4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Purchased as a four pack of cans at the Sewickley Giant Eagle near Pittsburgh. Perfect on the pour with a nice big aromatic head of goodness. Chewy and exotic on the first mouthing, with plenty of surprises for the discriminating drinker. Each tasting was a bit different for me. Read the can if you will for an interesting aside.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
4-pack from Perry’s. Holy God I could drink this every day. Nose is full with dark fruit, sweet black and chocolate malts, a very light fig character in particular. Color is a beautiful bloody brownish black with a mountainous brown head. Flavor is perfectly balanced: cherries, fig, wood, dark Abt esters... damn it I wish I had bought two 4 packs. Or three.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Purchased at Bierkraft in Brooklyn, NY; enjoyed at a good friends place closely by. Appearance a very deep ruby / brown, very cloudy and dirty, with thin off white head. Aroma remarkably complex, notes of cinnamon and vanilla, also of dark fruits and a touch of Belgian yeast, also a bit sweet with noticeable carbonation. Taste is pretty remarkable, I can’t really describe it, very smooth and drinkable but still retains its boozeyness, also a mixture of dark fruits, caramel, Belgian yeast and a touch of cinnamon. One of the more unique ones I’ve had.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Perhaps my score is related to my expectations being so low...at any rate, I was totally impressed with this beautiful, rich, full-bodied ale. from nose to finish, this is a pleasure to drink. It has the expected Belgian yeast with a sweet bread character that finishes with a very light hop character.
4.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours a beautiful dark copper/slight red with a nice foamy head that disappears not long after the pour. Aroma smells much more of alcohol than I would expect. All of the advertised flavors come through beautifully without masking the characteristics of a true-blooded belgian.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
cloudy mahogany pour. medium creamy head. cherries, cola, roasted malts. complex flavors. some earthy hops on the back end. very good for the style.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
21st Amendment Monk’s Blood is as tasty as it is hard to describe. I’ve had it in he can (Foodery on 2nd in Philly) and on tap (Race Street Cafe in Philly). It’s great!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark chestnut hue accented with some ruby, under a thin but persistent light khaki head. Aroma is biscuity, dark malty, with tones of raisin and brown sugar. Flavor is pretty raisin heavy, with some chewy thick dark malt toffee tones, some molasses, and a strong body with a warming boozy finish down the throat. Mild but persistent malt sweetness throughout, with a nice chewy body, and pleasant belgian dark fruity flavor.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
ajm with the HOOK-UP! If we were monks I imagine we would have been stoned by now, too. Appears black until held to the light, revealing a garnet shade with a creamy beige head of foam that leaves plenty of lacing. Smells of oak -- which is plenty ironic considering how I just poured it out of an aluminum can. Great aroma of vanilla, figs, and pie spices. Tastes of each with added notes of hops on the mid and cocoa at the back of the palate. Not quite as earthy as I was expecting -- actually kind of Baltic -- but I certainly enjoyed this. The story on the can is the cherry on top. My head would explode if this was on tap at Papago and I could get a "monk’s pour" of Monks Blood. LIVE RATE!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Reddish brown with a fluffy white head. Chocolate and vanilla aroma. Amazing taste of chocolate vanilla fig some bourbon and oak notes and a sweet roasted coconut finish. Wow. Very well done.
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