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North Coast Brother Thelonious

North Coast Brother Thelonious

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91
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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
North Coast Brewing Company

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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6553.62/5.03.62/5.0Special9%77.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 rustychiles (582), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20

Jul 11, 2008  
Pours a reddish brown with a small off white head. Aroma of fruits, malt and caramel. Flavor is fruits, yeast, spices, candy. Loads of carbonation, and pretty decent mouthfeel on this one, but something seems just a touch out of balance. Still very decent.

 fonefan (6078), Ulfborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 7, 2009  
<b>Bottle 355ml.</b><br />Clear medium to dark amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, burnt caramel, raisin. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [260908]


 KyotoLefty (518), Kyoto, Japan
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Draught at Eni-bru in Osaka. Raisins, dried fruits, sherry, big caramel, and alcohol. Sweet and gets a bit too cloying through the class, probably better ages in the big bottle. Still quite impressive.


 TipsyMcStager (840), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/514/20
Jan 5, 2009  
aroma is malty, burnt fruit, prune. Pours a ruby brown, clear, with off-tan head. Sweet, with raisin, prune and licorice. Alcoholy finish.


 Eyedrinkale (3163), Beer Town, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/514/20
Jan 3, 2009  
750 bottle poured into chalice. Not much in the head retention department but the flavor makes up for it. Malty with raisen and grape with a nice barrel flavor to it. Smooth but it’s got a little plastic flavor which ain’t too good.


 Rciesla (1571), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle and draft. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Sweet caramel malts, light belgain yest, citrus pine and a light alcohol warming. eh.



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