North Coast Brother Thelonious

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Fort Bragg, California USA

Poured from bottle. Fig, lilac, and spice on the nose; color is a light brown with very little head. Espresso, soy, salinity, and dark herbal notes on the palate, with a mild, quick-effacing carbonation. Not my favorite North Coast product by far.

Deep dark brown color with small head. Sweet roasted malts aroma, like Finnish "mämmi". Crisp fruity citrus and malty flavor with little hoppyness. Flat on palate and not much aftertaste. But very refreshing and enjoyable to drink.

North Coast Brewing Company--Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale--2007 25.4 oz. Bottle. 9.40% ABV--32 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) Abbey Ale--Dubbel. 2 @ $9.49 Each. Rich lacy off white head. No sediment. Cloudy opaque amber brown color. Malty aromatic toasted Belgian yeast mild hop front. Smooth creamy mild crusty tangy Belgian wheat spice raisin biscuit complex tasty body. Clean mild tangy citrus hop EtOH end. Sampled 2/9/2008. North Coast Brewing Company--Brother Thelonious belgian style abbey ale--Carpa Diem Vita Brevis--American Artisan Series--2008 25.4 oz. Bottle. 9.40% ABV--32 IBU’s. (3.75 / 5.0) Abbey Ale--Dubbel. Thin mild lace head. Clear dark ruby brown rich color. Toffee black cherry mild hop front. Rich malty cloying sweet brown ale Belgian dark candy toffee fruit body. Hot mild hop spice cloying tangy hot EtOH rich end. Sharp flavors need mellowing. Too Big. Sampled 1/17/2009. 2 @ $6.83 Each.

Bottled. Dark mahogany pour with a moderate off-white head on it that falls fairly quick. The aroma is lighter than I was anticipating: a whisper of raisin and dried cherries. I was pretty shocked by how huge and complex the flavor is after the low aroma: lots of brown sugar/toffee, nuts, spice, rum raisin, cherry, date, and a bit of a boozy, dark fruit finish. Has a nice rich mouthfeel. Really, everything is spot on about this but the aroma.

355ml bottle. very sweet and thick. Heavy. Rich and delicious. Dark ruby red and amber. Alcohol not noticeable. Great. A bit too sweet though

Dark brown color, small light brown head, weak aroma, with a caramell/liqorice flavor taste.

Malty aroma, slight brownish head. Taste has a touch of bitterness, mostly floral in flavor. Not very carbonated, A good abbey ale.

Aroma is caramel, nuts, toast, dough, basement aromas. Taste is pretty much the same but sweet and rather thick. A very nice taste that unfortunately vanishes a bit too quickly.