Blushing Monk (2015)

Fruit Beer

Blushing Monk is brewed with a ridiculous amount of raspberries and with a Belgian yeast strain that keeps our head cellar operator from sleeping for a week. It pours a stunning deep berry red and, at 9.2% ABV, has a surprising kick. The perfect dessert beer, it can be enjoyed on its own or paired with fresh cheeses, fruit, cakes and more.

ABV

9.2

Rating

3.99775

Rating count

39,020

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4.5

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4.0

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Bill U.

Crackin an oldie

4.25

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4.75

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David K.

five years later, super weird.

2.5

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Jeff Thomas

Rating is close, solid 5 years ago.

3.5

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4.0

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Will Cleveland

Encore. This held up remarkably well. Smells like Twizzlers.

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Mark Z

Has aged well, mellowed a bit.

4.25

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Kate Z.

This aged very well

4.5

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David B.

Fruit juice

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L Smith

wow. This was actually pretty great. Shocked it aged so well.

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Jeff

Coronavirus cellar turd day #152. This is still insanely sweet, even after 5 years. Raspberry flavor is pretty spot on though and dmI don’t taste any signs of age. Hides the abv well. Reminds me a little of an Answer juice.

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Jason

Josh had it right, a rare cellaring win. Delicious, balanced and enjoyable throughout. Really refreshing and deep flavor, but not overwhelmingly anything. Would bang again

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Steve

Aged well

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Adam J

Solid

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keith kontny

This held up amazingly well.

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Jason Hinkle

Holy cow this aged well. Smoothed off the sour edges, got more wine-y without being overly so or getting any of the bitterness or esthers you’d associate with a red.

4.5

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Gavin Fury

Backlog.

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Bourkey

Beautiful raspberry taste, with a deep red colour & a great smell. A light sour bitterness which you'd expect of a Belgian styled fruit beer. Well made with a jam like tartness. What do you expect with a brewery like Founders, always well made

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Mike S

An old banger from back in the day.

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Bill H.

Last one

4.5

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Diane Bryan

Dug deep into the beer fridge tonight

3.75

over 4 years ago

 

Megan S.

Sweet delicious raspberry syrup

4.75

over 4 years ago

 

Mort H.

I don't like raspberries, but I was so starved for a Founders I had to grab this. Top beer as Founders always is. Shame it's raspberries.

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

H H

Oh hell no

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4.0

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Melinda N.

We aged this bad boy for 5 years!!😁

4.0

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Brian F.

Aged incredibly well, amazing.

4.5

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Chris Slagle

So much raspberry

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Brian

Raspberry still kicking, especially as it warms.

3.75

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P L.

Fuck me. Tastes like raspberry juice. Gawd. I wish I had more

5.0

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Mike Noveck

Thanks Jeff M.!

4.0

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Carson C.

Too good. Still remember how sweet and crisp it was. Like a cool, alcoholic apple water on a hot day.

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Mike Abbenante

Happy Thanksgiving beer fam

4.0

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4.25

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Deena N.

Never had this before, but my boss wanted me to try this out to make sure it aged okay! Well damn idk what it tastes like fresh, but this was PHENOMENAL! SO SO smooth and just enough tartness to the raspberry that made me enjoy a Belgian beer!!!!

4.25

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Matt D.

Big raspberry nose. The flavor is spot on. Great raspberry flavor w/ just a bit of a tart punch. Doesn’t drink like 9.2%.

4.75

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Bobbie Pancakes

Thanks Brent S. . Getting crowded for Santa parade

4.5

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4.5

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Markus T

Very late from 2016. Bro Ekes Gård, Väskinde. Thanks Uffe.

3.5

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Nilla Einarsdottir

Gleðileg jólin! Besti bjórinn!

5.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

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JR Lang

5 years have done this one a lot of good!

4.25

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Mc

Big change in the color. Big loss of raspberries. Not better, don’t recommend aging Blushing Monk but the vertical tasting, ‘15, ‘19 and ‘20 was fun.

4.25

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NewWave Girl

3.21.15

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Ian Ferow

This has aged better than most 5 year old beers I've drank through over quarantine

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Cary M.

1/12 From Robyn and friends. Has that dark berry color. Berry on the nose. Sweet and sour fruitiness, strong. I like how Robyn is using Hellblazer images for his checkins.

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Jason Warzecha

Cellar monster. Holds up well

4.0

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Kyle Hanus

An old one at my brothers house, cheers brad

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