RateBeer

Struise Aardmonnik / Earthmonk

 (RETIRED)
Percentile
100
overall
Formerly brewed at De Struise Brouwers
Style: Sour Ale

Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |
RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3324.05/5.04.03/5.08%94.7Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Due to its authenticity, Earthmonk received as little sugar as possible during bottle conditioning in order to preserve all original aromas and flavours. This beer comes with little carbonation and a mini head. Is best served at cellar temperature and poured generously, meaning from a hight of approximately 15 to 20 CM, in an upright standing tulip glass. A big bubbled head will quickly make place for the Earthmonk coming alive! Bottle-conditioned in 33cl (5000 btls.) and 75cl (1000 btls.). At Struise, we never retire beers. At ratebeer, Beers are retired when a new batch is not bottled within 12 months. As Earthmonk takes 18 months to age on oak... we have to be patient.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 hellomynameis (794), Mayer, Minnesota, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/104/520/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Dirty dark brown with just a bit of head. Big sour aroma. Fruity at first with a big sour punch. Raspberry with caramel sweetness. Feels nice on the palate despite the low carbonation, it still has a bit of a soft fizz. Acetic acid/vinegar present finishing dry with the taste lingering. Has a really nice dried fruitiness. Feels as though it has some belgian strong ale influences in a very nice flemish sour.


 larsniclas (3386), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Bottled at Kulminator, Antwerp. Dark brown with a small, beige head. Pretty sourish , vinegar, with juniper-berries, leather and barnyard.


 ekstedt (2440), Göteborg, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Bottle (33 cl) at Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium. Dark reddish brown with small beige head. Very complex cidery aroma, with notes of viegar, raspberries, and wood. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Well balanced with a fruity acidity.


 Bart (1648), Brussels, Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Dark brown, almost black coloured beer with some light carbonation and a small creamy brown head. Full sweet sour caramel fruity (dades) aroma. Full creamy palate with a sweet-sour balance. Finish is creamy, sour fruity with some sprankling, alcoholic touches. Dry near the end with a long finish. Heavy beer with a lot of body, very nice.


 LooseCannon (931), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Thanks Immy, 750ml bottle. Pours cloudy copper in color with thin white head. Aroma sweet. sour and yeasty. Taste sweet, tart and sour with dry finish.


 jehoey (766), Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 26, 2008  
Bottle sampled at the Kulminator: poured dark reddish brown with 2 fingers of tan head. Aroma is tangy, sour, and malty. The hops didn’t seem as bracing as Pennepot Reserva which I had drank earlier, but the tanginess and sourness was more present, and was truly a thing of beauty. Flavors are very vibrant, really malty and sour, in a way that provides balance. Excellent.


 pantanap (1354), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 15, 2008  
750ml bottle thanks to bierkonig.....a dark brown, very muddled pour that was almost porter-ish in appearance which was topped with a wispy tan head.... an interesting nose consisting of soft caramel malt, sour tart fruits (namely cherry), and wood....a nice balancing of flavors betweet the sweet and tart with much of the emphasis being placed on the sharp acidic and vinegary tart cherries.


 Ungstrup (15258), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Drunk to celebrate my rating number 9900. A dark red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has sweet berry notes combined with acidic notes of brettanomyces, and wood. The flavor is lovely acidic with an underlying sweetness - and it is very complex with notes of berries, wood, brettanomyces, prunes, grapefruit, and mold. The acidity lingers on the palate and back of the tongue. Nice one. Thanks Carlo for this bottle.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Log In | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Feedback?
Copyright © 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC