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Alpine Beer Company Chez Monieux

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9671
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Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 213   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.61   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 174   ABV: 5.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A Belgian Lambic aged in red wine barrels. Generous amounts of the tart montmorency cherry were added after 12 months of aging. Sour from lactic and acetic acids produced from special wild yeasts. A delicious tart, sour treat.


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3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 11/20
TheCrowsNest (76) - Redondo Beach, California, USA - APR 15, 2013
Very cheesy, almost blue cheese, aromas - pretty unpleasant. Cherries come through as dry tannins, contributing more to mouthfeel than flavor. More cheese-funk and medicinal flavors. Not a fan.

4.3
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
obguthr (3225) - Poquoson, Virginia, USA - APR 14, 2013
Slutfest 2013: Bouquet is cherry lifesavers and blue stilton. Rose colored, thick pink head. Tart roquefort and sweet cherry flavor with a subtle rustic twig finish. Not overly sour, powerfully funky, and decadent.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Emeister84 (430) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - APR 13, 2013
Aromas of flowers, raisins, and cherries. Hazy raspberry with low, off-white head. Sour and very earthy. Light body, decent carbonation, and an abrupt, funky finish.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Drake (6488) - Ivy, Virginia, USA - APR 13, 2013
Bottle shared at Slutfest 4. Pours a clear vibrant red with a large creamy white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of sour cherries, mild citrus and a faint bit of caramel. The taste is grape tannins, cherries, tart finish. Medium bodied.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
elihapa (1487) - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - MAR 28, 2013
Chez monieux... Tap at brewery. Starts round and sweeter, and builds with lactic tartness, some fermentation by-products, and grainy notes. Bit of tannins linger with puckering tartness. Fun, though a bit rough around the edges. 3.4.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
lushawn (2642) - Massachusetts, USA - MAR 23, 2013
Bottle from dasilky. Notes of soured apples. Cherries. Touch of apple cider. Wet oak. Dry. Fine.

3.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Gription79 (1573) - Bountiful, Utah, USA - MAR 16, 2013
Poured from a 750ml bottle. Huge aroma of sweaty sock, rotten vegetable. The flavor does not have any of the terrible aromas. The flavor is citrusy, cherry, oak, dusty. Tastes great but smells awful.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MikeJslc (468) - Utah, USA - MAR 16, 2013
Ruby, clear, off-white head. Aroma of earthy cherry, sweaty-sock, some light fruit. Flavor of dry crackerlike malt, tart cherry, some biscuity notes, less sweaty sock/cheese in flavor than in aroma, some acidic sourness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
dreadnord (994) - San Diego, California, USA - MAR 8, 2013
Pours ruby red with a small pink head. The smeel is very yeasty, not much fruit but there is hints of cherry and grape with some hay. The taste is sweet with a great tart balance. The mouthfeel is soft and delicate, medium body and a long finish.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
emacgee (3430) - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - MAR 2, 2013
A friend of mine picked this up at the brewery. Thanks bud. Pours a very pretty sharp clean ruby red with a thin and short lived fizzy pink head. The nose walks a thin line between bourbon/kriek and sweaty feet/cheese. There are definitely some raw funky aromatics coming through and some of those aren’t super desirable. Flavor is nice enough, don’t taste what I smell necessarily. A lively acidity that borders on puckering and notes of pie cherry and a hint of spice come through. Light bodied and crisp, an interesting beer.


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