Monk's Brew

Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Monk's Brew aka Monk’s Elixir is a heavy dark Belgian ale inspired by the Trappist monasteries of Rochefort and Westvleteren. The beer style, characterized by its high content of alcohol, distinguishes itself by its dominant yeast character, delicious malt background and balanced hop notes.

ABV

10.0

Rating

3.859

Rating count

20,182

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Daniel F

(Links:) Nusskuchen mit Trockenfrüchten. Feinperlig, non-boozy.

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Eric Hinkle

Sweet, lots of floaters

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Dave Demming Jr

Chocolate malt in your mouth

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Shane

A little light on carb but delicious Belgian sugar

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Joona Tapio

Full and sweet

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EJ S.

A nice beer for my fantasy draft. I hope I didn’t overpay for Deebo.

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Rene Galvez

Malty, strong alcohol, sweet bread finish!

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Pete B.

The only lager I really like is a dark lager and this one did not disappoint! Good strong flavor and kick.

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Knut Solem

Sweet, rich. Prunes, vinous. Elegant.

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Chad Reese

Earthy, raisin, copper malt. Smooth but light. Long finish. Warming baking spices. Been on an "okay but not great* beer run for a while, nice to open a big bottle of Mikkeller on a rainy Friday night.

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Kira K.

Beer with good friends

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Jonathan D.

Strong pleasant.. good to sip this slowly!

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Brian L

Real nice

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Lukáš Frýželka

Trochu zapomenuté, trochu přesycené, ale chuťově paráda, sladové, karamel, lehce pražení

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Eric Regnell

Well developed, complex. Deep, malty toasted Belgian style, rich without feeling heavy. Nicely snappy, insinuations of leather and treacle. Sexy.

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Anthony Michelin

Du gros Raisin, mais sinon je virerai pas sur le top

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Jacob Ulickij

A lovely rendition of a style that can get away from brewers who try to tell too much without showing for it in clean fermentation. Smooth, almost creamy, dense with plum and jam notes, some restrained astringency for balance, and a complex finish.

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Bob Sainsbury

Great flavor of little spicy

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Scott T

Solid example of the style. Prominent dark fruit.

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Mathuaer Knedam

Not very sweet, or boozy, but a nice malt character.

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Duncan Simmons

Black, moderate beige head, dark dried fruit, figs, dates, milk chocolate

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Magnar Slagstad

Heeeelvettttee

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Nick P

Surprised by it. Caramel and sweet

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