


 rader58 (181), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 30, 2009  
Pours a cloudy reddish copper color. Aroma of caramel, toffee and cherries. Flavor is caramel with a fruity finish. quite a nice belgian ale.


MikeKeller (54), Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2009  
Bottle from Systembolaget. Very nice caramelly aroma. Beautiful reddish colour. Quite sweet malty taste. Medium+ body. Lovely American made Belgian style strong ale and a cool bottle.


redeyeloon (11), Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Nov 25, 2009  
4month cellared 750mL bottle -> actual Brother Thelonious goblet. Appears dark copper brown with a tan head that falls to a thin but consistent film. This ale has a caramel orange nutty nose with a hint of raisin. The taste is light dry sweet and moderately bitter. Belgian yeast characteristics are evident without the curiosity imparted by open fermentation. Mouthfeel is full bodied, somewhat thin with lively carbonation. The finish is dry and clean but not abrupt. Overall, this is an excellent brown ale with abundant character, stands on its own without comparing to ales from Belgium.


 graham515 (428), Houston, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Pours brown into the glass with a tan head. Aroma is sweet and spicy from the Belgian yeast. Lots of raison like flavors. Great body with a high carbonation.



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